Kathleen Marshall (veterinarian)

Kathleen Marshall (1946-1998) was an Australian veterinarian, whose murder led to an extensive police investigation.

Early life

Kathleen Marshall (born Kathleen Lambourne) was born in Brisbane, Queensland in 1946. She enrolled in veterinary science at the University of Queensland, graduating with a BVSc (with Honours) in 1968.[1]

Career

Lambourne began work as a veterinarian. She opened her own veterinary surgery in the Brisbane suburb of Wilston.

Marshall was a member of a number of charities committed to preventing animal cruelty. She became President of the Cat Protection Society of Queensland in 1996.[2]

Investigation into her murder

Marshall was found dead in the veterinary surgery beneath her home in Wilston in March 1998. Following an investigation, Andrew Fitzherbert was prosecuted for her death based on DNA evidence.[3][2][4]

Legacy

In 2002, the University of Queensland named a new building at the St Lucia campus for her, the Kathleen Lambourne building.[5]

Marshall’s murder and the subsequent prosecution, has been the subject of a television Forensic investigators: Australia's true crimes episode (2004).[6] The book, Five drops of blood, analysed the DNA evidence which was used to convict Andrew Fitzherbert of her death.[7]

References
  1. "University of Queensland graduates". Australian Veterinary Journal. 45 (2): 84–84. February 1969. doi:10.1111/j.1751-0813.1969.tb13704.x. ISSN 0005-0423.
  2. Milliner, Karen (7 August 1999). "Cat fights". The Courier Mail.
  3. Jones, Lisa and Crook, Karen (January 2002). "Science solves murders". Vedette. 184: 36.
  4. Garden, Mary (4 August 2007). "Doubts raised on vet murder". The Courier Mail.
  5. "Building honours veterinary school favourite". UQ News: 9. March 2002.
  6. TheMaster1246 (12 August 2011), Forensic Investigators - Kathleen Marshall Part 1 HD, retrieved 6 September 2018
  7. McKenna, Kate (9 April 2015). "Brisbane crime: First person in Australia convicted of crime solely on DNA evidence — but did he do it?". The Courier Mail.
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