S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 10: Gold Standard

About this episode

The episode explores the doubts of a pro athlete's wife regarding the quality of the criminal case against her husband as the trial approaches.

After going back over the investigation files, the pro athlete’s wife becomes convinced the criminal case against her husband is substandard and irresponsible. And as the trial approaches, we finally receive the news we’d long been hoping for. Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to our latest investigation, Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by investigations editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz and search for Melanie Reid Investigates on Facebook and Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Melanie Reid

Topics covered

• criminal investigation
• trial
• pro athlete
• substandard case
• family perspective
• true crime

Keywords

• criminal case
• investigation files
• pro athlete
• trial news
• family conviction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Newsroom.co.nz

Books & works: Diagnosis of a Crime, The Boy in the Water, Fractured, Powder Keg, Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me

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