176: The Thomas Murders | New Zealand

Evidence Locker True Crime

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary, History

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🗓️ 27 March 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

On the 16th of February 1994, father and son, Eugene and Gene Thomas were shot and killed inside their office in Wellington CBD. John Barlow, a business associate, was eventually convicted after standing trial for the murders three times. Many people still wonder if justice has been served.

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0:55.5	It was shortly before 7 p.m. on a summer's night in Wellington, CBD,
0:59.4	when a cleaner made his way up the stairs of an office building called Invincible House.
1:04.1	Everything was quiet, as most business people had left for the day.
1:08.2	The cleaner opened the door to Thomas and Thomas, a father and son owned and run financial services company and found a blood bath.
1:15.8	He saw 30-year-old Jean Thomas lying in a pool of blood in the reception area.
1:20.0	He was not moving, and it was clear to see he was no longer alive.
1:24.2	The cleaner raised the alarm, and within minutes the building was swarming with police officers.
1:29.0	While processing the scene, they made a shocking discovery.
1:32.5	A second body in the boardroom, it was Jean's 68-year-old father, Eugene.
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