Freed Folbigg acquitted after decades in jail Pardoned, freed and now acquitted, Kathleen Folbigg's name has been cleared over the deaths of her four children. Newcastle Herald · Dec 13, 2023
Freed Kathleen Folbigg to learn appeal fate after pardon Folbigg spent close to two decades in jail over the deaths of her four children. Newcastle Herald · Dec 13, 2023
Freed and vindicated, Folbigg cleared of killing kids Kathleen Folbigg's long-held hope of having her name cleared over the deaths of her four children has been answered with an appeal court decision. AAP · Dec 13, 2023
An 'unimaginable' 20 years for Kathleen Folbigg 'It's unimaginable, and none of us can put ourselves in Kathleen's shoes ... we can't inhabit her grief, no one can' Newcastle Herald · Jun 9, 2023
Four deaths, two inquiries, 20 years in jail: timeline of Kathleen Folbigg's case How Kathleen Folbigg's release unfolded after decades. Newcastle Herald · Jun 5, 2023
Kathleen Folbigg's legal team seeks parole or pardon from NSW attorney-general The convicted killer's lawyers say the attorney-general has the legal power to allow her release, five years before her sentence is up. ABC News · May 2, 2023
Inside the judicial inquiry which could see convicted killer Kathleen Folbigg pardoned After a long running inquiry, a decision on whether there is doubt about Kathleen Folbigg's convictions for killing her four children in the New South Wales Hunter, is expected within months. ABC News · Apr 28, 2023
Upper Hunter child killer 'cautiously optimistic' ahead of findings 'She's cautious but feels very hopeful' Newcastle Herald · Apr 28, 2023
Kathleen Folbigg case 'like Lindy Chamberlain', inquiry told Evidence suggests the children may have died of natural causes Newcastle Herald · Apr 27, 2023
New evidence in Kathleen Folbigg inquiry 'fundamentally changes' circumstances surrounding children's death, inquiry told Kathleen Folbigg, 55, has five years remaining of a 25-year sentence, after being convicted in 2003 of three counts of murder and one of manslaughter. ABC News · Apr 27, 2023
‘Reasonable doubt’ of Kathleen Folbigg’s guilt, inquiry told There is reasonable doubt Kathleen Folbigg is guilty of killing her four children, a senior barrister told an inquiry into her convictions. The New Daily · Apr 26, 2023
Calls to release convicted NSW child killer after bombshell statement Friends and supporters of convicted child killer Kathleen Folbigg are calling for her release after a bombshell finding by an inquiry. The New Daily · Apr 26, 2023
Judicial inquiry into Kathleen Folbigg convictions told 'reasonable doubt' exists after new evidence New genetic evidence shows a "reasonable doubt" over Kathleen Folbigg's convictions for killing her four children, after a second judicial inquiry hears months of evidence. ABC News · Apr 26, 2023
'Reasonable doubt' of Kathleen Folbigg's guilt, inquiry told Former NSW chief justice Tom Bathurst KC is heading the inquiry, triggered by a petition from scientists. Newcastle Herald · Apr 26, 2023
Newcastle Herald · Feb 24, 2023 Psychiatrist quizzed over 'painful' Folbigg diaries Tom Bathurst KC, who is helming the inquiry, described the line of questioning as an attempt to "undermine the statistical basis on which Dr Cordner has made his report".
ABC News · Feb 21, 2023 Leading expert discredits evidence used to convict Kathleen Folbigg of murder Leading world expert Peter Fleming discredits some of the evidence used to convict Kathleen Folbigg of murder, at her judicial inquiry.
ABC News · Feb 11, 2023 Second Kathleen Folbigg inquiry could be a test case for law reform in Australia A second judicial inquiry is due to resume tomorrow after hearing expert evidence that found baby killer Kathleen Folbigg and two of her children had the same genetic mutation.
The New Daily · Nov 15, 2022 Gene variant could exonerate convicted child killer Genetic variants identified in Kathleen Folbigg and her daughters were not found until years after she was convicted of killing her children.
Newcastle Herald · Nov 15, 2022 Genetic variants in Folbigg case found nine years after verdict An inquiry into her conviction has heard from two Danish scientists about the calcium-binding protein calmodulin, an early building block of life.