Killer Conductor: the story of Eric Mareo (Part 2)

When flamboyant orchestra conductor Eric Mareo was convicted of murder for a second time, the judge raised grave concerns about the verdict with the Attorney General. So, did 1930s prejudice and sensationalist media sentence an innocent man to death?

This is the second in a two part episode on the case of Eric Mario.

On June 17th, 1936 many New Zealanders celebrated when they heard Eric Mareo had been convicted of murder for a second time. But the judge in that trial wasn't one of them.

In an unprecedented move, he wrote to the Attorney General raising grave concerns about the verdict.

So was Eric Mareo wrongfully convicted? Black Sheep investigates.

Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details