Who Killed Scott Guy? (40 page)

Ewen Macdonald was an experienced hunter who got his first shotgun when he was 10 years old. On one trip he carried two deer on his back for several hours on a rainy night before reaching camp because his fellow hunters were running short of food.

Ewen and Anna were married in 2001. Scott Guy (right) was Ewen’s best man and Nikki Guy (second from right) was Anna’s bridesmaid.

Ewen Macdonald was widely recognised as a hardworking and excellent farmer and in 2010 was runner up in regional farm manager awards.

Macdonald’s Scottish heritage and family were the two foundations of his life. He referred to the tattoo of his surname down his spine as his ‘backbone’ and added Anna’s name, and those of his four children as they were born.

Scott Guy is buried in a cemetery near Feilding, his headstone surrounded by messages from Kylee and their sons, Hunter and Drover. (Mike White/
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The photo on the headstone: Scott’s cowboy hat was testament to the lifestyle he’d lived and loved.
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The second shotgun wad, which was overlooked by police and searchers for more than two days.

The crime scene. (Mike White/
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This photograph is taken approximately where the killer fired from, hitting Scott as he opened the driveway gates. (Mike White/
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Police reconstructed Scott’s movements on the morning he was shot, including driving to the gate. Even with the lights on high beam, the area to the right of the gates, where the killer is said to have hidden, remained in darkness.

Ewen Macdonald’s defence team: co-counsel Peter Coles (left), barrister Greg King (centre) and junior counsel Liam Collins. The trio worked for more than a year on what initially seemed to be an unwinnable case.
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After the verdict, inquiry head Detective Inspector Sue Schwalger fronted media outside the court, maintaining no stone had been left unturned during their investigation. (Mike White/
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Bryan Guy gave a moving speech following the trial, supported by daughter Anna (centre) and wife Jo. He had displayed remarkable composure and compassion throughout the police investigation and the trial. (Marty Melville/Getty Images)