STORY: "Call to scrutinize 60 suspects in Lundy case," by Bevan Hurley, published on October 13, 2013 by the New Zealand Herald.
GIST: "A real estate agent who killed himself five days after Christine and Amber Lundy were murdered is on a list of 60 suspects police are being urged to reinvestigate. As a slimmed-down, goatee-bearded Mark Lundy enjoyed his first full day of freedom in 12 years yesterday, there were increasing calls for police and Crown prosecutors weighing up a retrial to "let the sunshine in" to the investigation. Auckland businessman Geoff Levick, who campaigned to free Lundy, said there was a list of 60 suspects, 55 of whom had been ruled out by police because they were working on the assumption that the time of death was 7pm. Now the Privy Council had called the time of death into question, those people should be looked at again, he said. "The police had a suspects list which was about 60-strong, they eliminated 55 or so that had an alibi for around 7 o'clock. And there are five who haven't been eliminated.".........Police spokesman Grant Ogilvie said yesterday police could not comment on whether they would be looking at other suspects. "The judge directed that neither police, Crown nor defence should discuss the case in the media so we will make no response.""
The entire story can be found at:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11139373
See New Zealand Herald story "Going into bat for Mark Lundy": "But why would Levick, a successful businessman heading towards a peaceful retirement, go in to bat for one of New Zealand's most reviled murderers? "Personally, I don't like being accused of something I haven't done. It gets up my snout. Everybody has a phobia. Mine is being tried, convicted and executed for something I didn't do. "Once I became convinced the case against Lundy was fundamental nonsense, well, I wasn't going to give up. I'm very bloody stubborn." From 2004 to 2007, Levick pored over the case. Reading the transcript of the trial over and over again, researching complex forensic science, and uncovering police documents that were never disclosed by police. After building his case, Levick looked to publicise what he firmly believed was a miscarriage of justice. He met Mike White, an award-winning journalist for North & South, who wrote an 18-page feature in early 2009 examining the Crown case against Lundy. Much of what was written - including the "brain tissue" evidence, the time of death and the computer tampering allegation - formed the basis of the successful bid to the Privy Council. The article gave Levick "a bit of a break".
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11138804
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GIST: "A real estate agent who killed himself five days after Christine and Amber Lundy were murdered is on a list of 60 suspects police are being urged to reinvestigate. As a slimmed-down, goatee-bearded Mark Lundy enjoyed his first full day of freedom in 12 years yesterday, there were increasing calls for police and Crown prosecutors weighing up a retrial to "let the sunshine in" to the investigation. Auckland businessman Geoff Levick, who campaigned to free Lundy, said there was a list of 60 suspects, 55 of whom had been ruled out by police because they were working on the assumption that the time of death was 7pm. Now the Privy Council had called the time of death into question, those people should be looked at again, he said. "The police had a suspects list which was about 60-strong, they eliminated 55 or so that had an alibi for around 7 o'clock. And there are five who haven't been eliminated.".........Police spokesman Grant Ogilvie said yesterday police could not comment on whether they would be looking at other suspects. "The judge directed that neither police, Crown nor defence should discuss the case in the media so we will make no response.""
The entire story can be found at:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11139373
See New Zealand Herald story "Going into bat for Mark Lundy": "But why would Levick, a successful businessman heading towards a peaceful retirement, go in to bat for one of New Zealand's most reviled murderers? "Personally, I don't like being accused of something I haven't done. It gets up my snout. Everybody has a phobia. Mine is being tried, convicted and executed for something I didn't do. "Once I became convinced the case against Lundy was fundamental nonsense, well, I wasn't going to give up. I'm very bloody stubborn." From 2004 to 2007, Levick pored over the case. Reading the transcript of the trial over and over again, researching complex forensic science, and uncovering police documents that were never disclosed by police. After building his case, Levick looked to publicise what he firmly believed was a miscarriage of justice. He met Mike White, an award-winning journalist for North & South, who wrote an 18-page feature in early 2009 examining the Crown case against Lundy. Much of what was written - including the "brain tissue" evidence, the time of death and the computer tampering allegation - formed the basis of the successful bid to the Privy Council. The article gave Levick "a bit of a break".
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11138804
PUBLISHER'S NOTE:
Dear Reader. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog. We are following this case.
I have added a search box for content in this blog which now encompasses several thousand posts. The search box is located near the bottom of the screen just above the list of links. I am confident that this powerful search tool provided by "Blogger" will help our readers and myself get more out of the site.
The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.
I look forward to hearing from readers at:
hlevy15@gmail.com;
