Serial killer mum convicted of killing her four kids could be innocent, scientists claim
Australian serial killer Kathleen Folbigg has petitioned for a pardon which has been backed by experts, who say she could have been the victim of a miscarriage of justice
Kathleen Folbigg, convicted of killing her four children, could be innocent according to scientists (Image: AAP/PA Images)
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Australian mom convicted of killing 4 children seeks pardon
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Kathleen Folbigg wipes tears away during question about the deaths of her four children as she appears via video link at the NSW Coroners Court in Sydney, Australia on April 29, 2019. Nearly two decades after Folbigg was convicted of killing her four children, dozens of scientists are backing the claim that they may have died of natural causes. (Peter Rae/AAP Image via AP)
CANBERRA – Nearly two decades after an Australian woman was convicted of killing her four children, dozens of scientists are backing the claim that they may have died of natural causes.
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Kathleen Folbigg: Australian mother convicted of killing her four children petitions for a pardon
An Australian woman who was convicted of killing her four children 18 years ago has petitioned the New South Wales governor for a pardon.
Kathleen Folbigg, 53, was convicted on three charges of murder and one of manslaughter in 2003 and was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
But dozens of scientists have backed her claims that her children died from natural causes and claim she could be the victim of a tragic miscarriage of justice.
Serial killer Kathleen Folbigg was convicted of murdering her 4 babies. Now scientists back her pardon bid
6 May, 2021 07:47 AM
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Kathleen Folbigg leaving Maitland Court after being refused bail in 2004. Photo / Getty
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Nearly two decades after an Australian woman was convicted of killing her four children, dozens of scientists are backing the claim that they may have died of natural causes.
Australian law says Kathleen Folbigg is one of the nation s worst female serial killers who smothered her four children over a decade. But a growing number of scientists say she could be the victim of a tragic miscarriage of justice.
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