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Offender Database Joseph Samoa

Joseph Sam Samoa

Alias

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Offences

Co-offender of Ese Junior Falealii in armed robberies of a pizza bar in Howick and an ASB bank in Mangere respectively resulting in the murders of Marcus Doig and John Vaughn.
Also the attempted murder of John Wilfred Bell.

Victims

Marcus Doig
John Vaughan

Offender Affiliations

Ese Junior Falealii
Pago Savaiinaea
William Johansson
Kenneth Kitiseni

Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1975

Current Location

Prison

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to life with a 22 year non-parole period in February 2004.
Earliest parole date May 2024

Background
NZ Herald story here and here
Appeal dismissed in August 2004, detailed here
This One News story with a video clip gives details about their sentencing and about the judge’s comments.

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