22 Dec 2020

Grace Millane's killer named as Jesse Kempson

From Midday Report, 12:08 pm on 22 December 2020

The man who murdered the British backpacker, Grace Millane, has been named as Jesse Shane Kempson.

Jesse Shane Kempson

Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook

Kempson's name has been kept secret by the courts for more than two years, but suppression lapsed today, when the Supreme Court denied his last-ditch appeal.

It can also be revealed he has a raft of convictions for sexual violation, following two trials in the High Court in Auckland this year.

RNZ's reporter, Sarah Robson, has been following the case and spoke to Meriana Johnsen.