CRIME CLUB: “Meadow’s Law” by Quentin McDermott
Episode description
Join host Victoria Carthew as she interviews award-winning investigative journalist Quentin McDermott about his latest book, “Meadow’s Law”.
“Meadow’s Law” is a gripping and meticulously researched account of one of Australia’s most infamous criminal cases. In 2003, Kathleen Folbigg was found guilty of smothering her four young children to death, one by one. Medical experts told her trial they had never come across a family like hers, where three or more infants had died from natural causes. Extracts from diaries she had written were judged to be virtual admissions of guilt, and Folbigg was sentences to 40 years in jail. But did she do it? Quentin McDermott’s groundbreaking work with ABC’s Australian Story helped trigger a push by scientists to uncover the genetic cause of two of the children’s deaths. This is the story of how a dedicated team of lawyers, friends and supporters fought to achieve Kathleen’s eventual pardon, release and acquittal after 20 years behind bars.
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