![]() ![]() On its right sleeve were seven small holes where the bullet passed through the bunched material without striking Faulkner’s arm, before it grazed his chin and entered his chest.įor the bullet to go through his clothing in such a way Faulkner would have been crouching with his right elbow above his shoulder. Newton tells the documentary the sweatshirt was a “key piece of evidence in the investigation”.ĮSR senior forensic scientist Angus Newton says the Faulkner case “is unique in that we were able to reconstruct almost everything that occurred at the scene at that moment the shot was fired”. He concluded there would have been at least 50 centimetres between the gun and Faulkner. “There was nothing like this on sweatshirt, so we knew Mr Faulkner couldn't have been holding the barrel when it was fired.” Shots fired at such close range left clear burn marks. Newton tested this in the lab using fabric. Mills initially told police Faulkner was holding the gun’s muzzle when it went off. Human tissue and blood marks show Faulkner was near the wall when the shot was fired. Using the hole in the Gib and mark in the bricks, Newton worked out the trajectory of the bullet – it was fired slightly downwards. The bullet went through Faulkner then hit the flat’s Gib before striking bricks. In the documentary, Newton explains how Faulkner was shot in the chest. This cast doubt on Mills’ comments about Faulkner pulling the weapon. Additionally, a sawn-off piece of gun barrel at the flat matched the weapon, while the pistol grip came from a BB gun also found at the property. “It’s really sad to think that somebody has lost their life over what on the face of it would appear to be a $140 deal that hasn’t gone quite so well.”Īn expended cartridge case found at the scene matched the one discharged when Faulkner was shot. “It had been horribly modified into a very dangerous weapon,” Detective Senior Sergeant Craig Sheridan says. Instead, each round needed to be loaded into the chamber. He examined the gun, which had been shortened and its wooden stock replaced with a plastic pistol grip. His initial story to police about what happened was unravelled by forensic science. Jamie Mills pleaded guilty to Faulkner’s murder in 2010. It’s the perfect witness,” ESR senior forensic scientist Angus Newton tells the documentary. After an exhaustive examination of the scene, Faulkner’s clothing and the gun held the key. His explanation was far from the end of getting to the bottom of what happened. ![]() Mills claimed he had no memory of what happened between the incident at the flat and arriving at the police station. Mills said it came from Faulkner’s trousers, then said it came from his jacket. That included inconsistencies in from where Faulkner supposedly pulled the weapon. Faulkner then grabbed the gun and struck Mills with it.īut, then-Detective Brendon Gerrish tells the South Pacific Pictures documentary: “His story has sections of untruths.” Mills told police Faulkner pulled a gun on him, but he grabbed it, stumbled backwards and it fired into Faulkner. During later court cases the Crown said Faulkner went there after receiving texts from Parker’s phone about a $140 drug deal. He said he was alone at the Heretaunga St flat when Faulkner, 32, arrived and the pair argued. Mills soon turned up at Palmerston North’s central police station, asking to speak to a detective. ![]() The pair were drug users and the flat was untidy, with a tablecloth hanging over the front door glass and a CD called Getting Away With Murder playing. Police quickly found out James Andrew Mills, known as Jamie, and Rachel Marie Parker lived there. Faulkner was 32 when he was killed, leaving behind a young child. ![]()
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