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The life and crimes of James Henry Wilson

Podcast: The Detail
Published: Jul 12, 2026
Duration seconds: 1282
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The 'callous, cruel, ultra-violent' man linked to one of New Zealand's most infamous murders has now had his conviction overturned James Wilson was convicted of the Red Fox Tavern murder, but has now had his conviction quashed Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details