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Offender Database Tony Wilkins

Tony John Wilkins

Alias

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Offences

Murders of Craig Merryweather in the Lindis Pass in the South Island
and Grant Coldstream in Palmerston North, in 1987 and 1989 respectively.

Victims

Craig Merryweather
Grant Coldstream

Offender Affiliations

Jason Dermer
Duncan Mitchell

Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1969

Current Location

Currently at large

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to just ten years in June 1990
Released on parole July 2004

Background
This was a cold-blooded execution, without clear motive. The murder weapon was a single shot .22 rifle, which meant that it needed to be reloaded after each shot. Even after several bullets, the victim still was buried alive.
Tony Wilkins was the primary offender.
NZ Herald story here

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