# Nark 15 | A Confession

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Podcast: [Motive: The Lost](https://stenobird.com/podcast/motive-conviction-7551469)
Published: 2025-11-27T16:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/motive?share=5b5da4de-2629-4398-b60d-823b8eb78161
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## Resource

Five years after the death of Darcy Te Hira, two prison guards are quietly minding their own business when an inmate drops a bombshell. A confession that puts Ross Appelgren’s guilty verdict back in question. Read more stories and see images from Nark on the RNZ website Special thanks to everyone who helped bring this podcast to life, especially Julie Appelgren and Suzanne Young. And thanks to Ngā Taonga and Mediaworks for some of the archival audio. AI was used to recreate the voice of Ross Appelgren. The only words used were those he wrote or said during his lifetime. If you have any further information on this case, please email nark@rnz.co.nz Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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