The Crewe Murders: Inside New Zealand’s most infamous cold case
Authors:
Kirsty Johnston & James Hollings
Publisher:
Massey University Press
ISBN:
9781991016478
Date published:
09 November 2023
Pages:
320
Format:
Hardback
RRP:
$45.00
A fresh look at the murders of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe.
The murder of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe in their Pukekawa farmhouse in 1970 remains New Zealand’s most infamous cold case. It spawned two trials, two appeals, several books, a film, and eventually a royal commission finding of police corruption.
It also resulted in a free pardon, the only time the New Zealand government has bypassed the courts to set a convicted murderer free. And still, the Crewes’ killer has not been found.
Combining gripping narrative, detailed research and striking new testimony from those who were there, this book tells the complete story of the case for the first time.
About the authors:
Kirsty Johnston is an award-winning investigative journalist with an interest in inequality, gender and social justice.
James Hollings is Associate Professor of Journalism at Massey University, Wellington.
