School teacher Jennifer Beard disappeared on New Zealand's West Coast while hitchhiking on New Year's Eve 1969. Nearly three weeks later her body was found under a bridge outside the tiny township of Haast. <br><br>Now a Herald investigation has uncovered new evidence that could identify her killer.
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School teacher Jennifer Beard disappeared on New Zealand's West Coast while hitchhiking on New Year's Eve 1969. Nearly three weeks later her body was found under a bridge outside the tiny township of Haast. <br><br>Now a Herald investigation has uncovered new evidence that could identify her killer.
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