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Bennett, Michael, 1964-

In dark places : the confessions of Teina Pora and an ex-cop's fight for justice / Michael Bennett. - 240 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm

"He confessed to a crime he didn't commit and spent 21 years in jail. How did it happen? Teina Pora, a 17-year-old car thief, was wrongly convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Susan Burdett, who had been beaten to death with the softball bat she kept next to her bed for her own protection Tim McKinnel, en ex-cop turned private investigator, discovered the long forgotten case 18 years later, saw an injustice had been done and set out to win Teina's freedom. This is the story not just of Tim's quest, but also of how an innocent man who was left rotting in a prison cell for two decades found the inner strength to rise above the dark places to which he had been condemned"--Back cover.

ISBN: 9780473326845 0473326841

Subjects--Personal Names:
Pora, Teina--Trials, litigation, etc.
McKinnel, Tim.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Trials (Murder)--New Zealand.
Criminal justice, Administration of--New Zealand.
Evidence (Law)--New Zealand.

Dewey Class. No.: 364.1523099324