John Beckenridge
Search for missing pair turns overseas
Police are speaking to overseas associates of John Beckenridge, who disappeared with his 11-year-old stepson nearly two years ago.
What happened to the Beckenridges?
It is a real possibility a boy and his step father who went missing one year ago are still alive, a private investigator says. Audio
Private Investigator says Beckenridge pair likely alive
A private investigator who has been following the Beckenridge case for a year says John Beckenridge has multiple aliases and access to several passports. Audio
Police hopeful John Beckenridge and his stepson are alive
This Sunday marks one year since Invercargill schoolboy Mike Zhao-Beckenridge and his stepfather, John Beckenridge, went missing. The missing persons case remains open. Audio
Beckenridge possibly in PNG
John Beckenridge who disappeared with his stepson may have turned up in Papua New Guinea using an alias. Private Investigator Trevor Morley gives his view on what Beckenridge may do next. Audio
The Beckenridge mystery
Former police officer Trevor Morley joins the Panel to discuss the disappearance of Mike Zhao-Beckenridge and his step father John Beckenridge. Audio
Missing boy and step-father probably in the car
The police say all evidence points to eleven year old Mike Zhao-Beckenridge and his stepfather being in the car when it went over a cliff in the Catlins, despite no human remains being found. Audio
Live from the scene of the Curio Bay 4WD recovery operation
In the next hour police divers are due to attempt to pull a wrecked four-wheel drive from Curio Bay in the Caitlins in the hope of solving the mystery of missing Southland boy Mike Zhao-Beckenridge. Audio
Police to try again to pull car out of ocean
The police will try again on Wednesday to pull out of the sea the car belonging to the step-father of an 11 year-old Invercargill boy missing for months. Audio
Police reveal evidence missing boy in murder-suicide
The police searching for a missing Southland boy for almost a month have revealed all the evidence so far points to him being the victim of a murder-suicide by his step-father Audio
Missing Southland Boy likely victim of murder-suicide- police
Southland police searching for a missing boy at Curio Bay say evidence points to a tragic murder-suicide and that John Beckenridge drove his step-son off a cliff into the sea. Audio