On December 1, 2018, 22-year-old backpacker Grace Millane met a man for a Tinder date in Auckland; within days she was missing, and soon a homicide investigation revealed CCTV trails, a calculated cleanup, and a killer who tried to hide behind the so-called “rough sex” defense. This episode traces G… On December 1, 2018, 22-year-old backpacker Grace Millane met a man for a Tinder date in Auckland; within days she was missing, and soon a homicide investigation revealed CCTV trails, a calculated cleanup, and a killer who tried to hide behind the so-called “rough sex” defense. This episode traces Grace’s life and travels, the meticulous police work that unraveled the lie, the trial that led to a murder conviction, and the global backlash that helped spur legal reforms aimed at preventing abusers from blaming victims.

Sources:The Lie: The Murder of Grace Millane (documentary) — https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-lie-the-murder-of-grace-millane/umc.cmc.25e1hupsruxwcfvbjnixz7mtrSupreme Court of New Zealand, Jesse Shane Kempson v R (PDF) — https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases/2021/2021-NZSC-74.pdfRNZ, The Grace Millane case: A timeline — https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/410039/the-grace-millane-case-a-timelineRNZ, Grace Millane’s killer named as Jesse Kempson after Supreme Court appeal denied — https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/433383/grace-millane-s-killer-named-as-jesse-kempson-after-supreme-court-appeal-deniedNew Zealand Police, Update – Grace Millane investigation — https://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/update-grace-millane-investigation-1UK Government, Domestic Abuse Act factsheet: Consent to serious harm for sexual gratification not a defence — https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/domestic-abuse-bill-2020-factsheets/consent-to-serious-harm-for-sexual-gratification-not-a-defenceUK Legislation, Domestic Abuse Act 2021, Section 72 — https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/17/section/72NZ Herald, Grace Millane murder: Killer jailed for a minimum of 17 years — https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/grace-millane-murder-killer-jailed-for-a-minimum-of-17-years/P6RDWB4JUETPINBVWC5UH6HH6Y/The Guardian, Grace Millane trial: jury shown CCTV of accused moving suitcase with body inside — https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/13/grace-millane-trial-jury-shown-cctv-of-accused-transporting-suitcase-with-body-insideTIME, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Offers Emotional Apology to Family of Murdered British Tourist — https://time.com/5475149/jacinda-ardern-grace-millane-new-zealand-murder/

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Ep 268: A young backpacker’s disappearance in New Zealand would lead to a massive change in how their media covers violence against women.
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This is the Grace Millane story.

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22 year old Grace Millane was on vacation in Auckland, New Zealand when she hopped onto Tinder and arranged a date for the next day with a "cute, local guy". CCTV footage shows us that the date began as planned, but after that, Grace was gone. So what happened to Grace? Who was the man that she met?… 22 year old Grace Millane was on vacation in Auckland, New Zealand when she hopped onto Tinder and arranged a date for the next day with a "cute, local guy". CCTV footage shows us that the date began as planned, but after that, Grace was gone. So what happened to Grace? Who was the man that she met? And what does he know?

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On December 2, 2018, the parents of twenty-one-year-old Grace Millane, a British tourist on vacation in New Zealand, became concerned when the birthday wishes they sent their daughter went unacknowledged. Having completed her degree at the University of Lincoln a few months earlier, Grace had spent … On December 2, 2018, the parents of twenty-one-year-old Grace Millane, a British tourist on vacation in New Zealand, became concerned when the birthday wishes they sent their daughter went unacknowledged. Having completed her degree at the University of Lincoln a few months earlier, Grace had spent several weeks traveling during her gap year but had been keeping in regular contact with her parents since leaving for her trip. When they still hadn’t heard from their daughter three days later, Grace’s parents called Auckland police and reported her missing. A week later, Grace Millane’s body was discovered in a suitcase near an access road in the Waitakere Ranges, a dense wooded area about twelve miles outside Auckland. A day later, investigators arrested twenty-six-year-old Jesse Kempson, who was the last person seen with Grace on the night of the murder when the two were captured together by a CCTV camera going up to Kempson’s room at the CityLife Hotel.

