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02 Maree Crabtree | Mother vs daughter

5/18/202618 min

Maree Crabtree's daughter Tara gave critical evidence in the murder case — but she did so with one condition.

Brisbane court reporter Talissa Siganto explains what deal was done in order for Tara to turn crown witness.

If you have any questions you'd like Talissa and Stocky to answer in future episodes, please email thecaseof@abc.net.au.

The Case Of is the follow-up to the hit podcast Mushroom Case Daily, and all episodes of that show will remain available in the back catalogue of The Case Of.

Clips

Ignoring Brother’s Agony
Poison Smoothie Details
Surprise Final Evidence
Lawyer Calls Witness Liar
Blanket Immunity Explained

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Sana Qadar0:00

    How reliable is your memory of a crime scene? And can those memories be manipulated?

  2. Speaker 20:05

    Connected to wrongful convictions.

  3. Talissa Siganto· Guest0:08

    How a memory works can be damaging for a justice system and for the integrity of a justice system.

  4. Sana Qadar0:14

    This is Sana Qadar from All in the Mind. If you are a fan of true crime, you should check out our new series, Forensic. It's about the quirks and curiosities of our weird human brains. Search for All in the Mind on ABC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts.

  5. Speaker 20:29

    ABC Listen. Podcasts, radio, news, music and more.

  6. Stephen Stockwell· Host0:35

    [intro music] Standing guard as she said she watched her mom poison her brother. You might wonder why Tara Crabtree wasn't on trial. So how did she end up protected? I'm Stephen Stockwell. This is the second episode of the case of Marie Crabtree.

  7. Speaker 21:00

    The 59-year-old was accused of killing her son and staging it as a suicide.

  8. Stephen Stockwell· Host1:06

    In photos, Marie Crabtree smiled and posed with her children, but police allege she killed to receive life insurance payments.

  9. Speaker 21:13

    She allegedly told a friend, "I want to put something in his drink so he won't be here."

  10. Stephen Stockwell· Host1:18

    We will be alleging, uh, these are premeditated direct acts of murder.

  11. Talissa Siganto· Guest1:22

    All I'm willing to say at this stage is that Ms. Crabtree intends on vigorously defending the charges.

  12. Stephen Stockwell· Host1:26

    [music] At the end of Marie

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