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Transparency gaps cloud $2m Folbigg compensation offer

A high-profile lawyer has called for the release of reasons for a widely criticised $2 million payout offer to wrongfully jailed Kathleen Folbigg.

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Wrongly convicted Folbigg 'failed again' by $2m offer

A payment offered to Kathleen Folbigg after she was wrongfully convicted of killing her children and jailed for decades has been savaged by her supporters.

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'No body, no parole' questioned by wrongfully convicted

Lawyers and wrongfully convicted people - including Kathleen Folbigg and Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton - have signed a letter opposing 'no body, no parole laws'.

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Newcastle biology professor linked to Chamberlain acquittal dies at 89

Barry Boettcher's family says he was a 'wonderfully warm man'.

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No 'proactive' payment for wrongfully jailed Folbigg

Waiting for pardoned mother Kathleen Folbigg to ask for a financial remedy for her decades in jail will be an extra burden to carry, an MP says.

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The American bully XL furore is a stark reminder of the uneasy bond between dogs and humans

A savage attack on an 11-year-old girl in Birmingham highlights a potential for wildness that dog owners are often keen to deny, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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Secrets wrapped in fabric: how our study of 100 decomposing piglet bodies will help solve criminal cases

Until the late 19th century, the success of criminal investigations largely hung on witness reports and (often extorted) confessions. A lack of scientific tools meant investigators needed advanced deductive reasoning abilities – and even then they’d often hit a dead end.

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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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‘Extremely humbled’ Folbigg releases first statement

An "extremely humbled" Kathleen Folbigg has spoken out for the first time since her release from jail after 20 years behind bars.

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‘Is this happening?’: Kathleen Folbigg’s first night as free woman

Kathleen Folbigg was in disbelief and smiling as she stepped out of a prison van in her first moments as a free woman after 20 years in jail.

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Afternoon Update: Kathleen Folbigg dubbed ‘our Lindy Chamberlain’; Jacinda Ardern becomes a dame; and Barbie film drains world of pink paint

An inquiry heard that Folbigg and her two daughters had rare genetic variation and her son may have died from an underlying disorder

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Senior academics write to the NSW attorney-general, calling for early release of Kathleen Folbigg

A group of senior legal academics from New South Wales and Victoria write to the NSW attorney-general, urging him to use his power to immediately release Kathleen Folbigg from prison.

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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

'She's cautious but feels very hopeful'

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Afternoon Update: Kathleen Folbigg case likened to Lindy Chamberlain; child labour charges against Muffin Break; and Tucker Carlson breaks silence

NSW prosecutors concede there may be reasonable doubt as to Folbigg’s guilt in two-decade-old case

Newcastle Herald

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

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.

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How Chris Dawson was found guilty of murder despite lack of scientific or forensic evidence

The trial of former Sydney schoolteacher Chris Dawson illustrates guilty verdicts in a circumstantial murder case may be rare, but experts say circumstantial evidence can be "extremely damning" — if it all lines up.

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The Teacher’s Pet podcast likely turbocharged the wheels of justice, but judges don’t approve

There were teams of investigating police looking at the Dawson case from at least 2015. If anything, it appears the media were responsible for applying a bit of gas

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