A summary of my experiences leading up to and writing this book. Aspects of this chapter may shock the naive. Enjoy.
Recent developments have publicly re-named Karl Lobb as the likely murderer of a South Auckland farmer Murray Christensen. I consciously forgot the details of this brouhaha between an up and coming lawyer, her grandparents and the deceased farmer’s sisters, I went straight to these claims that name and shame various figures within the corruption of old, some of whom I know personally to be somewhat bent, shall we say?
As part of my research into the Crewe Murders, over the years I (like many others) have “messed” with a lady called Lynette Stevens, sister of the deceased farmer Murray Christensen, and her other sister a Sandra Heke in Australia.
My, “You’re never going to get justice for your brother Lynette. Just let it go will you?” always came back with a simple “No!” You’re way too verbose and untargeted to her sister Sandra too, never altered things either.
Things though today methinks are different. Transpancy and truth seem to begin to rule. I think that Karl Lobb may just be arrested, now before he goes. I don’t know by whom or when but I do see things coming clean – somehow!
And why now? Well yesterday I heard these words, “Dennis, your book I Fed the Baby really set things alive for us all! For the first time things really started to make sense!“
So with your work being appreciated and having a real impact, I now get into more . . .
The background to Karl Lobb
I was shown information that I used to determine to my satisfaction that Karl deceived. He has actually done this for many years but that is another story. It is my understanding that not only did Karl drive the Crewes bodies the Thursday morning from their woolshed up to Crewes’ run-off land but that as a friend of Len Demlers (who wasn’t in those days?) he knew and knows a lot more than he let on. “Best all left alone now!” I think is sadly how he has and still puts it.
Hmmm. I wonder which voice that parrots?
The Secret Witness Mr X
I’ve previously shown how Karl was the ‘secret’ (Mr X) Crown witness who not only lied to the RCOI but was coaxed into those lies about Arthur Allan Thomas. He was, and did.
Judges Fisher – Above the Law
I met Robert Fisher myself in person when I lived in Samoa and wandered into a neighbouring courtroom. I found his arrogance and cultural insensitivity to be in the upper levels. Robert was one of a few judges who had gotten themselves caught viewing porn while using court computers in NZ and Helen Clark’s political posturing about how judges needed to be seen as . . . blah, blah, blah . . . meant that he was forced to ‘step to one side’. Despite this moniker of “the porn judge” nothing seemed to stick on this slippery dude, clearly one who was ‘above the law’, despite his assistance dished out to big names, such as the Fletchers, the racing community and politicians all in for their share etc.
The Psychiatric
There is a saying that “birds of a feather – flock together” meaning that people of like mind will gravitate towards each other. This is only natural as women tend to mix with women, race with race etc. I DO NOT claim that I understand Karl yet properly but I have heard others call him a “fruitloop”, “nutcase”, “evil” and “nasty” man which all indicates to me that Karl had an ‘unnatural’ capacity to do or see or to empathise with ASD, e.g. Len Demler.
Murray’s Killer
You gotta give them their due, Murray’s sisters never give up! We now come to the proof that Karl Lobb did in fact murder Murray Christensen. I printed off heaps of resources a couple of years ago and read through it all. There are two types of proof available with a court system, evidential and circumstantial. These girls have them both so why the matter has not gone to trial has to be political decision-making, probably from a very high level and probably within more than one source too. I see that the reason that Karl Lobb can and has killed and gotten way with it for so long is that there are people who DO NOT want Karl on the stand and talking. Karl knows way too much and it seems to me that he had lied and covered up for far too long.
Lynette Stevens says
Dennis we are blown away with this expose of our brother’s killer Karl Lobb (we call murderer because he attempted to kill Murray 2 months before succeeding.) He has been a protected species (by the system) for too long and people pretend to think it isn’t linked to the covered up Crewe murders but many of us who have sought the facts, can see otherwise. Lobb was Secret Crown witness Mr X against Arthur Thomas in the Royal Commission and was coaxed to lie under oath… you are prepared to stand up and do what is right Dennis and that is a rare trait. Thank you so much on behalf of my family and many Facebook friends who support our endeavors for exposing those who have lied in these old cases like the Crewe murders.
dennis says
Thanks Lynette
Your ‘hands off’ role and 100% support is appreciated but makes it harder for me.
Over the next few weeks as I work my way through some of these issues it is my intention to not only get the Murray Christensen story out there but to name names so that others can see what the real story is, who is holding things back from proper investigation and why so.
