Episode 3: David Bain (Part 2) - Family Killings, Was it Father or Son?

Sinister Dynasty - New Zealand (NZ) True Crime Podcast

A big one for New Zealand... Andi takes Ayla on a two part-er. The Bain family consisted of two parents, Robin and Margaret, and four children, Arawa, Laniet, Stephen and David. David had just arrived home from his early morning paper run to find the bodies of his five family members who had been shot using a .22 rifle and silencer. A note was left on the computer saying that David was the only person who deserved to live. David was convicted of the murders of his family and released on bail 12 years later due to a retrial of justice and was compensated $925,000. There are two theories – David was the killer, or it was the father, Robin. We cover some of the evidence... At the time, Robin and Margaret were separated with Robin staying in a caravan on the family property. A third party, a psychologist, had seen Robin and noticed he was not in a good mental state. There were blood-stained clothes in the washing machine which police hung out to dry. David’s bloody fingerprints were found on the gun, although this was later found to be animal blood. Bloody sock prints were also found around the house, although there was some confusion around if they belonged to David or Robin. The computer was originally thought to have been switched on at 6.44am, just after David had supposedly arrived home, although there was no valid confirmation for this. There was hearsay evidence that Laniet had accused Robin of having a sexual relationship with her. David heard Laniet gurgling as she lay dying. A glasses lens was found in Stephen’s room with the frame found in David’s, although they belonged to Margaret. After listening to our podcast, what do you think?

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