John 'The Pom' Reynolds moved to New Zealand as a young man, starting a family and building a life here. But his stories from his old life involved shootings and shady deals. Then there was the rail yard fight that left another man dead.
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Episode two: A murky past

From the makers of Black Hands comes an intriguing story of murder, shady pasts and unanswered questions. On a rainy April Sunday, 22 years ago, scrap metal dealer John Reynolds went to work for a few hours. He never came home.

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Introducing Newsable: Stuff's daily news podcast about what everyone’s talking about!
Today, something for the true crime fans - behind the scenes of the legal challenge to Stuff's podcast The Trial, which is about the murder trial of David Benbow.
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Introducing Newsable - Why The Trial podcast faces legal challenges

Listen to the first episode of Stuff’s major new podcast, The Trial. In May 2017, 49-year-old builder Michael McGrath disappeared, almost without trace. No crime scene was ever found. No weapon was ever found. No body was ever found. So how could his longtime friend be arrested and charged with murder?
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Introducing: The Trial - The disappearance of Michael McGrath

It was a brutal murder of a family man. Somebody knows who did it, but they're not talking. Not to the police anyway.
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Episode three: Denials and dead ends

It's Sunday. Scrap metal dealer John Reynolds has opened his yard for the morning, but business is slow. That night he doesn’t come home. His brother Michael goes looking for him; it's dark in the yard and Michael needs a torch. That's when he sees the body.
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Episode two: A murky past

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