In March 2003, Sara Niethe drove out to a property at Kaihere, on the Hauraki Plains, and was never seen again. She was 32 years old, a mother of three. Neither she nor her car has ever been found.
Twenty three years later, the man at the centre of it has told four different versions of that day, has served his sentence, and has never said where she is.
In season seven of Guilt, Ryan Wolf takes up the search for Sara Niethe. New episodes coming very soon.
WE NEED YOUR HELP
This season is an active search, and the people who can end it are almost certainly reading this.
We want to hear from you if:
- You knew Sara Niethe, or knew Mark Pakenham, or knew anyone around him in 2003
- You lived, worked, farmed or hunted around Kaihere, Ngatea, Patetonga or the wider Hauraki and Thames districts in 2003
- You saw a light green 1987 Honda Civic hatchback, registration NH4050, in 2003 or at any time since
- You know of ground that was dug, filled, drained or built over around that time, or of a digger being used somewhere it had no reason to be
- Somebody once told you something about this, and you have carried it since
How to reach us
THE CASE, IN BRIEF
Sara Niethe was last seen on Sunday 30 March 2003, having driven to a property at Kaihere in the Hauraki district. Her light green 1987 Honda Civic hatchback, registration NH4050, disappeared with her and has never been located.
In 2011, Mark Pakenham was charged with her murder. In February 2013 he pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter, on the basis that he administered methamphetamine to Sara and that she died. He was sentenced in August 2013 to six years and seven months, and released on parole in 2016. He has never disclosed the location of her body or her car.
Please note: Mark Pakenham was convicted of manslaughter, not murder.
CREDITS
Written and presented by Ryan Wolf and the Brevity Studios Team.
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Guilt, season seven: Searching for Sara.
Contains references to drug use and the death of a woman. Please take care while listening.
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