Marie Christensen, Murderous Matron: Australia’s Stolen Generations | Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley

Lucy Worsley investigates a brutal crime committed in Australia by a ‘Murderous Matron’. Human Rights Activist Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts joins Lucy to uncover the 1896 murder of a First Nations child and highlight the ongoing impact of Australia’s Stolen Generations. Professor Rosalind Crone travels to Australia’s east coast and Minjerribah Island, the ancestral land of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait ‘Quandamooka People’ to find out more about six year old 'Cassey' and her tragic death at the hands of a Mission School’s matron Marie Christensen.

Warning: Child abuse and upsetting scenes
Some images used for illustrative purposes

Recorded on Location: August 14, 2023
Recorded in Studio: October 5, 2023

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Marie Christensen, Murderous Matron: Australia’s Stolen Generations | Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley

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