Did my birth mother fake her own death?
When Donna Freed began tracing her lineage, she discovered her birth mum had been part of an audacious insurance fraud that made headline news in the US.
Donna Freed was just six years old when her sister spilled a family secret — Donna had been adopted. Growing up, it was a subject that was never really spoken about so she knew almost nothing of the circumstances surrounding her adoption, or her biological parents. But when her adoptive mother died, Donna began tracing her lineage, and uncovered a shocking story about her birth mother. Was this a woman who wanted to be found?
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Duplicity: My Mothers' Secrets is by Donna Freed
Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Katy Takatsuki
(Photo: Donna Freed. Credit: Courtesy of Donna Freed)
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