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Depending on who you ask, Kathleen Megan Folbigg may be a serial killer. Of course, if you ask her legal team, she is not. But she is here in Serial Dispatches because she has been found guilty of murdering her children over many years.
Folbigg was born Kathleen Donovan in June, 1967. Within 2 years, her father murdered her mother, stabbing her 24 times. Folbigg was raised as a ward of the state. By the age of 15, she was married.
Folbigg kept diaries detailing the deaths of the children. She threw out all but one. That one diary was found by her husband and turned over to police. Folbigg was arrested and charged. On August 30, 1993 when Sarah died, Folbigg wrote, “Sarah left us 1am” but the child had not been found dead yet.
Like most people found guilty of murder, Folbigg tried appealing her case. She lost.
The Kathleen Folbigg murders timelines
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March 1, 1999
Laura Elizabeth Folbigg dies suddenly in her Singleton, New South Wales, Australia, home. She is almost 2 years old. It was determined that she was too old to die of SIDS. Her death was considered undetermined and police were notified. This began a 2 year investigation. (obituaries here)
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May 21, 2003
Kathleen is found guilty of murder. In the death of Patrick, there are aggravating circumstances (“malicious infliction” due to causing blindness and epilepsy). She is sentenced to 40 years with a chance of parole after 30.
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April, 2019
Defense lawyers petition the court, presenting “fresh evidence” from four experts, demanding an inquiry. One is granted, to be headed by Former Chief Judge of the New South Wales District Court, Reginald Blanch.
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July 22, 2019
Former Chief Judge of the New South Wales District Court, Reginald Blanch has concluded the inquiry. Folbigg is still guilty. Blanch said he did not have “any reasonable doubt” as to Folbigg’s guilt. (for more on the medical side of the case, click here)
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Podcasts about Kathleen Folbigg
Long-form Videos about Kathleen Folbigg
Other Videos
- Australian Story, Season 9 Episodes 5 & 6 “Of Woman Born” (2004)
TV Episode | 30 min | Documentary
A special two-part program, revealing the untold story of the investigation that brought Kathleen Folbigg to justice for the murder of her four children.