Ernie’s* journey from suspect to eye-witness is shrouded in secrecy and controversy. We look at how police came to place their entire case on Ernie’s* shoulders. And for the first time, Ernie* himself describes his role in the case against Ross Appelgren, and the terror of being in prison and labelled a Nark.
*Names have been changed as they have name suppression or to protect their identity
Read more stories and see images from Nark on the RNZ website
Special thanks to everyone who helped bring this podcast to life, especially Julie Appelgren and Suzanne Young.
And thanks to Ngā Taonga and Mediaworks for some of the archival audio.
AI was used to recreate the voice of Ross Appelgren. The only words used were those he wrote or said during his lifetime.
If you have any further information on this case, please email nark@rnz.co.nz