In her own words: Erin Patterson speaks in murder trial Mushroom cook Erin Patterson has given a glimpse into her family relationships, weight-loss journey and religious beliefs during evidence in her murder trial. AAP · Jun 1, 2025
Erin Patterson given voice as police interview fills in some blanks in mushroom lunch trial’s fifth week As much as any moment, the video shown to the Victorian supreme court helped give the murder accused shape after weeks of silence The Guardian - AU · May 30, 2025
Lead detective denies police errors in mushroom lunch investigation as Erin Patterson trial continues Defence argues photos taken by police inside Patterson’s home appear to show computers and a phone that were not seized during search The Guardian - AU · May 29, 2025
Erin Patterson 'venting' to friends on husband's family Lawyers for accused triple murderer Erin Patterson say she had been "venting" to her online friends when she sent frustrated messages about her former in-laws. AAP · May 29, 2025
Erin Patterson murder trial day 22 – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · May 29, 2025
What police found on Erin Patterson’s computer and text messages with mother-in-law revealed Detective also tells mushroom lunch trial that phone records indicate a sim card was switched while police searched murder accused’s home The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2025
Mushroom cook's 'worries' about ovarian cancer revealed Lawyers for mushroom cook Erin Patterson have shown medical records to the jury in her triple murder trial as the prosecution's final witness is cross-examined. AAP · May 28, 2025
Erin Patterson murder trial day 21 – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2025
Police grill Erin Patterson over mushroom lunch deaths in footage played to triple murder trial Murder accused denies owning food dehydrator and describes ‘love’ for in-laws in video shown to Victorian supreme court The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2025
Mushroom cook Erin Patterson's interview played to jury Erin Patterson's version of a deadly mushroom lunch has been revealed, with a jury shown footage of the accused murderer's police interview. AAP · May 27, 2025
Erin Patterson murder trial day 20 – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2025
Protester accosts judge as Erin Patterson trial hears how officials tried to find source of deadly mushrooms Health department witness tells Victorian supreme court of efforts to glean information from Patterson in days after fatal mushroom lunch The Guardian - AU · May 26, 2025
A life saved and what Erin Patterson allegedly confided to friends: week four of the mushroom lunch trial Sole surviving lunch guest watches on as Victorian supreme court hears how hospital staff ‘thought he was going to die’ from death cap mushroom poisoning The Guardian - AU · May 23, 2025
'Going to die': how mushroom lunch almost killed four Doctors thought Ian Wilkinson was going to die in hospital after consuming a lunch served by mushroom cook Erin Patterson, a jury has been told. AAP · May 22, 2025
The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2025 ‘Sick of this’: Erin Patterson told friends she wanted ‘nothing to do’ with in-laws, mushroom lunch trial hears Victorian supreme court shown Facebook messages in which murder accused vents frustration at estranged husband’s parents
AAP · May 22, 2025 'Deadbeat': Patterson's alleged husband vent revealed Erin Patterson's alleged messages to friends referring to her former husband as "gaslighting" and a "deadbeat" have been shown at her triple-murder trial.
AAP · May 19, 2025 Data quizzed after cook's phone pinged near mushrooms Accused triple murderer Erin Patterson's legal team has quizzed a phone expert on the limitations of analysing cell data, as her mushroom lunch trial continues.
The Guardian - AU · May 19, 2025 Erin Patterson may have visited locations of death cap mushroom sightings, murder trial hears Expert tells court that phone records show ‘potential’ for accused to have been in Outtrim and Loch days after reports of deadly fungi were posted online
The Guardian - AU · May 19, 2025 Erin Patterson murder trial day 14 – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Guardian - AU · May 16, 2025 Mushroom lunch leftovers examined and a juror removed: how week three of the Erin Patterson murder trial unfolded Australian jury asked to consider if murder accused was pretending to be sick after lunch that killed three in-laws
The Guardian - AU · May 15, 2025 Juror discharged from mushroom lunch trial as child protection worker reveals what Erin Patterson told her Victorian supreme court judge says he received information the juror had been discussing Patterson’s case with family and friends
AAP · May 15, 2025 Judge dismisses juror in fatal mushroom cook trial One of 15 jurors empanelled in Erin Patterson's trial has been discharged over fears they may have discussed her triple murder case with family and friends.
The Guardian - AU · May 15, 2025 Erin Patterson trial day 12 – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Guardian - AU · May 14, 2025 Erin Patterson showed no sign of liver damage experienced by other mushroom lunch attenders, trial hears Victorian jury also sees images appearing to show accused disposing of food dehydrator at tip, and hears from expert who examined lunch leftovers
AAP · May 14, 2025 Dumped food dehydrator shown to mushroom murder trial Footage has been shown at a murder trial of a woman dumping a food dehydrator at a tip, two days after Erin Patterson served a poisonous mushroom lunch.