The Bain Family Massacre

About this episode

The episode discusses the Bain Family Massacre, a controversial murder case in New Zealand involving David Bain, who reported his family's murder and was later charged with the crime.

On June 20, 1994, emergency services in Dunedin New Zealand received a call from 22 year old David Bain reporting that his entire family had been shot dead inside their home. Within days, he went from the sole survivor to being charged with five counts of murder, setting off a case built on conflicting timelines, contested forensic evidence, and two completely different explanations of what happened. What unfolded next would become one of New Zealand’s most debated murder cases, one where the truth still feels just out of reach to this day. Our other podcast: "FEARFUL" - https://open.spotify.com/show/56ajNkLiPoIat1V2KI9n5c?si=OyM38rdsSSyyzKAFUJpSyw MERCH:https://www.redbubble.com/people/wickedandgrim/shop?asc=u Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wickedandgrim?fan_landing=true Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@wickedlife Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wickedandgrim/ Instagram: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wickedandgrim/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/wickedandgrim Website: https://www.wickedandgrim.com/

People in this episode

Host: Ben Gibson

Topics covered

• true crime
• murder case
• forensic evidence
• family tragedy
• New Zealand history

Keywords

• Bain Family Massacre
• David Bain
• true crime
• New Zealand
• forensic evidence
• murder case
• family tragedy

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Dunedin New Zealand

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