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# Appeal of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/appeal-of-the-day/
- Published: 2024-06-09T18:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-06-09T03:33:31.000Z
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Crime, General, Law, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-06-28 02:24

> More than 26 years ago, friends [Ben Smart and Olivia Hope](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/sounds-murders/?ref=goodoil.news) celebrated New Year’s Eve at Furneaux Lodge in the Marlborough Sounds. \[…\]  
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> There’s been no trace of Ben and Olivia since the early hours of New Year’s Day. Their bodies and possessions have never been found.  
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> On Monday the Court of Appeal will begin hearing a second appeal from the man convicted of their murders, Scott Watson.  
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> Watson was convicted of double-murder in 1999 following a [three-month jury trial in the Wellington High Court.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ben-smart-olivia-hope-murder-the-crown-case-against-scott-watson/KGW53ICGNBC33ORAMLNPYTNSXU/?ref=goodoil.news) He was sentenced to life-imprisonment and ordered to serve at least 17 years in jail.  
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> *[NZ Herald](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/scott-watson-court-of-appeal-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-convicted-murders-fight-to-clear-his-name/NDY5QZQMHBDSXJLJLZ6YOZCO34/?ref=goodoil.news)*

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