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Kathleen Kolbigg is either a grieving mother who tragically and unusually lost four of her babies - or she’s Australia’s worst female serial killer. It really depends on who you ask. Kathleen - who goes by Kathy - would lose four of her young children tragically between the years 1989 and 1999.
Babies Caleb, Patrick, Sarah and Laura were between the ages of only 19 days old and 19 months old when they died. Initially, it was believed that sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) was the cause of death in at least two of the children, however, after 19-month-old Laura suddenly passed away after a nap, investigators began to take a closer look.
There was a diary found, where Kathleen wrote long entries about her experience being a mother. Some took these to be nothing more than an expression of grief and guilt for not being able to save her babies. Others, including the police, would see this as a confession and admission of guilt for killing her children. Kathy Folbigg has always maintained her innocence.
Ultimately, Kathy would be convicted of the deaths of her four children and ordered to spend 40 years in prison. In a recent surprising turn of events, just this past week Kathy was pardoned and released from prison after spending 20 years behind bars. Some people are celebrating her release as a long overdue success while others believe she killed her children and should still be in prison.
So is Kathy Folbigg a mother who has experienced the worst kind of pain imaginable, the loss of four of her children - or she is Australia’s worst female serial killer?
Sources:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00450610701324916
https://www.mamamia.com.au/kathleen-folbigg-inquiry-diary/
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jun/05/kathleen-folbigg-pardoned-after-20-years-in-jail-over-deaths-of-her-four-children
https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/women/folbigg/3.html
https://youtu.be/fAcEQpGiV5w
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