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  1. After a five-month investigation the police arrested Scott Watson, a resident of Picton. At trial, he was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of seventeen years. [1] The police investigation and subsequent trial generated considerable media attention and public debate.

  2. Scott Watson, convicted killer of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope, who were last seen in the Marlborough Sounds early on New Year's Day 1998.

  3. Jun 16, 2024 · The decision on double murderer Scott Watson's latest - and possibly last - bid for freedom will not be known for months, the Court of Appeal has indicated.

  4. Jun 9, 2024 · Scott Watson has spent around half his life in prison for the murders of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope. It's a crime he says he didn't commit.

  5. Watson is found guilty and convicted of Ben and Olivia’s murders following a lengthy trial. Controversy has followed parts of the Crown’s case against Watson ever since. Water taxi driver Guy Wallace said he dropped Ben and Oliva and the mystery man to a ketch, which is a two-masted boat.

  6. Double murderer Scott Watsons lawyer has slammed the police tactics used to identify his client as the killer of Blenheim friends, Ben Smart and Olivia Hope in 1998.

  7. Jan 3, 2018 · It's hoped a new development against murderer Scott Watson will put the case to rest for good. Investigative journalist Ian Wishart says an admission from key witness Guy Wallace, during an ...