Australia's 'Worst Female Serial Killer': Why Scientists Want Kathleen Folbigg Pardoned
3 years, 10 months ago

Australia's 'Worst Female Serial Killer': Why Scientists Want Kathleen Folbigg Pardoned

News 18  

Scientists and medical experts have been rallying support to release Kathleen Folbigg, the Australian convicted serial killer after new evidence reportedly has surfaced of Folbigg not being responsible for the death of her four children. Appealing to the Australian government, experts have said that the deaths of Folbigg’s 4 children was possibly due to natural causes arising out of a a genetic mutation termed as CALM2. The report said that Folbigg had a previously unreported mutation and it also explained the reasons behind the concept of her children’s death. Laura was 19 months in 1999 and her death was reported as by unknown causes whereas Caleb’s death at 19 days was also attributed to SIDS.

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Kathleen Folbigg: Australian mother wrongly jailed over the death of her four children has convictions quashed
1 year ago

Kathleen Folbigg: Australian mother wrongly jailed over the death of her four children has convictions quashed

CNN  

Brisbane, Australia CNN — An Australian mother who spent two decades in prison after she was wrongly found guilty of killing her four children had her convictions formally quashed Thursday, as her lawyers called for legal reform and “substantial” compensation. At 18 months, Laura was the longest lived of Folbigg’s children, and police began investigating after a forensic pathologist marked …

Explained | How science helped Australian woman convicted of killing her children walk free
1 year, 6 months ago

Explained | How science helped Australian woman convicted of killing her children walk free

The Hindu  

The story so far: For almost two decades, Kathleen Folbigg, was behind bars, in Australia, for the death of her four very young children. Ms. Folbigg, 55, was dubbed “Australia’s worst female serial killer” after a jury found that she killed her children Caleb, Patrick, Sarah and Laura over a decade. In 2019, Dr. Vinuesa and her team tested Ms. …

Australian woman pardoned after 20 years in jail for deaths of her four children
1 year, 7 months ago

Australian woman pardoned after 20 years in jail for deaths of her four children

India Today  

A woman imprisoned for 20 years over the deaths of her four children was pardoned by New South Wales state on Monday after a judicial review found there was reasonable doubt about the original convictions. However a second inquiry led by former chief justice Thomas Bathurst revisited her convictions in 2022 after new evidence suggested two of the children had …

4 Dead Infants, a Convicted Mother, and a Genetic Mystery
3 years, 1 month ago

4 Dead Infants, a Convicted Mother, and a Genetic Mystery

Wired  

Editor's note: On June 4, 2023, a year and a half after this story was published, Kathleen Folbigg was pardoned and released from prison. Photograph: Tanya Houghton The thing is, the student told Vinuesa, the trial didn’t sit right with several medical and legal experts. He told her he was working with Folbigg’s legal team, and he wondered if Vinuesa, …

Kathleen Folbigg inquiry into her four convictions reinforces her guilt, judge finds
5 years, 5 months ago

Kathleen Folbigg inquiry into her four convictions reinforces her guilt, judge finds

ABC  

An inquiry into Kathleen Folbigg's conviction for killing her four children has reinforced her guilt, a judge has found. Key points: The inquiry came following a petition raising doubt over the causes of death of the children, and evidence relating to Ms Folbigg's diary entries It was held in April and heard from a number of forensic experts and Folbigg …

Convicted baby-killer Kathleen Folbigg did not have a psychotic illness, report finds
5 years, 8 months ago

Convicted baby-killer Kathleen Folbigg did not have a psychotic illness, report finds

ABC  

There is "no evidence" convicted baby-killer Kathleen Folbigg has a psychotic illness, severe mood disorder or any other brain injury consistent with homicidal conduct, a consultant psychiatrist has found. Key points: Dr Michael Diamond was asked to examine Folbigg by her legal team Folbigg has features consistent with those seen in abused children, the consultant psychiatrist wrote in his report …

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