The fungi detective, shopping lists and the hard slog of shoe-leather sleuthing
Erin Patterson shops at Woolworths. We know that because the mushroom detective told us so.
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Mushroom detective ‘star’ of police probe
There were three people in the police interview room but only two mattered – Erin Patterson as the suspect and a smiling detective called Stephen Eppingstall.
‘Explosive diarrhoea, discount steak’: Erin Patterson’s post-lunch ailments
Erin Patterson suggested to a Victorian health official she used mushrooms bought from an Asian grocer in a pasta dish, before saying they were used only in her fatal beef Wellington.
Murder trial: Health official’s evidence reveals Erin Patterson’s conflicting, evasive accounts
A health official investigating the case revealed texts and phone conversations with Ms Patterson about the mushrooms’ use, their alleged purchase and the timing of her grocery trips contained conflicting details compared to information she had previously provided.
‘He was dying’: Last-ditch effort to save mushroom lunch guest
Erin Patterson has become visibly upset as a doctor who treated her four lunch guests recalled their dying days in hospital.
Survivor keeps turning up despite sadness
Mushroom lunch survivor Ian Wilkinson had to sit through emotional evidence of how his relatives died.
Mushroom cook phone chat said family a ‘lost cause’
An explicit Facebook chat extracted from the mobile phone of Erin Patterson referred to her parents-in-law as a ‘lost cause’ and her estranged husband a ‘deadbeat’, the court has heard.
Court gets to bottom of witch’s hat meaning
Evidence has been heard detailing Erin Patterson’s hospital visit two days after the death cap mushrooms meal was served.
Jury gets complete lowdown on hi-tech forensic expertise
The mushrooms murder trial jury gets a thorough lesson on how computers work, and how hi-tech forensic expertise is employed.
When it comes to mushrooms one witness says she can’t get enough
The mushroom murder trial has heard evidence from a woman who is passionate about fungi.
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