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Benning, Alf, 1911-1996. Worked as an SPCA inspector. Photographs of him at work trapping feral cats were published in the Evening Post on 16 March 1977. Later that year, he murdered his wife Elizabeth (Betty) at their home on Standen Street in Karori. There are 1 related items to this topic.
Jun 18, 2020 · The year was 1977 and on a quiet Karori street, Alf Benning brutally murdered his wife Betty Benning. Her body parts were discovered buried beneath a freshly planted apple tree in the backyard. The killing is the subject of the black comedy film How to Murder Your Wife which was released in 2015.
Jun 5, 2015 · Alfred Benning, a retired SPCA inspector, lived the high life for 11 days before being arrested for strangling his wife, Elizabeth. The 65-year-old met prostitutes at transvestite Carmen’s notorious cafe in Wellington, and hired one of them to be his housekeeper.
Jul 12, 2021 · Case #016 - How To Murder Your Wife. In 1977 on a quiet Karori street, Alf Benning brutally murdered his wife Betty. Her body parts were discovered buried beneath a freshly planted apple tree in the backyard. Alf had copies of books borrowed from the local library about getting away with murder.
In 1977, Alfred Benning murdered his wife Elizebeth in Wellington, New Zealand... And it’s become a small source of fascination in recent years, spawning a TV movie “How to Murder your Wife.”. However, sources are few and far between, and it’s difficult to differentiate actual events from the sensationalized film, all my searches ...
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) inspector Alf Benning carries cages with wild cats, captured near the Beehive (New Zealand’s Parliament Buildings, in Wellington) in 1977. As well as helping to enforce animal welfare legislation, inspectors intervene to prevent the ...
How a man killed his wife to please his dog and buried her under an apple tree in Karori. Read the shocking story of Alfred Benning on Stuff.
