Ben Smart

Ben Smart

victim New Zealand

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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New Zealand New Zealand: Ben Smart disappeared after a New Year’s Eve party in the Marlborough Sounds in 1999. 5

Anaru Moana Tina Moana Joel Syme Heremaia Repia King Hayden Burt Aaron Boden Cody Boyes Korina Boyes Christine Gordon David Benbow Michael Mcgrath Scott Watson Olivia Hope David Tamihere Sven Hoglin Heidi Paakkonen George Cecil Horry Eileen Jones Anna Leask
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Missing and murdered: Inside the Anaru Moana investigation

New Zealand New Zealand: Ben Smart was one of the victims in the double murder case involving Scott Watson. 5

Scott Watson Olivia Hope Chris Watson Guy Wallace
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Steve Braunias on the latest Scott Watson case decision: ‘Smug complacency and stupid intransigence’

New Zealand New Zealand: Ben Smart was last seen stepping off a water taxi in Endeavour Inlet. 5

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The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Scott Watson fails to overturn his convictions for murdering Ben Smart and Olivia Hope

New Zealand New Zealand: Ben Smart was the other young friend who went missing alongside Olivia Hope. 5

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The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Eyewitness doubts continue to haunt Scott Watson case 25 years after conviction