Motive: Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big

00:23:31

Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big 02 | Mr Big: How it Works

Motive: Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big ·

2026/10/05

Only three countries in the world allow the Mr Big technique to be used. We're one of them.This episode was first released on 16 June 2023.Mr Big is a powerful technique that can bring justice to murder victims.But experts disagree about its effectiveness.Some support the technique. Others think Mr Big stings exploit people's vulnerabilities and encourage them to lie.Not all countries use the sting, including the United States of America and the United Kingdom.In Canada, police employ some

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00:27:40

Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big 01 | A Knock at the Door

Motive: Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big ·

2026/09/28

Is this police sting reliable? Is it just?This episode was first released on 14 June 2023.When Halcombe builder David Lyttle answers a knock on his door in March 2014, he's drawn into a shadowy organisation with promises of wealth and friendship. David is desperate to join, but learns that first, he has to get the nod from the organisation's boss, Mr Big.Mr Big asks David about his past. David says he's committed a murder. He shows the boss where he says the body parts are

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00:03:28

Introducing: Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big

Motive: Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big ·

2026/09/27

The Mr Big technique is a powerful tool used to get criminals to confess. But is it fair? Is it just? Or does it lead to false convictions?This episode was first released on 6 June 2023.Can the police use a story to get to the truth about a murder?In 2014, David Lyttle, a struggling builder in the little town of Halcombe, answers a knock at his door. What happens then leads him into a shadowy criminal organisation that offers him friendship, a new job, and riches, in exchange for one thing:

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00:24:08

Gone Fishing 10 | The Appeal

Motive: Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big ·

2026/09/21

27 years after she was convicted, the case against Gail Maney for the murder of Deane Fuller-Sandys has collapsed. What happens now?This episode was first released on 17 August 2024.Read more about the case, watch extended video interviews and keep track of the case with a summary of the characters, a timeline and map here.Nearly 35 years have passed since Deane Fuller-Sandys went missing.And 27 years since Gail Maney was accused of ordering a hit on the young West Auckland tyre fitter.The Police

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00:25:16

Gone Fishing 09 | 2019 Update

Motive: Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big ·

2026/09/14

More rumours emerge, another witness recants and Gail Maney finds new allies in her fight to prove she’s innocent.This episode was first released on 30 September 2019.Read more about the case, watch extended video interviews and keep track of the case with a summary of the characters, a timeline and map here.Produced in partnership with Stuff.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:54:02

Gone Fishing 08 | Gone Fishing

Motive: Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big ·

2026/09/07

A key witness comes forward with new information that could vindicate Gail Maney, and the lead detective reflects on where his investigation might have gone wrong.This episode was first released on 30 June 2018.Read more about the case, watch extended video interviews and keep track of the case with a summary of the characters, a timeline and map here.Produced in partnership with Stuff.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:45:06

Gone Fishing 07 | The Trials of Gail Maney

Motive: Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big ·

2026/08/31

As Gail Maney and three others go on trial for murder, flaws in the prosecution case come to light.This episode was first released on 29 June 2018.Read more about the case, watch extended video interviews and keep track of the case with a summary of the characters, a timeline and map here.Produced in partnership with Stuff.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:42:47

Gone Fishing 06 | The Man with the Black Eyes

Motive: Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big ·

2026/08/24

The media called him a “stone cold killer”, but the truth about Stephen Stone is a bit more complicated than that.This episode was first released on 28 June 2018.Read more about the case, watch extended video interviews and keep track of the case with a summary of the characters, a timeline and map here.Produced in partnership with Stuff.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:37:28

Gone Fishing 05 | Liar Liar

Motive: Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big ·

2026/08/17

Two historic murder investigations merge into one. But how can police figure out what actually happened, when their key witnesses keep changing their stories?This episode was first released on 27 June 2018.Read more about the case, watch extended video interviews and keep track of the case with a summary of the characters, a timeline and map here.Produced in partnership with Stuff.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:41:01

Gone Fishing 04 | The Forest

Motive: Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big ·

2026/08/10

A terrified witness contacts police. Revelations about a young woman’s murder force detectives to reconsider everything they thought they knew about the Deane Fuller-Sandys case.This episode was first released on 26 June 2018.Read more about the case, watch extended video interviews and keep track of the case with a summary of the characters, a timeline and map here.Produced in partnership with Stuff.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:35:46

Gone Fishing 03 | Good Westie, Bad Westie

Motive: Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big ·

2026/08/03

Gail Maney had a tough West Auckland upbringing, but she wasn’t a bad kid. Then in the 1990s she slid into a life of hard drugs, petty crime and prostitution. But does that really mean she’s a killer?This episode was first released on 25 June 2018.Read more about the case, watch extended video interviews and keep track of the case with a summary of the characters, a timeline and map here.Produced in partnership with Stuff.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:38:07

