Erin Patterson in her own words: Recorded police interview played in court
Erin Patterson’s account of the deadly beef wellington lunch has been revealed to the jury today as footage of the accused murderer’s police interview was played in court.
Erin Patterson’s account of the deadly beef wellington lunch has been revealed to the jury today as footage of the accused murderer’s police interview was played in court.
Messages between Erin Patterson and a health department officer detail how the accused triple-murderer says the deadly meal was prepared, insisting she only made one batch of mushroom paste.
The odds were stacked up against him after a pastor invited to Erin Patterson’s fateful lunch ingested poisonous mushrooms, but then a near miracle happened.
Two years ago, four relatives were on the brink of death in hospital after consuming a beef wellington lunch allegedly laced with toxic mushrooms. Now, their doctor reveals how he fought to save them — and how one survived.
Ian Wilkinson, the only guest who survived the lunch, has for the first time shared details about the meal Erin Patterson allegedly laced with death cap mushrooms.
Simon Patterson, the estranged husband of accused mushroom cook killer Erin Patterson, has told a jury he was “intrigued” that she failed to ask him a particular question after the fateful lunch.
Ian Wilkinson, a church pastor, was polite as he gave evidence about what unfolded the day he and his wife, and in-laws, had lunch at Erin Patterson’s house.
For the first time, the jury has heard from the medical staff who treated Erin Patterson’s lunch guests and witnessed their pain in the days before they died. FOLLOW LIVE
Several people who were friends with Erin Patterson in an online true crime forum have detailed her “love” of mushrooms and her reputation as an internet sleuth.
They started out as friends and fell in love, but now, defendant Erin Patterson and her estranged husband Simon face each other in a courtroom after poisonous mushrooms changed everything.
It’s been almost two years since the lethal mushroom lunch that claimed the lives of three people. Today, the cook Erin Patterson faced court for the second day of the trial gripping the world.
Nearly two years ago, Erin Patterson cooked a mushroom meal for her family. She is now on trial for murder. Today, her estranged husband returned to the witness box.
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