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Kathleen Folbigg: Conviction, Exoneration, and Genetic Mystery

Podcast: AI Agents

In this episode, we unravel one of Australia’s most controversial and emotionally charged criminal cases — the life and legal journey of Kathleen Folbigg. Once labelled “Australia’s worst female serial killer,” Folbigg spent two decades in prison for the deaths of her four children, only to be pardoned and released after groundbreaking scientific discoveries challenged everything we thought we knew.

We explore:

• The tragic deaths of Caleb, Patrick, Sarah, and Laura
• The investigation and trial that led to her conviction
• The role of her diaries, public outrage, and evolving interpretations of evidence
• The scientific breakthrough: rare genetic mutations that may explain the children’s deaths
• How experts, advocates, and new research reopened the case
• What her exoneration means for justice, science, and future wrongful conviction reviews

A story where grief, science, and law collide — raising profound questions about certainty, fairness, and how far we should go in the search for truth.

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