The Black Widow

How One Woman Got Justice for Her Murdered Brother
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The Black Widow almost got away with murder. But then her sister-in-law became suspicious... The infamous Black Widow case shocked the nation. An average-looking suburban housewife carefully staged her husband's 'suicide'. At first, it looked like she might get away with murder, but then her sister-in-law,... Read More
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The Black Widow

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The Black Widow almost got away with murder. But then her sister-in-law became suspicious...

The infamous Black Widow case shocked the nation. An average-looking suburban housewife carefully staged her husband's 'suicide'. At first, it looked like she might get away with murder, but then her sister-in-law, Lee-Anne Cartier, became suspicious and started gathering evidence and presenting it to the police.

Unfortunately, they didn't believe it was enough to get a conviction and signed the death off as suicide. Lee-Anne then drove the case at the inquest, and a finding of 'No proof of suicide' was pivotal in getting the police to reopen the case.

Helen Milner, who became known as the Black Widow, was eventually convicted of murder and is now serving out her sentence in Arohata Prison. This book tells how Lee-Anne persevered and put together many strands of information to crack the case wide open.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143574309

Publisher: Penguin Group (NZ)

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 August 2016

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Penguin Books (NZ)

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 406g

Pages: 288

About the Author

Lee-Anne Cartier solved her brother's murder case. She is a single mother of four, based in Australia. After her fight for justice, and inspired by people she met along the way, Lee-Anne is now studying for a Bachelor of Criminology and Justice at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. She hopes to eventually work within the criminal justice system to improve the long and stressful journey of other victims.

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