True crime cases in Christchurch
4case filesUpdated Jul 7, 2026
Casepin holds 4 case files in Christchurch. By legal status, 3 marked solved and 1 marked overturned.
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- 1954–2023
Case files in Christchurch
The files run from 1954 to 2023. The 1950s hold the most, with 1 file. The oldest is Murder of Honorah Rieper, from 1954.
By type, the largest groups are murder and homicide cases (4), kidnapping and abduction cases (2) and mass shooting cases (1).
None of these files has creator coverage attached yet; each one can still be heard as a narrated case file.
Every file is written from cited sources and pinned where it happened, and every person named carries the legal status the record gives them. Families and anyone involved can request a correction from any file.
This page updates from the published files, so counts and statuses change the day a record does. Open any file for its timeline, its sources and the coverage worth your time, or play it as a narrated case file.
Every case file in Christchurch
Christchurch attack magazines duo — Credit: Brenton TarrantPublic domainSourceSOLVED AudioChristchurch mosque shootingsAl Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand · 2019
SOLVED AudioMurder of Yanfei BaoChristchurch, New Zealand (disappearance and trial); remains found near Lincoln, Canterbury · 2023
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What people ask
How many case files in Christchurch are on Casepin?
4. By status: 3 solved and 1 overturned. The count covers published files only and changes as new files clear review.
What is the oldest of these files?
Murder of Honorah Rieper, from 1954. Open the file
How current is this page?
It rebuilds hourly from the published files; the newest file change here is dated Jul 7, 2026. A status changes only when the record behind it does.