What happened
British traveler Grace Millane was killed in Auckland in December 2018 while visiting New Zealand during a backpacking trip.
The investigation
Police used CCTV, digital records and the movements of a man she had met through a dating app to reconstruct her final hours. Her body was later recovered in the Waitākere Ranges.
What the courts or investigators concluded
Jesse Kempson was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period.
Why the case remains significant
The case prompted international discussion about victim-blaming in homicide trials and about the way intimate behavior is presented when a victim cannot answer allegations made about them.
Case context
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