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The jury in the trial of accused mushroom cook killer Erin Patterson has been told that three charges of attempted murder have been dropped. For coverage of the trial, podcast episodes and more, go to:themushroomcook.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Today the jury got to hear from both the prosecution and defence as they outlined their cases in the trial of Erin Patterson. For coverage of the trial, podcast episodes and more, go to:themushroomcook.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

In 2023, 48-year-old Erin Patterson invited a group of her husband’s family members over, and things took a turn for the worst, and by the worst, we mean murder. Patterson has been convicted of murdering three peo ...

A triple murder case with a culinary twist is transfixing Australia and the rest of the world. Erin Patterson is accused of using poisonous mushrooms concealed in a Beef Wellington lunch to kill three elderly relatives of her estranged husband. The jury in her trial is expected t ...  Show more

Erin Patterson, a 50‑year‑old Australian mother of two, was convicted in July 2025 for murdering three of her estranged husband’s relatives—his parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his sister Heather Wilkinson—by serving them beef Wellington laced with lethal death cap mushroo ...