11 Episodes

  1. Introducing: The Trial - Philip Polkinghorne

    Published: 8/2/2024
  2. Episode 8: Unexpected developments

    Published: 10/5/2018
  3. Episode 7: Blue silence

    Published: 10/4/2018
  4. Episode 6: Disclosure

    Published: 10/3/2018
  5. Episode 5: The trial

    Published: 10/2/2018
  6. Episode 4: No alibi, no answers

    Published: 10/1/2018
  7. Episode 3: An unlikely suspect

    Published: 9/30/2018
  8. Episode 2: The scene of the crime

    Published: 9/28/2018
  9. Episode 1: The murder

    Published: 9/28/2018
  10. Introducing Grove Road

    Published: 9/27/2018
  11. The murder. Coming soon

    Published: 9/24/2018

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On October 13th, 1985, a man called Arthur Easton was stabbed to death in his Papakura home. His sons initially described the murderer as a strong 6ft-tall Maori man. But the man police placed in handcuffs months later was a slim 5ft7 Pakeha with learning difficulties. He has always maintained his innocence. More than 30 years later, he is still in prison. This is the story of the murder of Arthur Easton and the arrest of Alan Hall, a man with no alibi or answers. But it's also a story about New Zealand's system of justice - the power and trust we give to police and prosecutors… and their ability to find the truth.