Follow along as journalists and experts piece together the story of how a seemingly ordinary family lunch in a rural Victorian town resulted in the deaths of three people.

The Mushroom Cook charts the twists and turns of that deadly meal and looks at the key people involved, including the woman who cooked it.

This podcast goes behind the scenes in the newsroom to chart what happens when a story of this magnitude breaks – and follows the court process as Erin Patterson faces trial for murder.

You can listen to every episode of the five-part series below, or via the podcast tab in your masthead app.

Bonus episodes will also be released as new information comes to light – and when Erin Patterson fronts court.

Bonus Episodes

EPISODE GUIDE

Five family members sit down for lunch on a wintry Saturday afternoon in a town in regional Victoria. Hours later, four of them fall ill. Days later, three are dead.

A former air traffic controller and newsletter editor. A mother. A daughter. Who is the woman who cooked the lethal lunch?

A family’s grief remains at the heart of the mystery that gripped the world – but the fallout of the fatal mushroom meal stretches far beyond the towns of Leongatha and Korumburra.

Erin Patterson is also facing several attempted murder charges after one of the lunch attendees miraculously recovered. While her estranged husband also fell ill on several occasions.

Erin Patterson has engaged top criminal KC Philip Dunn as she prepares to return to court. He’s one of many key players working behind-the-scenes on the case that gripped the world.