Kathleen Folbigg is thought to be one of the most infamous serial killing women in Australia. She was found guilty of the murder of her three infant children, Patrick aged eight months, Sarah aged 10 months and Laura aged 19 months, between 1989 and 1999. She was also convicted of the manslaughter of her first child Caleb in 1989.

The main evidence used against Kathleen were her personal diary entries, however there was very little physical forensic evidence to support the prosecution's case against her.

Dr Xanthe Mallett is a trained forensic scientist and criminologist who has met Kathleen, and covered her case for her book Mothers Who Murder: And Infamous Miscarriages of Justice. Xanthe joins this episode to explore Kathleen’s upbringing, the death of her children, and the court cases and inquiry that followed.

CREDITS
Guest: Dr Xanthe Mallett https://bit.ly/motherswhomurder 

Host: Jessie Stephens
Producer: Elise Cooper

RESEARCH
‘Mothers Who Murder: And Infamous Miscarriages of Justice‘ by Xanthe Mallett https://bit.ly/motherswhomurder 
Justice NSW Kathleen Folbigg Report Published 2019 Media Release https://bit.ly/justice-nsw-folbigg 
‘Guilty Of Killing Her Own Children? Has Kathleen Folbigg Been Wrongly Convicted? Australian Story, ABC TV https://bit.ly/aus-story-kathleen-folbigg 

LINKS
The Tragic Story Of Dean Shillingsworth And Rachel Pfitzner https://bit.ly/dean-shillingsworth 

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Kathleen Folbigg is thought to be one of the most infamous serial killing women in Australia. She was found guilty of the murder of her three infant children, Patrick aged eight months, Sarah aged 10 months and Laura aged 19 months, between 1989 and 1999. She was also convicted of the manslaughter of her first child Caleb in 1989.
The main evidence used against Kathleen were her personal diary entries, however there was very little physical forensic evidence to support the prosecution's case against her.
Dr Xanthe Mallett is a trained forensic scientist and criminologist who has met Kathleen, and covered her case for her book Mothers Who Murder: And Infamous Miscarriages of Justice. Xanthe joins this episode to explore Kathleen&rsquo;s upbringing, the death of her children, and the court cases and inquiry that followed.
CREDITS Guest: Dr Xanthe Mallett <a href="https://bit.ly/motherswhomurder">https://bit.ly/motherswhomurder</a>&nbsp;
Host: Jessie Stephens Producer: Elise Cooper RESEARCH
<ul>
<li>&lsquo;Mothers Who Murder: And Infamous Miscarriages of Justice&lsquo; by Xanthe Mallett <a href="https://bit.ly/motherswhomurder">https://bit.ly/motherswhomurder</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Justice NSW Kathleen Folbigg Report Published 2019 Media Release <a href="https://bit.ly/justice-nsw-folbigg">https://bit.ly/justice-nsw-folbigg</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>&lsquo;Guilty Of Killing Her Own Children? Has Kathleen Folbigg Been Wrongly Convicted? Australian Story, ABC TV <a href="https://bit.ly/aus-story-kathleen-folbigg">https://bit.ly/aus-story-kathleen-folbigg</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
LINKS
<ul>
<li>The Tragic Story Of Dean Shillingsworth And Rachel Pfitzner <a href="https://bit.ly/dean-shillingsworth">https://bit.ly/dean-shillingsworth</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
CONTACT US
Tell us what you think of the show via email at <a href="mailto:truecrime@mamamia.com.au">truecrime@mamamia.com.au</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
Join our closed Facebook community to discuss this episode. Just search True Crime Conversations on Facebook or follow this link<a href="https://bit.ly/tcc-group"> https://bit.ly/tcc-group</a>&nbsp;
If any of the contents in this episode have cause distress know that there is help available via<a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/"> Lifeline</a> on 13 11 14 or<a href="https://www.beyondblue.org.au/"> Beyond Blue</a> on 1300 22 4636

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True Crime Conversations explores the world's most notorious crimes by speaking to the people who know the most about them.

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