Notorious double murderer David Tamihere was close friend of prolific paedophile - and was even best man at his wedding

  • Kiwi child sex abuser was good friends with notorious murderer David Tamihere
  • The pair were so close that Tamihere was best man at Nancarrow's 70s wedding
  • Nancarrow was found guilty in September 2018 of sexually abusing boys

By Sophie Tanno For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 01:19 EDT, 3 November 2018 | Updated: 01:19 EDT, 3 November 2018

Kiwi child sex offender Gary Nancarrow was close friends with the notorious double murderer David Tamihere whilst he committed the offences, it has emerged.

The pair were so close that Tamihere was appointed best man at Nancarrow's wedding in the 70s.

Nancarrow had already committed child sexual abuse offenses at the time of his marriage, NZ Herald reported.  

David Tamihere (pictured) was convicted of murdering the tourists in 1990 and sentenced to life imprisonment

David Tamihere (pictured) was convicted of murdering the tourists in 1990 and sentenced to life imprisonment

David Tamihere, 65, notoriously killed two Swedish tourists Urban Höglin and Heidi Paakkonen, while they were camping on the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand in 1989. 

Tamihere was convicted of murdering the tourists in 1990 and sentenced to life imprisonment. 

He was released on parole in November 2010 after serving 20 years. 

Tamihere was close friends with Gary Nancarrow, a child sex offender found guilty of crimes committed between 1972 and 1986 in September, this year.

David Tamihere, 65, notoriously killed two Swedish tourists Urban Höglin and Heidi Paakkonen (pictured) in 1989

David Tamihere, 65, notoriously killed two Swedish tourists Urban Höglin and Heidi Paakkonen (pictured) in 1989

The peadophile has since been extradited from Australia to his home country of New Zealand. 

He received a sentence of four years and six months at Auckland District Court on Wednesday. 

His three victims were aged between six and 11. 

They were regularly placed in Nancarrow's care and the court heard how the harm that he caused them is 'profound and still ongoing.'

Nancarrow exposed his victims to porn, plied them with alcohol and threatened to kill their family if they ever told anyone.    

One of his victims reportedly slept in a crawl space under his house to escape Nancarrow.  

Detective Steve Norris said authorities have recently been made aware of other potential victims.

Nancarrow received a sentence of four years and six months behind bars at Auckland District Court (pictured) on Wednesday

Nancarrow received a sentence of four years and six months behind bars at Auckland District Court (pictured) on Wednesday

 

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