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Murder of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe
1970 crimes in New Zealand
Harvey and Jeannette Crewe | |
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Harvey and Jeannette Crewe, pictured at their 1966 wedding | |
| Born | David Harvey Crewe |
| Died | Pukekawa, Lower Waikato, New Zealand |
| Cause of death | .22 calibre gunshot wounds |
| Body discovered | 16 August 1970 (Jeannette) 16 September 1970 (Harvey) |
| Nationality | New Zealanders |
| Occupation | Farmers |
| Known for | Victims of unsolved murder |
David Harvey Crewe (20 October 1941 – c. 17 June 1970) and Jeannette Lenore Crewe (née Demler; 6 February 1940 – c. 17 June 1970) were a New Zealand farming couple who were shot to death in their home on or about 17 June 1970. The murders led to the wrongful conviction and subsequent pardoning of another farmer who lived in the district, Arthur Allan Thomas. A Royal Commission set up to investigate the miscarriage of justice found that a detective had fabricated evidence and placed it at the scene of the crime. No person was ever char
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Arthur Allan Thomas: The Inside Story : Crewe Murders : New Evidence
Jailed for a crime he didn't commit, now for the fi rst time in 40 years, he tells his incredible story as we name a new prime suspect.
WAS THE KILLER OF HARVEY & JEANNETTE CREWE A POLICE INSIDER? THE SHOCKING NEW EVIDENCE IN A 40 YEAR OLD COLD CASE
NEW WITNESS COMES FORWARD:
"Dear Ian, I have had information since 1970 that I have been far too frightened to release. I made an effort to inform the Police in 1970 and spoke to a Sergeant Johnston
... he told me that if I ever rang the Police with that information again or made any attempt to have it made known then I would be the next bastard found in the river"
AWARD-WINNING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST IAN WISHART HUNTS DOWN SIGNIFICANT NEW LEADS, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, ARTHUR ALLAN THOMAS
DESCRIBES HIS ARREST, HIS YEARS BEHIND BARS AND HIS LIFE SINCE HIS RELEASE - AN INCREDIBLE, NEVER-BEFORE-TOLD STORY...
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Arthur Allan Thomas
Wrongfully convicted New Zealander
Arthur Allan Thomas (born 2 January 1938)[1] is a New Zealand man who was wrongfully convicted twice of the murders of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe in June 1971. Thomas was raised on his parents' 272 acre farm at Mercer Ferry Road, near Pukekawa, eight miles away from the Crewe's farm. On 22 June 1970, police received a phone call describing the Crewe's bloodstained house. When police arrived, they found the Crewe's 18 month old baby, Rochelle in a neglected state, but no dead bodies. Subsequently, there was considerable speculation as to whether the baby had been fed in the five days before she was found.[2]
Mrs Crewe's body was found in the Waikato River two months later with bullet wounds to the head. Mr Crewe's body was also found in the river about a month after that. Initially, the police suspected Jeannette's father, Lenard Demler, who lived alone, had no alibi,[3] and was labelled by one police officer as a 'psycho.'[4] However, when placed under pressure to solve the case m
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