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Country Intelligence Summary
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Dec. 1, 2018
Top Motives and Outcomes in New Zealand
Top Motives
- Control/domination — 3 case(s)
- Jealousy — 3 case(s)
- Revenge — 2 case(s)
- Eliminate romantic partner — 2 case(s)
- Eliminate spouse — 1 case(s)
Top Outcomes
- Arrest made — 4 case(s)
- Deadbody recovery — 3 case(s)
- Relationship ended — 2 case(s)
- Homicide during marriage — 2 case(s)
- Legal case ongoing — 2 case(s)
State / Province Case Counts in New Zealand
Cases in New Zealand: Red flag — Escalation Pattern / Violence
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 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 DetailsLilian Allegedly Murdered by Kerry Third and Lin, Auckland, New Zealand
Lilian was found brutally murdered in her home in Auckland. Initial suspicion fell on her partner, Kerry Third, who later accused his son of the crime. Forensic evidence, including blood and DNA analysis, shoe prints, …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Auckland | Incident Type: Murder | Date: None
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