A star is born | Elon's Spies Ep 4

Kathleen Folbigg experienced unimaginable loss. All four of her infant children died suddenly, over a 10-year period. Their deaths were unexplained. Until a police detective turned up at her door, and arrested Kathleen on suspicion of murder.

She was labelled ‘Australia's worst female serial killer’, convicted, and was destined to spend most of the rest of her life in jail.

Until a different type of detective entered her life. A  scientist working in a lab who uncovered the truth behind the deaths.

This is the story of a shocking miscarriage of justice, and an investigation into why Kathleen's story may not be the last. 

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It starts with a tip-off. It’s the late 1980s and US Special Agent Dennis Bass is warned about a shipment of suspicious chemicals headed to a secret destination. So he follows the lead – and ends up stumbling into a global plot helping fuel a war. The main suspect? The Gas Man. 

Donald Trump is the first former US president to face a criminal trial. He is accused of falsifying his business records by saying a hush money payment to a porn star was for legal fees. He’s facing 34 counts of fraud under campaign finance laws, and has pleaded not guilty to all of them.

The trial, which is expected to last eight weeks, is being held in a New York court and Donald Trump has to appear every day.

This is the story of that trial, told using the transcripts of what is said in court.

Shortly before Vladimir Putin was reelected for a fifth term as Russia's president he eliminated his last possible rival for power, Alexei Navalny, who was imprisoned in an Arctic labour camp. The deaths, often in mysterious circumstances, of dozens of Putin's opponents have been a hallmark of his time in office. Tortoise's Giles Whittell sets out to find out why so many of Putin's enemies have met an early end.

Benjamin Netanyahu has arguably shaped his country’s image more than anyone else in the world. But his actions have put at risk Israel’s relationship with its closest allies and potential partners for peace.

What comes to mind when you think of Amber Heard? Liar? Survivor? Narcissist? Millions of us watched the celebrity trial of the century, Depp v Heard, in 2022. Amber Heard lost and Johnny Depp was vindicated. But what if Amber was actually the victim of an organised trolling campaign? What if the online hate against her was manufactured? Alexi Mostrous investigates what happened to Amber and who might have been responsible. It’s a story about how our own thoughts and opinions can be moulded without us even realising.

From the takeover of Labour by the far-left under Jeremy Corbyn and the civil war that ensued, to the election of a new leader, Sir Keir Starmer, this is the inside story of a double revolution in the Labour Party which defined Britain’s present – and may go on to shape its future.

A dashing diplomat and a young graduate meet and fall in love. With Oliver’s encouragement, Charlie applies for a job in British intelligence. Then she receives a text message that turns her life – and her relationship – upside down. From the team behind British Podcast Award-winning series Pig Iron, Walter’s War is an investigation into what happened next.

How did the anti-vax movement go from the fringes of public life to the centre of the culture wars that divide so many? From the team behind Sweet Bobby and Hoaxed, Tortoise’s latest investigation charts the disturbing fall and rise of Dr Andrew Wakefield, the British doctor who sparked a global panic about vaccines 25 years ago.

Twenty years ago, Rudy Giuliani was “America’s mayor”. Now he’s been indicted, along with Donald Trump, for allegedly attempting to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. Will Rudy die in jail for The Don?

A mother. A murder. An innocent man wrongly convicted. And a 30-year search for justice.

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