• The mushroom source
    May 9 2025

    A doctor tells the jury Erin Patterson recalled sourcing mushrooms from a Chinese grocer but was unable to remember which store as a search was launched. As extended family gave further evidence about their family dynamics, the accused killer's sister-in-law recalls the accused killer asking how her unwell lunch guests were faring.

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    38 mins
  • "Scared or dead"
    May 8 2025

    The jury is played a Triple-0 call from a doctor asking for police help, after Erin Patterson discharged herself from hospital. He later tells her she needs to get her children checked out, fearing they may have also been poisoned. He warns her they can be scared and alive, or dead.

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    27 mins
  • Survivor speaks
    May 7 2025

    Church pastor Ian Wilkinson survived the deadly mushroom lunch. He tells the court Erin Patterson seemed reluctant to let her lunch guests see inside her new pantry. Later, he says he overhead staff looking for the accused killer as he and his ill wife were being rushed to Melbourne hospitals.

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    32 mins
  • The super sleuth & a true crime group
    May 6 2025

    Three women who befriended Erin Patterson in a true crime group gave evidence, telling the jury she asked for advice on how to make beef Wellington. The court also heard Patterson was considered a “super sleuth” and self-described atheist, who struggled with her estranged husband’s faith.

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    32 mins
  • The estranged husband
    May 2 2025

    The first witness is called to take the stand, and it's Erin Patterson's estranged husband Simon Patterson.

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    28 mins
  • The case against Erin Patterson
    May 1 2025

    As the prosecution sets out its case against Erin Patterson, they accuse the 50-year-old mushroom cook of telling a string of lies.

    The defence admit she did tell lies, but say she never deliberately poisoned anyone.

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    29 mins
  • Charges dropped, jury selected
    Apr 30 2025

    On the first day of her murder trial, the jury learned charges Erin Patterson tried to kill her estranged husband had been dropped. Patterson is standing trial accused of murdering three other family members and attempting to murder a fourth after serving a lunch of beef wellington containing deadly mushrooms. She’s pleaded not guilty to all charges.

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    13 mins