The 50 Year Secret Podcast
1) Update episode: A missed opportunity
We reveal how police were told about the rumours Reg Wildbore’s own wife had said he committed the murder - and what happened next.
2) Special Update Episode: I Need To Speak To Mitten
More people come forward with new evidence about Reg Wildbore, and his comments about speaking to lead detective Emmett Mitten.
3) Episode 9: Suspicion
In the final episode of The 50 Year Secret we talk to Reg Wildbore's old boss about why he always believed Reg was guilty of murder, and ask police about the challenges of getting new information in o...Show More
4) Episode 8: A Bad Feeling
The last person to ever see Jennifer alive recalls the moment she saw the British tourist climbing into the car of the man who's believed to have killed her. We retrace the route Jennifer took in ...Show More
5) Episode 7: Leave It Alone
A confession, sex claims, and a statement putting Reg Wildbore practically at the scene of the crime the day Jennifer disappeared. Had nobody tried to bring this to light before? As it turns o...Show More
6) Episode 6: Something In His Eyes
Reg Wildbore's former best mate Peter Johnston talks about Reg's strange behaviour and why it's not hard for him to believe he was capable of murder.
7) Episode 5: D-Day Is Coming
Reg Wildbore had more than one secret, and they were all starting to catch up with him. We take a look at the twists in his story and speak to his daughter, who reveals it's not the first she's he...Show More
8) Episode 4: The Wild West Coast
It's 50 years on, but former lead detective Emmett Mitten still clearly remembers the challenges of the Beard case - from going three weeks without a shower, to getting reliable descriptions of the po...Show More
9) Episode 3: Confession
A secret that had been bubbling under the surface in a small South Island town finally comes to light. Ian Molloy speaks about the day his friend Reg Wildbore showed up on his porch and confessed ...Show More
10) Episode 2: The Sleeping Woman
Police spent precious days searching for Jennifer's body as it lay decaying under the Haast River Bridge. We speak to Michael Hines, who was just four years old when he unknowingly stumbled across...Show More