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Bassett Road machine-gun murders

1963 Bassett Road machine-gun murders

The bullet-ridden bodies of Frederick George Walker and Kevin James Speight were found in a house at 115 Bassett Rd, Remuera. Ron Jorgensen and John Gillies were convicted of the killings. more...

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  • Call for inquiry into killers death (TVNZ)
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