On 22 June the disappearance of Waikato farming couple Harvey and Jeanette Crewe was discovered when their starving 2-year-old daughter, Rochelle, was found in their home by her grandfather. The couple’s bodies were found three months later in the Waikato River. In 1971 Arthur Allan Thomas was found guilty but doubts remained about police methods and evidence. After a long campaign he was pardoned nine years later and awarded almost $1 million compensation. It is still not known who was responsible for the Crewe murders. Read more (Map marker shows only an approximate location of Crewe farm)
On 22 June the disappearance of Waikato farming couple Harvey and Jeanette Crewe was discovered when their starving 2-year-old daughter, Rochelle, was found in their home by her grandfather. The couple’s bodies were found three months later in the Waikato River. In 1971 Arthur Allan Thomas was found guilty but doubts remained about police methods and evidence. After a long campaign he was pardoned nine years later and awarded almost $1 million compensation. It is still not known who was responsible for the Crewe murders. Read more (Map marker shows only an approximate location of Crewe farm)