Newsable: The role of a Stuff podcast in a miscarriage of justice case

Thursday, 11 July 2024

The crown has admitted there was a miscarriage of justice in the trials that saw Gail Maney (pictured) and Stephen Stone convicted of the murder of Deane Fuller-Sandys.

There has been a major development in the case which inspired true crime podcast, Gone Fishing, produced by Stuff and RNZ.

The crown has admitted there was a miscarriage of justice in the trials that saw Gail Maney and Stephen Stone convicted of the murder of Deane Fuller-Sandys.

Maney and Stone were convicted in 1999 of killing the West Auckland tyre fitter, but the Crown now says there were grave problems with the evidence heard in two trials, in 1999 and 2000.

The case will go to the Court of Appeal next month.

Private investigator Tim McKinnel, who was involved in Gone Fishing, spoke to Newsable about the case and the influence the podcast has had on it.

Click the play button above to listen to the full interview or click here.

Listen to Gone Fishing below.

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