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items removed 82–3, 101, 104, 106, 119, 358
Johnston and Parkes visit 81–2
Johnston visits 79, 330
leased from Allan Thomas 89
Parkes and Seaman visit 72
Parkes visits 56
police cease visits 109
see also under axles; Keith case; stub axles
Thomas, Ivy (AT’s mother) 113, 131, 133, 158
Thomas, Lloyd (AT’s brother) 113, 133, 279
Thomas, Lyrice (AT’s sister) 133, 279
Thomas, Peter (AT’s cousin) 90, 91, 505
as alibi 377, 417
AT’s rifle kept in Peter’s room 166, 233, 413, 415, 503
case that could be established against 412–16
and discussion of movements on 17 June 167–8, 227, 238, 474, 496
enjoys living with Thomases 124–5
evidence 165–8, 497
experienced with a .22 rifle 413
helps on the farm 90, 125, 166
and Karen Piper 128–9
stays in on night of 17 June 225, 415
subpoenaed 162, 165
taken in for questioning three times 98–9
works in Mercer 97, 124, 166, 413
Thomas, Richard (Ars brother) 162, 383, 512
Thomas, Rosemary (AT’s aunt) 244–5, 357, 495, 496
Thomas, Vivien (née Carter, AT’s wife):
after the second trial 384, 385
as alibi 55, 352, 417, 463, 486, 496, 500
announces that seeking a divorce 406
assists AT with business side of farm 225, 227
and AT’s arrest 112, 132–3
and AT’s ‘guilty’ remark 83, 91, 153–4
on AT’s innocence 409
background 121
begins an affair (1974) 395
and cat show 97, 243, 497, 498
character 121, 122–3
on childlessness 123–4
comment on Crown’s celebrations 267
dental appointment 90, 96–7, 246, 348, 473, 497
at dinner and dance (June) 97, 144
and discussion of movements on night of 17 June 474, 496
Eggleton denies knowing 299
error in dating shooting of Cow No. 4, 98, 106, 238–9, 241–2, 244, 496–97
at fancy dress dance (October) 84, 97
flies to England 288
in identity parade 107, 169, 466
Johnston questions 85, 96–8, 238
marriage breaks down 283, 396
and media 279, 283, 287
meets and marries AT 120–21, 494
Parkes collects rifle from 82
‘pregnancy’ rumour 291–2
and question of Rochelle being fed 253, 262, 264, 324
returns to New Zealand 292
Roddick asked about 362
runs the farm 279, 283, 287
and sighting of woman at crewe farm 242–4, 253, 317–18, 472
solicitor arranged 108–9
takes a lover 283–4, 292
takes food to searchers at farm 125
talks to audiences 20, 281, 283
tells parents of AT’s conviction 280
Temm on 262
unofficial trial 190–91, 242, 252, 304
Vesey introduces to AT 120, 359
visits AT in Paremoremo prison 269, 279, 287, 292, 396
as witness at first trial 236–44, 252
see also under Cow No. 4
Thomas, William Gladstone Colin 502, 504, 515–6
Thomson, David 282
Thorne, Samuel 71, 126, 127
Tichener, Professor 204
time of murders:
and Crown prosecution xv, 58, 65, 160, 249, 261, 381, 414, 416–17
evidence suppressed 417–18
Sir Trevor Henry on 465
Morris on 420
Priests’ evidence 446
Temm queries 260–61
Titchener, Professor 508–9
To Encourage The Others (Yallop) xiiin, xiv, 272
Todd, Harry 156, 206–9, 335, 365, 366, 484, 491–2
Toothill, Detective 99, 105, 106, 496
trailer 90–91, 378
and axles 76, 78, 79, 90–91, 201, 357, 413, 435, 449, 482
Crown prosecution account xxiii–xxvi
Mr Shirtcliffe’s photograph of 78, 79–80
Mr Thomas, Snr as owner of 79–80, 148, 201, 202, 234, 330
Peter Thomas’s access to 414
Trial By Ambush (Booth) 93–4, 389
Truth newspaper 276, 277, 278, 280, 282, 285, 309
Tuakau 2, 4, 9, 11, 70, 115, 332, 351, 495
AT meets JC in 224, 233
AT’s dress in 232, 502
Hewson collects sieve 298, 299, 361
man seen washing blue car 219
police station 72, 84, 98
solicitors (AT’s) 84
tip at 256
Tuakau Bridge 512
Turakina Valley 30
Turner, Mr Justice 42, 272, 274
Vercoe, Reverend William 114
Vesey, Pat 120, 277, 281, 284, 351, 359–61, 366, 367, 510, 511
Waiheke 279
Waikato, the 1, 21
Waikato Heads 61
Waikato River 247, 332
axle in 75–6, 82, 153, 201, 256, 413, 424, 429, 441, 449
Crewes’ bodies dumped in xix, 143, 228, 259, 321, 333, 352, 456, 484
HC’s body found 73–5, 77, 147, 148
JC’s body found 61–3, 64, 147, 290, 418
lack of inventory of items bought from 143–6
man washes out car at 219, 414, 465
quickest route across 4
and search 14, 106
search called off 425
Wairarapa 43
Walker murder 57
Walton, Assistant Commissioner Bob 54, 61, 312, 369, 395, 423
Wanganui 38, 39, 40, 43, 195, 203, 318, 319, 321, 354, 355, 495
Ward, Sir Joseph 437
watches:
AT and xv, 213, 221, 226, 231–2, 235, 253, 277, 285, 299, 340, 352, 427, 428, 502, 515
Eggleton evidence 220–22, 226, 231, 232, 275, 285–6, 299, 301, 325, 341, 352, 426–8, 501–2, 514–6
HC and 341–2, 503
uncle of AT and 301
Watergate 388
Webb, Brian 132, 136, 159, 162, 195, 219, 223, 236, 244–5
Weekly News 279
Wellington 392
Wellsford 120
Westport 433
Whangarei 153
wheelbarrow xviii, 7, 378, 489, 506
Whitford rubbish tip, Auckland 391, 426
Wild, Sir Richard 270, 297, 303, 322, 386, 387, 389, 396
Williams, Peter 108, 270, 387, 390–91, 394, 399, 402, 422
Willis, Mrs Barbara 19–20, 23, 24–5, 30–31, 190
Willis, Beverly 38–41, 316, 317, 353, 503
Willis, Gerry 54
Willis, Tony 40
wires:
amount of time allowed to examine 378
around HC’s body xxvi, 74, 93, 206, 207, 214, 218–19, 259, 352, 413, 429, 449, 481, 485, 489, 491, 511–2
and the axle 148, 209, 218–19
JC’s body tied with xviii 61, 63, 64, 206, 207, 259, 413, 429, 449, 489
metal traces of 21
numbers identify 207
samples collected from Demler farm 64
samples collected from Thomas farm 64–5, 79, 81–2, 155, 260, 365, 413, 449, 484, 491
Todd’s evidence 156, 206–9, 259–60
Woodville 42, 66, 68, 70, 294, 361
Wright, Ron 6, 7, 174, 318
Wyllie, Constable 9, 74
Yallop, Anna xi, xiii
‘You be the Jury’ (Auckland Star articles) 390
1 To Encourage The Others
2 The Day The Laughter Stopped
*On 4 July 1978, the Privy Council’s judicial committee announced they had no jurisdiction to hear the petition presented on behalf of Arthur Thomas.
David Yallop, Beyond Reasonable Doubt?
