In 2011 an incomplete skeleton was found at a derelict property in Auckland by a demolition crew tasked with dismantling the buildings on site. 

It took police months to work out who the remains belonged to - and then they had to work out who had killed the young man, and why. 

In this episode of A Moment In Crime, journalist and host Anna Leask looks back at the grisly case and how the police finally got the man responsible. 

For more on this case click the links below.

Dead man's last months with 'goth' mates

Police say defendant posed as dead man

Javed Mills manslaughter - 'frustrated' killer denied parole

A Moment In Crime is an NZME podcast produced monthly by Leask, who has been a specialist crime and justice reporter for almost two decades. 

This episode was written and produced by Anna Leask and edited by NZME audio engineer James Irwin and NZME podcast production manager Ethan Sills. 

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