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New Zealand
Country Intelligence Summary
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Dec. 2, 2018
Top Motives and Outcomes in New Zealand
Top Motives
- Control/domination — 5 case(s)
- Jealousy — 5 case(s)
- Revenge — 4 case(s)
- Eliminate romantic partner — 3 case(s)
- Eliminate spouse — 3 case(s)
Top Outcomes
- Arrest made — 9 case(s)
- Legal case ongoing — 7 case(s)
- Deadbody recovery — 6 case(s)
- Homicide during marriage — 5 case(s)
- Divorce filed — 4 case(s)
State / Province Case Counts in New Zealand
Cases in New Zealand: Motive — Control/domination
Grace Millane Disappearance Involving Jessie Campson, Auckland, New Zealand
Grace Millane, a 21-year-old British woman traveling alone in New Zealand, disappeared after a Tinder date with Jessie Campson on December 1, 2018. Surveillance footage traced her last movements with Campson, who later admitted to …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Auckland | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Dec. 1, 2018
View DetailsGrace Millane Murdered by Jesse Kempson, Auckland, New Zealand
Grace Millane, a 22-year-old British tourist traveling in New Zealand, went missing after meeting Jesse Kempson on a Tinder date in Auckland on December 1, 2018. Surveillance footage showed the two entering a hotel together, …
State/Province: Auckland, New Zealand | City/Region: Auckland | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Dec. 1, 2018
View DetailsSophie Kate Elliot Murdered by Clayton Robert Weatherston, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
On January 9, 2008, 32-year-old former University of Otago economics tutor Clayton Robert Weatherston murdered his 23-year-old ex-girlfriend, Sophie Kate Elliot, at her family home in Ravensbourne, Dunedin, New Zealand. Elliot was packing to move …
State/Province: Otago, New Zealand | City/Region: Dunedin | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Jan. 9, 2008
View DetailsPakizeh Yousef and Pakizeh's daughter Disappearance Involving Kamal Reddy and Kamal Reddy's uncle, New Zealand
Pakizeh Yousef, a New Zealand citizen of Indian origin, lived with her husband Jabir Halim and their daughter in a house rented from Kamal Reddy. According to the source, Kamal and Pakizeh developed an intimate …
State/Province: None | City/Region: | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: Dec. 14, 2006
View DetailsYvette Olsen, Tim, and others Murdered by Joseph Hope, Timothy, and others, South Island, New Zealand
The Gloria Vale cult in New Zealand, led by Neville Cooper, was a secretive religious community practicing extreme control, forced marriages, sexual abuse, and modern slavery. Women and children suffered severe abuse, including forced child …
State/Province: Southland, New Zealand | City/Region: South Island | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: None
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