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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Doherty

When Amber Haigh vanished, police planted listening devices in home of murder accused. This is what they heard

court sketch of Anne and Robert Geeves
A court sketch of Anne and Robert Geeves who are on trial for the murder of Amber Haigh in Wagga Wagga, NSW. Illustration: Leigh Hewitt/The Guardian

Listening devices planted in the home of a New South Wales couple accused of murder reveal the pair discussing allegations the husband tied up and raped a teenaged Amber Haigh while his wife filmed. They make no admissions on the clandestine recordings but say, “there’s not enough evidence to back it up”.

Haigh, who had an intellectual disability, was 19 when she vanished from the NSW Riverina in June 2002, leaving behind her five-month-old son.

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