The reliability of witnesses to identify the man last seen with Ben Smart and Olivia Hope before they vanished has been the focus as their murderer, Scott.
There are 47 convicted murderers in New Zealand prisons who have served more than two decades of their life sentences without being granted parole. Between.
Convicted killer and rapist Malcolm Rewa has reached the end of the road in his legal battle against his conviction for the murder and rape of Susan Burdett.
Malcolm Rewa previously failed to have his conviction overturned and later applied to appeal in the Supreme Court, calling his trial a miscarriage of justice.