Ben Smart
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Ben Smart, at the age of 21, went missing on New Year's Eve 1998 in the Marlborough Sounds of New Zealand alongside his friend Olivia Hope. Their case garnered significant media attention and led to the wrongful conviction of Scott Watson, which has raised questions about eyewitness reliability and police procedures.
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Ben Smart disappeared after a New Year’s Eve party in the Marlborough Sounds in 1999.
Missing and murdered: Inside the Anaru Moana investigationThe New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·
New Zealand· 2025-11-06
New Zealand· 2025-11-06
Ben Smart was one of the victims in the double murder case involving Scott Watson.
Steve Braunias on the latest Scott Watson case decision: ‘Smug complacency and stupid intransigence’The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New Zealand· 2025-09-24
New Zealand· 2025-09-24
Ben Smart was last seen stepping off a water taxi in Endeavour Inlet.
Scott Watson fails to overturn his convictions for murdering Ben Smart and Olivia HopeThe New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New Zealand· 2025-09-10
New Zealand· 2025-09-10
Ben Smart was the other young friend who went missing alongside Olivia Hope.
Eyewitness doubts continue to haunt Scott Watson case 25 years after convictionThe New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New Zealand· 2025-06-03
New Zealand· 2025-06-03
