Mushroom cook accused of tampering with prison food
Erin Patterson was given time in solitary confinement after she was accused by another inmate of tampering with prison food while waiting for her high-profile trial to begin.
The Mushroom Cook
How the cops’ investigation at Erin’s house unfolded
The homicide squad trawled over every facet of Erin Patterson’s life and her home. Detectives collected and reviewed CCTV, phone data, messages, medical and bank records and more.
The evidence that brought down the mushroom cook murderer
As Erin Patterson was peppered with questions about the beef wellington meal that killed three people, she had an answer for everything. But these are the damning pieces of evidence she couldn’t lie her way out of.
7 key issues jury must decide in mushroom murder trial
Erin Patterson’s fate now rests in the hands of 12 members of the public. These are the key issues those jurors have been asked to decide.
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‘Is that how you poisoned my parents?’: Erin says Simon confronted her in hospital
Erin Patterson has told the court she “got really scared” and disposed of the dehydrator after her estranged husband asked her if it had been used to “poison” his parents. FOLLOW LIVE
‘Mushroom lover’: Accused murderer details her fondness for fungi
Erin Patterson says she has spent years foraging for wild mushrooms and started dehydrating them in the months before the fateful lunch, as she admitted there were lethal death cap mushrooms in the beef wellington meal.
Erin Patterson accepts there ‘must have been death caps’ in the beef wellington
Erin Patterson is being questioned about the mushrooms she used to make the beef wellington meal that left three of her guests dead.
Erin Patterson describes biggest problem in her relationship with estranged husband
Accused triple murderer Erin Patterson has told the jury about her struggles with poor self-esteem and the biggest hurdle in her marriage.
Accused mushroom murderer opens up on ‘never-ending battle’
In testimony the world has been waiting 674 days to hear, mushroom cook Erin Patterson has taken the stand and offered a raw response to a key question.
Moment in Mushroom Cook trial that made Erin emotional
For the first time, Erin Patterson was being asked about the dead and dying. A detective wanted to understand why other people were dying from the lunch, while she was “not that ill”.
Top cop behind lunch investigation quizzed by mushroom cook’s lawyer
The lead investigator tasked with compiling evidence against accused triple murderer Erin Patterson is set to return to the witness box to be cross-examined about the lunch probe. LIVE UPDATES
‘Simon is probably loving this’: Erin’s messages to Facebook friends
Erin Patterson told Facebook friends “the best thing I can do is just forget about” her estranged husband and his parents “and live my life”, the jury has heard.
Mystery over mushroom cook’s missing phone
One of the multiple phones belonging to accused killer Erin Patterson has never been found by police, a jury has heard.
‘It tracks what you’re buying’: Erin Patterson’s transaction history from week before fatal lunch
Erin Patterson’s transaction history from the week leading up to the fatal beef wellington meal has been shown to the jury. FOLLOW LIVE
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