GrumpyGel

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Went on a road trip to Dunedin back in Feb. On our way we stopped off at a place called "Olive Grove" - a backpackers, camp site, organic gardens and much more, highland cattle etc etc. A really beautiful idyllic place on a lovely river - A right little slice of paradise.

Spoke to the owner. He was a really nice fella as well. Chatted to him for a while about the place, how the his kids had grown up there etc. His wife was sitting in the sun reading a book while I was chatting to him.

They owned a nice Freelander, and I took a snap of mine parked up next to it...

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f9/wh...-freelander-today-199594-101.html#post2955559

The whole make up of the place was the perfect family living in the perfect setting! I missed it at the time 2 months later, but just been told about this...

Deaths treated as murder-suicide - national | Stuff.co.nz

Evidently he murdered his wife, then took off in the Freelander down SH1 and drove head on into a lorry!
 
Went on a road trip to Dunedin back in Feb. On our way we stopped off at a place called "Olive Grove" - a backpackers, camp site, organic gardens and much more, highland cattle etc etc. A really beautiful idyllic place on a lovely river - A right little slice of paradise.

Spoke to the owner. He was a really nice fella as well. Chatted to him for a while about the place, how the his kids had grown up there etc. His wife was sitting in the sun reading a book while I was chatting to him.

They owned a nice Freelander, and I took a snap of mine parked up next to it...

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f9/wh...-freelander-today-199594-101.html#post2955559

The whole make up of the place was the perfect family living in the perfect setting! I missed it at the time 2 months later, but just been told about this...

Deaths treated as murder-suicide - national | Stuff.co.nz

Evidently he murdered his wife, then took off in the Freelander down SH1 and drove head on into a lorry!

Bit of a shock for you - devastating :(
 
I didn't know the people. They were customers of the organisation I work for and the place was up for sale. They had Olive Grove up for sale, so as it looked such a lovely place and I wanted to see it, I just popped in there to see them.

When I was told about it, I couldn't believe it. So sad. This is the last review a backpacker made for their place on our website....

we didn't want to leave this piece of paradise! The house has the most beautiful garden, perfect for recovery. Kim and Lynn are very nice hosts and if you need something, there's always someone available. We would love to come back :)
 
This is horrible! But I bet there will be only one of two possible reasons behind this. Men go THAT crazy over only two things,......money and sex. Either they had BIG money problems, or she was cheating on him. People don't just "lose it" and go killing out of the blue. According to all reports, they seemed like a "normal" couple.
Must be shocking for everyone involved, especially for the kids. My condolences to all involved.
 

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