Kathleen Folbigg is just trying to survive. She’s a grieving mother, sentenced to life in jail for killing her four infant children. That is, until a small group of people start to question whether she might be the victim of a terrible miscarriage of justice. Our thanks to <a href="https://www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-04-28_science-uncovered-the-truth-of-why-my-children-died-and-set-me-free" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Francis Crick Institute</a> for sharing recordings and insights.  Reporter: Rachel SylvesterProducer: Gary MarshallMusic supervisor: Karla PatellaSound design: Rowan BishopPodcast artwork: Lola WilliamsExecutive producer: Basia Cummings<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Kathleen Folbigg is just trying to survive. She’s a grieving mother, sentenced to life in jail for killing her four infant children. That is, until a small group of people start to question whether she might be the victim of a terrible miscarriage of justice. Our thanks to The Francis Crick Institute for sharing recordings and insights. Reporter: Rachel Sylvester Producer: Gary Marshall Music supervisor: Karla Patella Sound design: Rowan Bishop Podcast artwork: Lola Williams Executive producer: Basia Cummings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kathleen Folbigg is just trying to survive. She’s a grieving mother, sentenced to life in jail for killing her four infant children. That is, until a small group of people start to question whether she might be the victim of a terrible miscarriage of justice. Our thanks to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-04-28_science-uncovered-the-truth-of-why-my-children-died-and-set-me-free" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Francis Crick Institute</a>&nbsp;for sharing recordings and insights.&nbsp; Reporter: Rachel SylvesterProducer: Gary MarshallMusic supervisor: Karla PatellaSound design:&nbsp;Rowan BishopPodcast artwork:&nbsp;Lola WilliamsExecutive producer:&nbsp;Basia Cummings Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The eureka moment | The Lab Detective Ep2

Welcome to Tortoise Investigates from The Observer. It’s the home for the best of our podcast series, where you can find all our chart-topping, award-winning stories in one place.&nbsp; We’ve covered everything from extraordinary tales of deception to suspicious deaths to one mother’s decades-long fight against the police.&nbsp; Our journalists cover a wide range of stories but there is a thread that ties them all together – in every series, you’ll hear us going deep on a story, taking our time to investigate, guided by the public interest and the truths that, as journalists, we think need to be uncovered.&nbsp; So, we hope there’s in this feed you’ll like, and we’ll be updating it regularly with all of our best and most ambitious stories. To find out more about The Observer: Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentHead to our website&nbsp;<a href="http://observer.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">observer.co.uk</a>&nbsp;Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalistsIf you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact&nbsp;<a href="mailto:hello@tortoisemedia.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hello@tortoisemedia.com</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Welcome to Tortoise Investigates from The Observer. It’s the home for the best of our podcast series, where you can find all our chart-topping, award-winning stories in one place.  We’ve covered everything from extraordinary tales of deception to suspicious deaths to one mother’s decades-long fight against the police.  Our journalists cover a wide range of stories but there is a thread that ties them all together – in every series, you’ll hear us going deep on a story, taking our time to investigate, guided by the public interest and the truths that, as journalists, we think need to be uncovered.  So, we hope there’s in this feed you’ll like, and we’ll be updating it regularly with all of our best and most ambitious stories. To find out more about The Observer: Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Head to our website observer.co.uk  Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists If you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Tortoise Investigates from The Observer. It’s the home for the best of our podcast series, where you can find all our chart-topping, award-winning stories in one place.&nbsp; We’ve covered everything from extraordinary tales of deception to suspicious deaths to one mother’s decades-long fight against the police.&nbsp; Our journalists cover a wide range of stories but there is a thread that ties them all together – in every series, you’ll hear us going deep on a story, taking our time to investigate, guided by the public interest and the truths that, as journalists, we think need to be uncovered.&nbsp; So, we hope there’s in this feed you’ll like, and we’ll be updating it regularly with all of our best and most ambitious stories. To find out more about The Observer: Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free contentHead to our website&nbsp;<a href="http://observer.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer">observer.co.uk</a>&nbsp;Download the Tortoise app – for a listening experience curated by our journalistsIf you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact&nbsp;<a href="mailto:hello@tortoisemedia.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">hello@tortoisemedia.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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