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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.

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Freed Kathleen Folbigg to learn appeal fate after pardon

Freed Kathleen Folbigg to learn appeal fate after pardon

Folbigg spent close to two decades in jail over the deaths of her four children.

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Freed and vindicated, Folbigg cleared of killing kids

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.

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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'

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Four deaths, two inquiries, 20 years in jail: timeline of Kathleen Folbigg's case

How Kathleen Folbigg's release unfolded after decades.

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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.

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.

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Upper Hunter child killer 'cautiously optimistic' ahead of findings

Upper Hunter child killer 'cautiously optimistic' ahead of findings

'She's cautious but feels very hopeful'

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Kathleen Folbigg case 'like Lindy Chamberlain', inquiry told

Kathleen Folbigg case 'like Lindy Chamberlain', inquiry told

Evidence suggests the children may have died of natural causes

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New evidence in Kathleen Folbigg inquiry 'fundamentally changes' circumstances surrounding children's death, inquiry told

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.

‘Reasonable doubt’ of Kathleen Folbigg’s guilt, inquiry told

‘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.

Calls to release convicted NSW child killer after bombshell statement

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.

Judicial inquiry into Kathleen Folbigg convictions told 'reasonable doubt' exists after new evidence

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.

'Reasonable doubt' of Kathleen Folbigg's guilt, inquiry told

'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.

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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".

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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