Scott WatsonConvicted of a crime that he could not possibly have committed!' Instead of investigating Police start with the answer and collect evidence to match it.' Paul Davison QCThe biggest and most expensive stuff up in New Zealand criminal history!For a summary of the case against Scott Watson and the reasons many consider his conviction to be a miscarriage of justice:The Mystery SkullAbout the time of Scott Watson's trial a female skull was found in the sea off Canterbury. To date the owner of this skull has not been located.To learn how evidence of normal cleaning and painting was presented as unusual behavior at the Scott Watson trial.In 1999 Scott Watson was convicted of the murders of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope following a New Years eve party at Furneaux Lodge in the Marlborough Sounds (New Zealand). Eye witnesses describe the person last seen with Ben and Olivia in the early hours of New Years day as a long haired 'Mystery Man' with several days beard growth.
The boat that they were last seen boarding was described by witnesses as a 40ft wooden ketch (two masted yacht) with high freeboard. When Scott was photographed earlier in the evening before going ashore, he had short hair and was obviously clean shaven. His yacht 'Blade' is a 26ft steel sloop (single masted yacht) with very low freeboard.These basic facts were swept under the carpet by the authorities by means of a multi-million dollar smear campaign.
Take the Watson-Scott personality test and discover your deepest and darkest fears. 30 multiple-choice questions will tell you if you're more. May 22, 2015 Over the years, I have made numerous contributions to the Wikipedia page about convicted murderer, Scott Watson. The information below (photos added) was Scott Watson's Wikipedia page up until 18 May, 2015. The following day, the page was vandalised by an Australian editor calling himself Nick-D. It is now a stub (very short article).
This included the use of secret witnesses who were rewarded in kind for their not so secret testimonies.Innocent Man in a Living Hell!!!!Scott Watson, the Sounds Murders and the Game of LawOn New Year's Eve 1997, young holiday-makers Ben Smart and Olivia Hope dissapeared from a party at a seaside resort, last seen boarding a mystery yacht with a mystery man. Five months later 25 year old Scott Watson was arrested and later convicted of their murders. He is now serving a life sentence.But is Watson guilty? Keith Hunter is one of the many who think not and in 2003 he produced an award-winning documentary that showed why. Now he goes further, revealing how the jury's verdict was aquired.
He lays bare the misinformation and manipulations of advocacy in the adversarial system of law, turning the tables on Scott Watson's accusers to make them and the system itself the accused. Hunter asks'Is this justice, New Zealand style?' To learn more and buy the bookto preview 'Murder on the Blade' DVDMystery KetchThis is an artists impression of the 'mystery ketch' based on descriptions given by some of the witnesses who saw it.
The original identikit drawn by an artist commissioned by the police and released very early in the investigation is misleading in some respects but was based on available witness descriptions of the vessel at the time. There is a more detailed description on theTo read about the way police manipulated Scott's statements to paint him as a liar.When Prosecutors LieIt was the crowns contention that every boat that was in the Furneaux Lodge area had been identifiedApplication for Review of the Decision of the Parole BoardFiled by SCOTT WATSONandThis photo of Scott was taken onboard the Mina Cornelia at about 9.30pm before going ashore for the evening. At least half an hour after the mystery man is said to have been ashore drinking in the bar. He is plainly clean shaven and his hair is very short. When shown this photo at the depositions hearing, Guy Wallace said that this was not the man that he delivered to the 'mystery ketch' with Ben and Olivia.