Sandra Heke says
Hi Dennis – Lynette has said it all above but I’d just like to re-iterate how grateful I am to you for helping us expose Karl Lobb. We’ve often been accused by many of having an agenda but I could never accept that as justice is no more or no less than what any kiwi should have expected – for Murray in death as well as for Murray’s daughter he left behind. Murray didn’t get that BECAUSE Karl Lobb got immunity from Police as he was their Corrupt: Crown Witness. Even though he’s never been entitled to any immunity because Police were/are supposed to Bind the Crown under their own legislation within the Policing Act.. They are obligated to Bind the Crown as per the legal principles set by the full court of the High Court of NZ in effect of Free Pardon for Arthur. Yet here they are producing a perjured exhibit to the Bench in Pukekohe to get Lobb off in Murray’s case. It was Police AND Lobb in the Thomas RCOI so when Lobb killed Murray’ all those years later, (PolicE VERSUS Lobb), they had to ensure Lobb didn’t get up on the stand: so as well as that perjured exhibit they made up some non disclosure issue and said that Karl couldn’t successfully be prosecuted. Never mind Police didn’t disclose to us that Lobb was their secret witness who perjured himself for corrupt Police to implicate Arthur. All those years ago. Never mind, the Police are still implicating Arthur as being the potential murderer of the Crewes in their Police Review of the Crewe murders which breaches the legal principles set out by the full Court of the High Court which states Arthur can never be accused of the crime again. The Police also based their Review on Paul Neazor’s report which is an unconstitutional document. Sir Keith Holyoake, then Governor General breached Letters Patent in the Thomas RCOI to give the findings of Justice Taylor to Paul Neazor, Solicitor General and not Jim McLay, Attorney General, Chief Law Officer of the Crown. Paul Neazor wasn’t even constitutionally able to undertake that role in 1982 (to negate prosecuting Hutton &’ co as per the recommendations of Justice Taylor) because it wasn’t until after 1986, when the 1852 NZ Constitution Act was repealed, that he, a Solicitor Genera could have ‘potentially’ acted in that role which previously only an Attorney General could undertake. And surprise surprise, it wasn’t until after 1986, that Paul Neazor’s report was publically accessible. Sir Keith Holyoake whose cousin/nephew was none other than Ian Holyoake – NZ POLICE – who was in a Senior Role working on serious crimes (Crewes?) who did a favour for his mates Hutton & co to ensure they weren’t prosecuted. We have an evidentiary fax from Ian Holyoake, Assistant Commissioner to the Region Commander Auckland – subject title – Major investigations – Quality Control – in which he speaks about the Bain case, and Dougherty cases ‘to assist me to gain an appreciation of the Dougherty case, can you provide me a summary of the whole situation, so that I can determine and advise the Commissioner on ANY ACTION THAT MAY BE NECESSARY TO PRESERVE OR RESTORE OUR REPUTATION’ and therein lies what we knew all along. The Police’s reputation became more important to them than the rule of law. Although Ian Holyoake retired in 1999, we all know that that is still the culture within NZ Police to protect their reputation over the rule of law, as is evidentiary when they still implicate Arthur in the Police Review, when they provide a perjured exhibit to the Bench to get Lobb off, – their protected corrupt witness.
These Ministers of the Crown, have abused the Official Information Act all these years also to instead defer requests sought about new information, redacted Appendices 1 etc, by deferring to Crown Law (who do not hold the official information without prejudice – going as far back as Paul Neazor acting unconstitutionally,), to NZ Police, the Ombudsmans Office, the IPCA, the Privacy Commission but all along they ALL breached their own Oaths to Bind the Crown when they deny those legal principles set out by the full court of the High Court in effect of Free Pardon AND as long as Police are STILL implicating him as the potential murderer. Even single person within those agencies who used other sections within their individual legislation to deny transparency, to withhold or redact information, has abused their Oaths and the legislation because none of those sections used to deny access to the public, overides the Section within the same legislation which states BIND THE CROWN.
And there is so much more. Natalie’ Walker/Fletchers with her conflict of interest in with the later prosecution against Arthur. We have made an official complaint to Judith Collins re the evidentiary information as to how Natalie Walker has breached her role in Terms of a Crown Solicitor re conflict of interest and the obligations she had to her Client (Rochelle Crewe during the Police Review of the Crewe murders) where she failed to advise her that the Police couldn’t actually still point the finger at Arthur,, failed to provide her information which had come to light during the Review and didn’t advise her client of the information within Appendices 1 which would have meant Rochelle would have realised her grandfather and Aunty could NOT be excluded from being the murderers after all and they had motive – as you have long established Dennis! Thank you!) The Police who breached their own terms of Reference of their Review, by still Implicating Arthur and basing their Review on Paul Neazor’s report, then advise Rochelle Crewe that her grandfather and Aunty (who she now called Mum) could be excluded (lies) knowing that that would be what Rochelle wanted and needed to hear.
Thank you once again Dennis for everything you have done and are doing. It all became clearer after reading your facts. [Personal comments redacted] … to be able to put this out to the universe and pray justice will prevail for so many victims. And especially that Arthur gets his Apology he has long deserved.
dennis says
Hi Sandra. This comment is way more than is appropriate for this blog but I have noted you willingness to modify your approach and thank you for that. Without going into a lot of detail I have seen and read a lot of your and Lynette’s work in the last few years and I think it si appropriate for me to work away at making the Karl Lobb story simple for the public to understand. I will revert to you when it is appropriate to get your feedback.
Sandra Heke says
Oh and Dennis, I’m not being defensive just because Lynette’s my sister, but ‘hands off’ she can’t be labelled. She has been relentless with OIA’s etc to get to this point, with so many responses etc, where the pattern becomes clear. The abuse of the Official Information Act by so many is what Lynette has exposed. I WAS hands off for a while but I’m saying that, I needed that respite and every peace of information (evidentiary)!we have now, is because we weren’t hands off and Lynette especially. People
‘talk to her’.
As to where we go from here to get Karl Lobb prosecuted, I still believe it will take a collective effort but actually think now that the first step has to be for the Attorney General to liaise with the GG to make the Police Review unconstitutional (which it is). There is a reason Judith Collins won’t respond to our Official Information request about the Holyoakes and Paul Neazor! Because they too then know that’s the start. Apology for Arthur – Karl Lobb prosecuted and potentially some Crown Solicitors. I’ll forward you the OIA’s and official complaint Natalie Walker.. no response
dennis says
Lynette has trusted me 100% with the interpretation and telling of Murray’s story so in that regard she is indeed very hands-off – for or to me, anyway!