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Podcast: The Front Page
Episode: Why are we still talking about the Bain family 30 years on from their deaths?
Description: While The Front Page is on summer break, we’re taking a look back at some of the biggest news stories and top-rated episodes from the podcast in 2024. June 20 this year marked 30 years since five members of the Bain family in Dunedin were found dead in their family home. The one survivor, David, would be convicted of murdering his parents and three siblings. He served 13 years in prison before the Privy Council quashed his convictions, and he was found not guilty on all charges at a retrial in 2009. For the anniversary in June, we...