Mother imprisoned 20 years for killing 4 children pardoned and freed
Kathleen Folbigg's children died separately over a decade, at between 19 days and 19 months old between 1989 and 1999. More
June 5, 2023
Kathleen Folbigg
Kathleen Folbigg was pardoned and freed after serving 20 years in prison for killing her four children, who were later determined to have died from natural causes.
Prosecutors now doubt imprisoned mother killed her children
Kathleen Folbigg is serving a 30-year prison sentence which expires in 2033. She will become eligible for parole in 2028. More
April 26, 2023
Australian inquiry asks whether mom smothered her 4 children
Numerous experts across a range of medical and scientific fields have since provided reports that support Kathleen Folbigg’s case. More
November 14, 2022
New inquiry into Australian mother convicted of 4 homicides
The inquiry will be the second in three years into scientific evidence that all four of Kathleen Folbigg’s children may have died of natural causes. More
May 18, 2022
Australian mom convicted of killing 4 children seeks pardon
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — 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 […] More
May 6, 2021