Ben Smart & Olivia Hope : The Case That Divided New Zealand
On New Year’s Day 1998, Ben Smart and Olivia Hope disappeared from a Marlborough Sounds boat party and were never seen again. Scott Watson was convicted of their murders despite no bodies ever being found, and the case has remained deeply controversial. This episode revisits how the investigation unfolded, the key points of dispute over evidence and witness accounts, and the ongoing debate over whether justice was served.
Sources:
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/doubt-the-scott-watson-case
https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/doubt-the-scott-watson-case-2016…
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