Gone Fishing 02 | The Fisherman

Motive: Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big ·

2026/07/27

For years, Deane Fuller-Sandys was thought to have drowned while fishing at Whatipu. But did police get it right when they later decided Deane was the Larnoch Road “body in the boot”?This episode was first released on 25 June 2018.Read more about the case, watch extended video interviews and keep track of the case with a summary of the characters, a timeline and map here.Produced in partnership with Stuff.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:28:44

Gone Fishing 01 | The Fire

Motive: Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big ·

2026/07/20

Gail Maney has served 15 years in jail for ordering the 1989 murder of young Auckland tyre-fitter Deane Fuller-Sandys. But she says she never knew him. In fact, she thinks he wasn’t even murdered.This episode was first released on 25 June 2018.Read more about the case, watch extended video interviews and keep track of the case with a summary of the characters, a timeline and map here.Produced in partnership with Stuff.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:04:16

RNZ and Stuff present Gone Fishing

Motive: Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big ·

2026/07/19

Paloma is back to say thanks and gives a tip on the next podcast to check out. Hosted by Amy Maas and Adam Dudding is Gone Fishing, produced by RNZ and Stuff.This episode was first released on 3 July 2018.Read more about the case, watch extended video interviews and keep track of the case with a summary of the characters, a timeline and map here.Produced in partnership with Stuff.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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00:35:23

The Lost 05 | Francesca Martin

Motive: Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big ·

2026/07/13

Fran Martin popped out to the petrol station in Hamilton in 2005, bought cigarettes, and wasn't seen again. Her father, Bob, has spent his life savings looking for her.This series was first released on 1 December 2017.Watch a video segment from the episode hereBob Martin has spent 13 years, his savings and much of his pension looking for his daughter.When she disappeared in 2005, the 79-year-old combed the reserves along State Highway 1 between Hamilton and Taupo. He put flyers up in Putaruru and

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00:31:41

The Lost 04 | Jefferie Hill

Motive: Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big ·

2026/07/06

Two year-old Jefferie Hill went outside to play, saying, "I won't go away, Mummy." So how does mum Jo Reynolds and his family deal with the fact they've never seen him again? What happened to him?This series was first released on 24 November 2017.Watch a video segment from the episode hereJefferie Hill would be 52 years old today - but when his mother last saw him he was just a toddler.Jefferie disappeared on September 28th, 1968; Keith Holyoake was still Prime Minister of New Zealand. The

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00:36:35

The Lost 03 | Jim Donnelly

Motive: Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big ·

2026/06/29

Tracey Donnelly says her husband Jim's disappearance is illogical, and 13 years on, still believes there are answers to be found - in the Glenbrook Steel Mill.This series was first released on 17 November 2017.Watch a video segment from the episode hereOn Monday 21 June 2004, Jim Donnelly signed into work as usual. Thirteen years later, he still hasn't signed out.The 43-year-old father-of-two worked at the Glenbrook Steel Mill, south of Auckland, for nearly 20 years.His wife, Tracey, is still

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00:31:08

The Lost 02 | Judith Yorke

Motive: Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big ·

2026/06/22

Shannel Yorke struggles to remember her mother, Judith, who disappeared in 1992, and retired cop Alan Collin talks of his determination to find peace for the family.This series was first released on 10 November 2017Watch a video segment from the episode hereAt least one of about 30 people is believed to hold the key to the disappearance of mother-of-two Judith Yorke 25 years ago.The 25-year-old, known as Judy, was last seen at an orchard shed, where she was partying with about 30 others in Matapihi

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00:35:23

The Lost 01 | Kirsa Jensen

Motive: Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big ·

2026/06/15

Paloma Migone digs into the cold cases of those who never came home. In episode one, Robyn Jensen says she'll never give up hope of finding her daughter, Kirsa.This series was first released on 3 November 2017Watch a video segment from the episode hereTime is running out for Robyn Jensen.The 72 year-old hasn't seen her daughter, Kirsa, in more than 34 years.Kirsa was 14 when she went missing while riding her horse, Commodore, along a Napier beach on the first day of spring in 1983. The terrible

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00:01:30

Introducing: The Lost

Motive: Mr Lyttle Meets Mr Big ·

2026/06/14

The true stories of New Zealand's missing people. Paloma Migone digs into the cold cases of those who never came home.Watch a video version of the trailer hereThis series first published in May 2017.Every year, thousands of New Zealanders go missing. On average about one every hour.Most are found quickly. But some are never seen again. They are the lost.RNZ's new five-part podcast, The Lost, digs into some of those missing persons cases and talks to the families about their quest for answers

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