Beyond the Darklands (NZ)

Season 5

How do people become murderers? Are they born with some kind of rogue gene for evil? Or, has the life they've lead bought them down the wrong path and tipped them over the edge? What is it that makes a man a murderer?

Where to Watch Beyond the Darklands (NZ) • Season 5

9 Episodes

Liam Reid
E1
Liam ReidThe man charged with killing deaf woman Emma Agnew, allegedly told his girlfriend he raped and killed her, did not regret it and would do it again.
Brad Callaghan
E2
Brad CallaghanNigel investigates the life of Brad Callaghan. A young, successful engineer who, seemingly out of the blue, beat the mother of his child, Carmen Thomas, to death, then proceeded to dismember her body.
Dean Wickliffe
E3
Dean WickliffeDean Wickliffe is a repeat offender who has twice-escaped from a maximum security prison. Nigel asks why punishment hasn't deterred Wickliffe from a life of crime, and what could.
Cyndi Fairburn
E4
Cyndi FairburnNigel Latta looks at the life of Cyndi Fairburn, who killed her ex-partner by colliding with another car while he clung to her car bonnet.
The Mark Brothers
E5
The Mark BrothersNigel Latta looks at two brothers, Ron Mark and Tui Mark, whose lives turned out very differently.
Nia Glassie
E6
Nia GlassieNigel Latta looks at the death of 3 year-old Nia Glassie.
Peter Holdem
E7
Peter HoldemNigel Latta looks at the life of convicted murderer and paedophile Peter Holdem. Nigel tries to understand Holdem and other sexual abusers, and examines if they are ever redeemable.
Jason Somerville
E8
Jason SomervilleNigel investigates the life of Jason Somerville, an illiterate loner and necrophiliac, who murdered two women and hid their bodies under the floorboards of his home.
Victims
E9
VictimsNigel Latta looks at how normal people cope when faced with a real life nightmare - losing a loved one through a violent crime.