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Offender Database John Barlow

John Robert Barlow

Alias

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Offences

Murdered Eugene and Gene Thomas in February 1994 in Wellington

Victims

Gene Thomas
Eugene Thomas

Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1947

Current Location

At large

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to life with a minimum of fourteen years in December 1995
Parole granted August 2010

Background
NZ Herald story here
Parole Board decision detailed here
Data from "Will to Kill" by Fred McLean, IPL Books
John Barlow killed his two victims, who were father and son, over a financial dispute. They were shot in the office building in which they worked on a weekday afternoon.
See also here at crime.co.nz site

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