Sensing Murder - Season 2

First aired: 9/4/2007 11 episodes

Episodes

1. Sensing Murder - Insight

Aired: 9/4/2007

Sensing Murder Insight (screening TV2, 8:30pm Tuesday 4th September 2007) launches a new series of Sensing Murder on New Zealand television. Police detectives from around New Zealand reveal exciting new developments sparked by the Sensing Murder psychics in Series 1. And, for the first time, the Sensing Murder filming process is laid bare as die-hard sceptic and professional clinical psychologist Nigel Latta scrutinises a full psychic read.

2. In Too Deep - Aaron Hopa

Aired: 11/11/2007

In 1999, Kiwi engineer Aaron Hopa and his English colleague Robert Glazzard were murdered on board a survey ship in the Persian Gulf in. Aaron's father is the sole policeman in the South Island town of Geraldine and is convinced at least one of the 28 men on board the ship is responsible. Psychics Deb Webber and Kelvin Cruickshank investigate.

3. The Girl In The Ditch - Agnes Ali'iva'a

Aired: 9/18/2007

When 12 year old Agnes Ali'iva'a drowned in a ditch in 1992, the police initially thought her death was accidental. It was four years before public and political pressure forced police to re-investigate her death. A second coroner's inquest confirmed that Agnes had drowned under suspicious circumstances and a second police team concluded they were dealing with a possible homicide. Psychics Sue Nicholson and Deb Webber investigate the suspicious death of young Agnes.

4. Last Orders - Kevin O'Loughlin

Aired: 9/25/2007

In 1993, devoted father Kevin O'Loughlin came face to face with the dark side of sunny Nelson when he was brutally stabbed to death after a night out on the town. Police believe Kevin was killed by more than one person but, to this day, the identity of his murderers remains a mystery. Psychics Kelvin Cruickshank and Deb Webber investigate Kevin's murder.

5. Taken For A Ride - Simon Buis

Aired: 10/2/2007

54 year old Simon Buis was savagely beaten and kicked to death in an Auckland park in 1980 by persons unknown. To this day, his killers have evaded capture. Simon was a gifted photographer, who socialised with some of New Zealand's best known artists. Friend Tim Shadbolt described him as a "philosopher" and a "Socrates type" who enjoyed a good debate. His murder devastated his family and shocked Auckland's artistic community. Psychics Sue Nicholson and Deb Webber turn to the spirit world for answers

6. Lost For Words - Jayne Furlong

Aired: 10/9/2007

Spirited teenager Jayne Furlong dreamed of becoming a child psychologist - instead, she ended up a prostitute. In 1993, 17 year old Jayne vanished from her patch on Auckland's Karangahape Road. Police suspect that Jayne was murdered -- but, to this day, her body has not been found. Her disappearance is investigated by psychics Deb Webber and Kelvin Cruickshank.

7. A Mother's Worst Nightmare - Amber-Lee Cruickshank

Aired: 10/16/2007

Otautau toddler Amber-Lee, aged two and a half, vanished from Kingston at the southern tip of Lake Wakatipu on October 17, 1992.

8. Long Way Home - Judy Yorke

Aired: 10/23/2007

25 year old Te Puke woman Judy Yorke was a devoted solo Mum who adored her kids. When she missed her daughter’s Fourth birthday party, her family knew something was terribly wrong and reported her missing. Kelvin Cruickshank and Sue Nicholson investigate.

9. The Great Pretender - Garth Doull

Aired: 10/30/2007

42 year old Garth Doull was last seen on the 17th of August boarding a ship in Wellington harbour. Police don’t know if he died on that day, or at a later stage. A newspaper found in his bedroom was dated two weeks later, suggesting he may have died after the 17th. Police could not find a murder scene, nor could they narrow down a motive for murder. Garth had swindled many people, but he was a small time crook and police did not believe he’d angered enough to warrant them killing him. Garth’s sisters, who are still traumatised by his murder, remember a scared Garth fleeing Auckland shortly before his death. Did his past catch up with him somehow? In The Great Pretender, presented by Rebecca Gibney, psychics Deb Webber and Kelvin Cruickshank attempt to tune into Garth Doull’s spirit to answer the questions that have baffled police for all these years. When did Garth die? How did he die? Where? Why? And who killed him?

10. Into Thin Air - Jim Donnelly

Aired: 11/6/2007

Jim Donnelly was a hard-working family man living a quiet life in suburban Auckland. For 20 years he’d worked as a scientist at the Glenbrook Steel Mill, south of Auckland. On the 21st of June 2004, he simply vanished into thin air…Deb Webber and Sue Nicholson investigate his disappearance.

11. Sensing Murder - Psychics Revealed

Aired: 11/13/2007

Behind the scenes with the psychics on the show.