Nat Barr 'I KNOW THE REAL KATHLEEN FOLBIGG'

HER WEEKEND WITH THE WOMAN ONCE LABELLED 'AUSTRALIA'S WORST SERIAL KILLER'

-  Brigid Auchettl

Watching Natalie Barr be her usual chipper self on Sunrise each morning, you’d never know that she has been on a top-secret assignment for the past four months.

In an exclusive interview with New Idea, Nat reveals she has paid several visits to Kathleen Folbigg – aka Australia’s most notorious baby killer.

Kathleen, now 56, was pardoned in June after 20 years behind bars. She was convicted of killing all four of her infant children. Since Kathleen’s release, securing her first interview has been the biggest prize among Australian journalists.

Helicopters hovered above the property in Nana Glen, NSW, where she’s been ensconced, and photographers waited to catch the first glimpses of Kathleen as a free woman.

But it’s Nat who beat her peers for the right to tell Kathleen’s story – and it will air Sunday night on Channel Seven’s 7NEWS Spotlight.

In between her early brekkie TV starts and a busy family life in Sydney, Nat, 55, travelled north several times to get to know Kathleen.