Gone Fishing

Gail Maney spent 15 years in prison for putting a hit on a man who stole drugs from her. She always insisted she knows nothing about his disappearance. The podcast that sparked a new investigation.

Explicit language, violence and adult themes

Produced and hosted by Amy Maas and Adam Dudding

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The Fire

Episode 1
Gail Maney has served 15 years in jail for ordering the 1989 murder of young Auckland tyre-fitter Deane Fuller-Sandys. But she says she never knew him. In fact, she thinks he wasn’t even murdered.
Convicted murderer Gail Maney.

The Fisherman

Episode 2
For years, Deane Fuller-Sandys was thought to have drowned while fishing at Whatipu. But did police get it right when they later decided Deane was the Larnoch Road “body in the boot”?
A portrait of murder victim Deane Fuller-Sandys.

Good Westie, Bad Westie

Episode 3
Gail Maney had a tough West Auckland upbringing, but she wasn’t a bad kid. Then in the 1990s she slid into a life of hard drugs, petty crime and prostitution. But does that really mean she’s a killer?
Tania Wilson and Gail Maney (reading classifieds).

The Forest

Episode 4
A terrified witness contacts police. Revelations about a young woman’s murder force detectives to reconsider everything they thought they knew about the Deane Fuller-Sandys case.
Street scenes around Auckland's Karangahape Road.

Liar Liar

Episode 5
Two historic murder investigations merge into one. But how can police figure out what actually happened, when their key witnesses keep changing their stories?
Former police detective Mark Franklin.

The Man with the Black Eyes

Episode 6
The media called him a “stone cold killer”, but the truth about Stephen Stone is a bit more complicated than that.
Stephen Stone.

The Trials of Gail Maney

Episode 7
As Gail Maney and three others go on trial for murder, flaws in the prosecution case come to light.
A portrait of convicted murderer Gail Maney.

Gone Fishing

Episode 8
A key witness comes forward with new information that could vindicate Gail Maney, and the lead detective reflects on where his investigation might have gone wrong.
A portrait of convicted murderer Gail Maney.

Bonus Episode: Update 2019

Bonus episode
More rumours emerge, another witness recants and Gail Maney finds new allies in her fight to prove she’s innocent.
Photo by Jason Dorday.

The Appeal

Episode 10
27 years after she was convicted, the case against Gail Maney for the murder of Deane Fuller-Sandys has collapsed. What happens now? 
Murder, strong language

UNRAVEL: Blood on the Tracks

Bonus episode
If you can't get enough of Gone Fishing, then have a listen to Unravel, a new true crime podcast series from our colleagues over at the ABC.
Gone Fishing.

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