Case 329: Roseanne Beckett

Case 329 Roseanne Beckett

*** Content warnings: Domestic violence, child sexual abuse, sexual assault, animal cruelty ***

In mid-1989, in the small New South Wales Town of Taree, local residents and law enforcement alike began investigating a woman named Roseanne Catt.

There were allegations that Roseanne was a violent and cruel woman, intent on killing her husband: it was reported that she had thrown a rock at his head, stabbed him with a knife, poisoned his drinks, and solicited hitmen. But this investigation was just the beginning of a case that would grow even stranger the more it unravelled…

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Wife bashed me, poisoned me, and wanted me shot, says Mr Catt – Sydney Morning Herald

Wife used drugs on husband, court told – Sydney Morning Herald

Wife wanted her husband killed, jury told – Sydney Morning Herald

Man heard plot to kill him, jury told – Sydney Morning Herald

Wife ‘boasted’ of connections – Sydney Morning Herald

Catt denies stabbing himself at picnic – Sydney Morning Herald

Jury hears of threat to new husband – Sydney Morning Herald

Wife hit Barry Catt with rock, court told – Sydney Morning Herald

Offer to pay for killing: witness – Sydney Morning Herald

Accused showed interest in poison – Sydney Morning Herald

Police ‘fishing’ at Catt home, says QC – Sydney Morning Herald

Girl tells of dad’s porno film party – Sydney Morning Herald

Girl tells of father’s death threats – Sydney Morning Herald

Campaign of violence: Roseanne Catt guilty – Sydney Morning Herald

Lithium cocktail bitter, court told – Sydney Morning Herald

Roseanne Catt compared to saint – Sydney Morning Herald

Catt: 10 years’ jail, but kids still back her – Sydney Morning Herald

‘Manipulator’ loses appeal against jail – Sydney Morning Herald

That’s life, says Roseanne Catt after 10 years’ jail – Sydney Morning Herald

Under a cloud – Sydney Morning Herald

I only heard Roseanne Beckett cry twice. The second time was the day she won justice – New Matilda

Victim of a ‘terrible conspiracy’ – New Matilda

Roseanne Beckett and the long walk to justice – New Matilda

A significant challenge – Law Society Journal

Roseanne Beckett wins $4m in damages for 10 years of wrongful imprisonment – The Guardian

Roseanne Beckett: Woman who wrongfully served 10 years in jail awarded $4m in malicious prosecution case – ABC News

Roseanne Beckett: A miscarriage of justice – Wendy Bacon

The Justice4Roseanne Homepage – Networked Knowledge

R v Catt [2005]

Beckett v State of New South Wales [2015]

4 Corners: ‘Burned’ – ABC [transcript]

Roseanne spent 10 years behind bars for a crime she did not commit – 7 News Spotlight

Ten Years – Roseanne Catt

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