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Offender Database Douglas Thompson

Douglas Arthur Thompson

Alias

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Offences

Shot Paul Allen and Helen Johns to death in Rongotea in the Manawatu on December 16, 2001

Victims

Paul Allen
Helen Johns

Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1944

Current Location

Prison

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced in August 2002 to "life" with a minimum non-parole period of 12 years
Eligible for parole from December 2013

Background
NZ Home City story here
Brief Herald story here

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