Two slain tourists, lies, and jailhouse snitches: David Tamihere's 34-year legal saga

David Tamihere loses Court of Appeal bid against murder conviction

David Tamihere. Photo: RNZ David Wayne Tamihere has lost his bid to overturn his convictions for the murders of Swedish backpackers Sven Urban Höglin and Heidi Birgitta Paakkonen 34 years ago.

Two slain tourists, lies, and jailhouse snitches: David Tamihere's 34-year legal saga

Swedish backpackers Urban Hoglin, 23, and Heidi Paakkonen, 21, head into the Coromandel Forest Park. It is April 7 or 8. Their white Subaru is seen on April...

David Tamihere loses Court of Appeal bid, found to have murdered Swedish backpackers

Despite false evidence from a jailhouse informant, the Court of Appeal says it is satisfied "beyond reasonable doubt" Tamihere murdered Sven Urban Höglin and Heidi Birgitta Paakkonen in 1980.