The Varied Paths to Justice for Wrongly Convicted Women
TL;DR
Kathleen Folbigg, who was imprisoned for killing her four children 20 years ago, has been pardoned after a rare mutation in a CALM gene was found to have caused the deaths of her two daughters via a rare syndrome called calmodulinopathy. The mutation affects one in 35 million people, and only 135 people worldwide have been known to have it. Folbigg's family is likely to be the only case in Australia. A different mutation could be responsible for the deaths of her two sons.
- An Extremely Rare Mutation Landed a Woman in Prison For Murder ScienceAlert
- The British scientist who helped free mother wrongly jailed for killing her children The Telegraph
- How Lindy Chamberlain and Kathleen Folbigg's journeys to justice had different paths ABC News
- Will Kathleen Folbigg be compensated for 20 years in prison after her wrongful conviction? The Guardian
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