The Mushroom Cook: Podcast details the gripping tragedys
Season 2 of the gripping podcast will cover every step of the court process as Erin Patterson stands trial for the murders of three lunch guests and the attempted murder of a fourth.
Season 2 of the gripping podcast will cover every step of the court process as Erin Patterson stands trial for the murders of three lunch guests and the attempted murder of a fourth.
Former colleagues of triple murderer Erin Patterson — whose maiden name was Scutter — have described her as a pathological liar who “managed to get guys wrapped around her little finger”.
A jury has found Erin Patterson deliberately murdered her lunch guests by feeding them a beef wellington laced with lethal death cap mushrooms.
The mushroom cook who killed her in-laws with a beef wellington expressed little emotion as she was condemned in the courtroom.
The 50-year-old old mother was the last witness to be called in a trial that has gained pace as it has drawn nearer to its end.
Mushroom cook Erin Patterson has denied claims put to her by the Crown and insisted lunch survivor Ian Wilkinson, her estranged husband Simon Patterson and her son were “mistaken” in their recollections.
Crown prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC has fired three final questions at Erin Patterson as her time in the witness box comes to a close. FOLLOW LIVE
Accused mushroom murderer Erin Patterson told a “deliberate lie” about purchasing mushrooms from a grocery store in Melbourne, a prosecutor has alleged.
Erin Patterson told the jury she had “made preparations” to have the weight loss surgery, but under cross-examination she conceded the clinic she had an appointment at didn’t offer it – and medical records show she never sought a referral for the procedure.
Erin Patterson has undergone another intense day of cross-examination in her murder trial, with the Crown prosecutor accusing her of feigning her illness.
Food, and the poisoning of it, is at the heart of the Mushroom Cook trial. Now, Erin Patterson told of how a lifelong battle has affected her, before a fatal lunch was served.
Accused triple killer Erin Patterson has told a jury she wanted to find out if death cap mushrooms grew in South Gippsland as she was quizzed about her search history.
Erin Patterson has been grilled about her cancer lie, with the Crown suggesting the accused didn’t think she’d have to account for the falsehood because she didn’t expect Ian Wilkinson to survive.
Accused mushroom murderer Erin Patterson has told a court why she picked beef wellington to serve her lunch guests and about “deviations” she made to the cookbook recipe — admitting the possibility existed there were foraged mushrooms in the mix.
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