Caught By His Past: How They Got the South Auckland Serial Rapist - Softcover

Caught by His Past

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 213 pages. Cover worn, Foxing On the night of Saturday, July 15th, 1995 a newsflash filled the nation's tel evision screens. Police on Operation Park had arrested a suspect in what was kno wn as the South Auckland serial rape case. He would be appearing in the Otahuhu District Court on Monday. That announcement ended what had been one of the longe st running police investigations in New Zealand's history.Caught by the Past is the inside story of that investigation and arrest.It is the story of Joseph Step henson Thompson, a man who had become one of the most wanted men in New Zealand criminal History. A man who had developed an extensive criminal record but who n o one, not even the police, suspected of terrorising MAnukau City over a 12 year period.It is also a story of Operation Park.Operation Park was the name given t o the police investigation team which came to be led by Detective Inspector John Manning. A team which broke new ground in police investigation of rape in New Z ealand and scored success through its intense dedication, leadership, teamwork a nd vision.Through in-depth interviews with the police and many other people invo lved in the case, Jan Corbett has been able to present an enthralling story of d etection which ranks with the most gripping whodunits.Jan Corbett is an experien ced Auckland journalist who wrote for Metro for 11 years. In that time her work featured in national journalism awards 14 times. Artikel-Nr. 600aa

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