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Erin Patterson has been found guilty of murdering three people and trying to kill a fourth by poisoning them with death cap mushrooms.
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‘She just got up and left?’ A call, the leftovers, and private messages: What the jury saw and heard
For the first time, we’re bringing you a look at the key exhibits and moments that defined Erin Patterson’s murder trial. Check back again later – we will keep adding to this story.
- 24 minutes ago
- by Erin Pearson
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One word on a tax return set off a lethal chain of events
When Simon Patterson said he was single on his tax return, it helped set in motion his wife’s deadly plot to kill three people.
- 34 minutes ago
- by Erin Pearson
Four guilty verdicts and the killer didn’t even flinch
After the shock of the verdicts faded, there was sadness for the Pattersons, Wilkinsons and Erin’s two children.
- 37 minutes ago
- by Erin Pearson
Updated
Staring at the jury, an emotionless mushroom cook is found guilty of triple murder
Erin Patterson did not react, staring at the jury as the verdict was read out. They had found her guilty of murder and attempted murder after she laced a beef Wellington meal with death cap mushrooms that killed three people.
- Today, 2.18pm
- by Erin Pearson
How a $2 million bequest paid for the best defence killer cook could buy
Erin Patterson sold a Mount Waverley property, and her legal team now has a mortgage out on her “forever home” in Leongatha after a lengthy, high-powered defence.
- 2 hours ago
- by Chris Vedelago and Marta Pascual Juanola
Opinion
Why did she do it? Erin Patterson exhibits the traits of a narcissistic personality
As a psychologist, I believe the reason Patterson thought she could get away with it, the reason she did it, was because she does not see the world the same way as you and me.
- Today, 3.36pm
- by Mary Hahn-Thomsen
Opinion
Why our mushroom murder trial fixation is a sign of hope
The public preoccupation with the trial of Erin Patterson shows that we still want to sort facts from falsehoods. That’s a good thing.
- Today, 3.43pm
- by Malcolm Knox
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'She just got up and left?': Doctor's triple zero call
Recording of the triple zero call made by Dr Chris Webster.
- 57 minutes ago
Erin Patterson verdict live updates: Guilty mushroom cook showed ‘no expression or reaction’ to jury findings; Morwell locals react outside court
After six days of deliberations, the jury found the mother of two, 50, guilty of three charges of murder and one of attempted murder over the fatal beef Wellington lunch she served in July 2023.
- 1 hour ago
- by Marta Pascual Juanola and Erin Pearson
Erin Patterson trial recap: What happened on each day of the death cap mushroom case
Erin Patterson has been found guilty of three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder after allegedly serving poisonous mushrooms in a beef Wellington for lunch.
- Today, 3.50pm
