Episode 105 - Grace Millane
Backpacking around the world - very few ideas bring to mind such a sense of adventure, independence, and romantic idealism. For one young woman, in November 2018, traveling the world before jumping into a career was a dream come true. But she never could’ve imagined the danger in store for her in what is widely considered one of the safest countries in the entire world.
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Music Credits:
The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster
The Funkoars – Feel The Madness
Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/
Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger
Sources:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/117623648/the-complete-evidence-the-grace-millane-murder-trial-heard-inside-the-case-that-gripped-a-nation
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/grace-millane-murder-trial-accused-told-police-he-last-saw-grace-at-10pm/ZPTGAIWHZEWTFRCZWXUZMKPNWI/
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/11/grace-millane-murder-trial-timeline-of-british-backpackers-final-hours.html
https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-national/timeline-trials-and-conviction-grace-millanes-killer-jesse-kempson#:~:text=British%20backpacker%20Grace%20Millane%20arrived,grave%20in%20the%20Wait%C4%81kere%20Ranges.
https://gracemillane.portfoliobox.net/cv
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/12/grace-millane-murder-woman-who-went-on-date-with-killer-warns-women-to-trust-their-instincts.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Grace_Millane
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300152121/grace-millane
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300149742/grace-millanes-killer-named-as-jesse-kempson-who-raped-and-attacked-other-women
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300185667/grace-millane-jesse-kempson-abused-multiple-women-before-murdering-backpacker
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/109943778/grace-millane-woman-feels-lucky-to-be-alive-after-terrifying-date-with-killer
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/grace-millane-remembered-during-funeral-in-hometown-overnight/7EQHCIBK3KCE5BHO2I4I2NOAMM/
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/grace-millane-remembered-by-those-who-knew-her-as-a-beautiful-person-inside-and-out/E2NKEMRR74PNQOAC5ABF24G4O4/
https://www.whiteribbon.org.uk/news/2020/2/21/remembering-grace-millane
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/nov/22/love-grace-handbags-collected-in-memory-of-grace-millane
https://www.buzzfeed.com/ginarushton/grace-millane-remembered-her-light-our-love
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/410017/grace-millane-s-life-far-more-than-the-details-of-her-death#:~:text=Grace%20Millane%20had%20landed%20in,and%20mingling%20with%20other%20backpackers.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-46502649
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/123455211/grace-millanes-family-heartbroken-after-her-father-david-dies-of-cancer#:~:text=David%20Millane%20was%20diagnosed%20with,channels%20to%20describe%20their%20loss.&text=%E2%80%9CLooking%20back%20on%20all%20of,difficult%2C%E2%80%9D%20the%20post%20began.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/one-of-the-last-people-to-see-british-backpacker-grace-millane-says-she-planned-to-visit-the-south-island/SAMN45VFSLSK4CO4ESHEIYYR74/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13544832/jesse-kempson-grace-millane-killer-cia-killer-lies/
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300185667/grace-millane-jesse-kempson-abused-multiple-women-before-murdering-backpacker
How to support:
For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes -
Go to - Patreon
How to connect:
Website
Music Credits:
The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster
The Funkoars – Feel The Madness
Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/
Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger
Sources:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/117623648/the-complete-evidence-the-grace-millane-murder-trial-heard-inside-the-case-that-gripped-a-nation
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/grace-millane-murder-trial-accused-told-police-he-last-saw-grace-at-10pm/ZPTGAIWHZEWTFRCZWXUZMKPNWI/
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/11/grace-millane-murder-trial-timeline-of-british-backpackers-final-hours.html
https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-national/timeline-trials-and-conviction-grace-millanes-killer-jesse-kempson#:~:text=British%20backpacker%20Grace%20Millane%20arrived,grave%20in%20the%20Wait%C4%81kere%20Ranges.
https://gracemillane.portfoliobox.net/cv
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/12/grace-millane-murder-woman-who-went-on-date-with-killer-warns-women-to-trust-their-instincts.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Grace_Millane
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300152121/grace-millane
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300149742/grace-millanes-killer-named-as-jesse-kempson-who-raped-and-attacked-other-women
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300185667/grace-millane-jesse-kempson-abused-multiple-women-before-murdering-backpacker
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/109943778/grace-millane-woman-feels-lucky-to-be-alive-after-terrifying-date-with-killer
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/grace-millane-remembered-during-funeral-in-hometown-overnight/7EQHCIBK3KCE5BHO2I4I2NOAMM/
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/grace-millane-remembered-by-those-who-knew-her-as-a-beautiful-person-inside-and-out/E2NKEMRR74PNQOAC5ABF24G4O4/
https://www.whiteribbon.org.uk/news/2020/2/21/remembering-grace-millane
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/nov/22/love-grace-handbags-collected-in-memory-of-grace-millane
https://www.buzzfeed.com/ginarushton/grace-millane-remembered-her-light-our-love
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/410017/grace-millane-s-life-far-more-than-the-details-of-her-death#:~:text=Grace%20Millane%20had%20landed%20in,and%20mingling%20with%20other%20backpackers.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-46502649
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/123455211/grace-millanes-family-heartbroken-after-her-father-david-dies-of-cancer#:~:text=David%20Millane%20was%20diagnosed%20with,channels%20to%20describe%20their%20loss.&text=%E2%80%9CLooking%20back%20on%20all%20of,difficult%2C%E2%80%9D%20the%20post%20began.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/one-of-the-last-people-to-see-british-backpacker-grace-millane-says-she-planned-to-visit-the-south-island/SAMN45VFSLSK4CO4ESHEIYYR74/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13544832/jesse-kempson-grace-millane-killer-cia-killer-lies/
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300185667/grace-millane-jesse-kempson-abused-multiple-women-before-murdering-backpacker
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