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BBC News. 2018. Grace Millane: Man appears in court charged with backpacker's murder. December 10. Accessed May 3, 2023. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-46502649.

Creed, Rebecca. 2021. "Former flatmate of Grace Millane's killer says he was." The Echo, November 15.

Critchell, Matthew. 2019. "Backpacker Grace spoke to men on bondage chat rooms,." The Echo, November 20.

Emes, Toby. 2019. "Accused killer admitted Grace was dead in second interview." The Echo, November 14.

Faulkner, Doug. 2019. Grace Millane murder: A trial that gripped a nation. November 22. Accessed May 2, 2023. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-50515326.

Feehan, Katie. 2018. "Brother of Wickford woman missing in New Zealand says lack." The Echo, December 5.

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Graham-Mclay, Charlotte. 2018. "After backpacker's killing, New Zealand looks again at violence against women." New York Times, December 13.

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Humphries, Will, and Bernard Lagan. 2018. "Distraught father flies to join backpacker search." The Times, December 7.

Jesse Shane Kempson v. The Queen. 2021. SC 11/2021 NZSC 74 (Supreme Court of New Zealand, June 29).

Kirk, Tristan. 2019. "Guilty: Fantasist who killed Grace." London Evening Standard, November 22.

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Kolirin, Lianne. 2020. "Grace Millane's killer attacked other women." The Times, December 22.

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Grace Millane, who was a day away from being 22 years old.. Met a charming man who was gaining her trust more and more throughout the night after he continuously bought her drinks.. Things seemed to have been going great and charisma was his secret weapon. Support us! Want ad free listening? Patreon… Grace Millane, who was a day away from being 22 years old.. Met a charming man who was gaining her trust more and more throughout the night after he continuously bought her drinks.. Things seemed to have been going great and charisma was his secret weapon. Support us! Want ad free listening? Patreon - https://patreon.com/crimesaladpodcast Sponsors: Noom Worry less and feel happier. Sign up for your trial at Noom.com/CRIMESALAD. Follow us! Merch - http://www.crimesaladpodcast.com/shop Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/crimesaladpodcast Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/crimesalad Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/crimesaladpodcast RATE US - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crime-salad-podcast/id1457141569 Researched and Written by: S. A. Moe and Crime Salad Audio and Editing by: Emily Rawlings and Crime Salad

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On this episode of MWMH, Payton and Garrett discuss the well-documented murder of British Traveler, Grace Millane.

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Security Footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jObWH2jgn7Y&t=38s
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-51581275
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/nov/22/love-grace-handbags-collected-in-memory-of-grace-millane
https://www.heritagehotels.co.nz/citylife-auckland
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/indepth/national/grace-millane-life-before-new-zealand/
https://www.pointsoflight.gov.uk/love-grace-x/
https://www.littleprincesses.org.uk
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/22/grace-millane-murderer-raped-another-british-tourist-months-earlier
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7714323/Grace-Millane-killer-GUILTY-Jesse-Kempson-27-convicted-murdering-backpacker-sex.html
https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases/SC-111-2020-Kempson-v-R.pdf
https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2011/0081/latest/DLM3360362.html
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Grace Millane was a bright 21 year old with her whole life ahead of her. While backpacking in New Zealand she decided to go on a tinder date, little did she know that date would unfortunately cost her everything, including her life. Find out why on this episode of Inhuman.

If you enjoy our podcast,… Grace Millane was a bright 21 year old with her whole life ahead of her. While backpacking in New Zealand she decided to go on a tinder date, little did she know that date would unfortunately cost her everything, including her life. Find out why on this episode of Inhuman.

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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 wh… 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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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
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In this month's episode of A Moment In Crime, senior journalist Anna Leask looks back a the murder of Grace Millane, a young backpacker from the UK who died in Auckland, New Zealand in 2019.