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Meadow’s Law: How Kathleen Folbigg Was Wrongfully Convicted

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In 2003, Kathleen Folbigg was wrongfully convicted of killing her four children - Caleb, Patrick, Sarah, and Laura, and was eventually sentenced to 30 years in prison.

 

Investigative journalist Quentin McDermott joins us to discuss his new book Meadow’s Law and the extraordinary scientific breakthroughs that helped overturn her conviction.

 

Quentin is joined by our guest host and Criminologist Dr. Xanthé Mallett, to explore what went wrong in the investigation, and how the case reshaped the conversation around justice, motherhood, and medical evidence.

 

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Guest Host: Dr. Xanthé Mallett

Guest: Quentin McDermott

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

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Meadow’s Law: How Kathleen Folbigg Was Wrongfully Convicted

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