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When The Bough Breaks: The True Story of Child Killer Kathleen Folbigg

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title When The Bough Breaks: The True Story of Child Killer Kathleen Folbigg
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Matthew Benns
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:352
Dimensions(mm): Height 199,Width 127
Category/GenreTrue Crime
ISBN/Barcode 9781863254236
ClassificationsDewey:364.1523092
Audience
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Publishing Details

Publisher Transworld Publishers (Division of Random House Australia)
Imprint Bantam
Publication Date 1 December 2003
Publication Country Australia

Description

How could a mother kill her four babies? This book tells the full story of the court case that shocked Australia, Kathleen Folbigg was just 25 when she killed her first baby. Within 10 years she had killed 3 other innocent children. When her husband Craig discovered her diaries declaring her terrible thoughts, he gave police the evidence they needed to convict her. A young detective vowed he wouldn't stop until he put the children's killer behind bars. His investigation unravelled the truth of Australia's first serial killer.

Author Biography

MATTHEW BENNS is a journalist with The Sun Herald in Sydney. Before moving to Australia he worked in London for The Daily Mail, Today and The Sun. As a freelance his work appeared in The Times, The Telegraph and The Guardian and took him to countries as far flung as Ethiopia, the Russian Far East, India, America and Hong Kong. He is the author of When the Bough Breaks, published by Random House in 2003.