Several years ago, Appalachian true crime podcaster Emily Nestor created the podcast Mile Marker 181, investigating the mysterious death of local Jaleayah Davis. 

The podcast attracted millions of listeners, but Emily was confronted with a turn in the story - and faced telling her listeners that there may not be any murder or crime, at all. 

Emily’s story is the basis for a new documentary, Citizen Sleuth, which is screening as part of this year's DocEdge festival. 

Director Chris Kasick and Emily Nestor herself examined the ethical questions raised by true crime podcasts.

"A lot of people go into true crime, as content creators, with this idea of creating more content. And I think mine was a little bit backwards - and there are other people like that, where they really have a passion case, and it's not about making the content, it's about getting more eyes on the case." 

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Several years ago, Appalachian true crime podcaster Emily Nestor created the podcast Mile Marker 181, investigating the mysterious death of local Jaleayah Davis. 
The podcast attracted millions of listeners, but Emily was confronted with a turn in the story - and faced telling her listeners that there may not be any murder or crime, at all. 
Emily’s story is the basis for a new documentary, Citizen Sleuth, which is screening as part of this year's DocEdge festival. 
Director Chris Kasick and Emily Nestor herself examined the ethical questions raised by true crime podcasts.
"A lot of people go into true crime, as content creators, with this idea of creating more content. And I think mine was a little bit backwards - and there are other people like that, where they really have a passion case, and it's not about making the content, it's about getting more eyes on the case." 
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Chris Kasick and Emily Nestor: Citizen Sleuth director and true crime podcaster on their new documentary screening at DocEdge festival

We Solve Murders by Richard Osman - more brilliant, gentle crime from the author who gave us The Thursday Murder Club. He’s taking a break from that series and has started a new one, centred around a family - Amy, who’s a bodyguard, her father in law Steve – a quiet, eccentric homebody ex cop - and his son Adam. There’s a charming wit and interplay between the characters – and a globe-hopping plot - which makes this a real pleasure to read.

Kingmaker by Sonia Purnell - Pamela Churchill Harriman was a fascinating figure – she married Winston Churchill’s son Randolph – it was not a success – but was recruited as a courtesan to secure useful information for the British government during WW2. She eventually moved to America and married twice more , eventually being appointed as the US ambassador to France. Her story is remarkable, she was a singular figure.

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<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 16px 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">Kingmaker by Sonia Purnell - Pamela Churchill Harriman was a fascinating figure – she married Winston Churchill’s son Randolph – it was not a success – but was recruited as a courtesan to secure useful information for the British government during WW2. She eventually moved to America and married twice more , eventually being appointed as the US ambassador to France. Her story is remarkable, she was a singular figure.
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Whitcoulls Recommends: We Solve Murders and Kingmaker

Over in Hawaii, tourism officials are looking to encourage Kiwi tourists to check out their island community for the summer.

Hawaiian Airlines has brought back their direct seasonal service to New Zealand and they're encouraging travellers to support local communities through their latest global campaign.

BloggerAtLarge writer Megan Singleton says the new 'The People, The Place, The Hawaiian Islands' is designed to showcase the region's food, music, culture and local events.

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Over in&nbsp;Hawaii, tourism officials are looking to encourage Kiwi tourists to check out their island community for the summer.
Hawaiian Airlines has brought back their direct seasonal service to New Zealand and they're encouraging travellers to support local communities through their latest global campaign.
BloggerAtLarge writer Megan Singleton says the new 'The People, The Place, The Hawaiian Islands' is designed to showcase the region's food, music, culture and local events.
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Megan Singleton: BloggerAtLarge.com writer on Hawaiian Airlines bringing back routes for summer season

In this week's edition of the Sunday Panel, 818 director Chris Henry and Capital director Ben Thomas joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the week - and more!

Daylight saving has officially kicked in - how do we feel? Are we excited for the warmer weather?

Transport Minister Simeon Brown has unveiled some new changes to speed limits, with all blanket reductions on local streets, arterial roads, and state highways set to be reversed by July next year. Do we agree with these changes? 

Over 35,000 people took to the streets in Dunedin to protest the Government pushing pause on the city's new hospital project. What do we make of this?

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In this week's edition of the Sunday Panel, 818 director Chris Henry and Capital director Ben Thomas joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the week - and more!
Daylight saving has officially kicked in - how do we feel? Are we excited for the warmer weather?
Transport Minister Simeon Brown has unveiled some new changes to speed limits, with all blanket reductions on local streets, arterial roads, and state highways set to be reversed by July next year. Do we agree with these changes?&nbsp;
Over 35,000 people took to the streets in Dunedin to protest the Government pushing pause on the city's new hospital project. What do we make of this?
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Chris Kasick and Emily Nestor: Citizen Sleuth director and true crime podcaster on their new documentary screening at DocEdge festival

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