About this episode
Kathleen Folbigg was once known as Australia’s worst female serial killer – now she’s free after being pardoned.
New scientific evidence played a big role in her release. But there are other issues that drove the media and the justice system’s condemnation of Folbigg.
The way her psychological state, her grief and her reliability were questioned speak to the treatment of women who are accused of murder.
Today, contributor to The Saturday Paper Wendy Bacon, on the fight for Kathleen Folbigg’s pardon and why it points to more wrongful convictions within our justice system.
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