Erin Patterson, 50, is facing trial after pleading not guilty to the murder of three of her estranged husband’s relatives and attempting to kill one more on July 29, 2023.The judge told jurors he’d received information the juror had discussed the case with friends and family contrary to directions given to jurors at the start…
Truong responded that she was unable to identify the mushrooms based on the photo, with Foote suggesting the leftovers could be sent for examination.Because of a “misunderstanding”, Truong said she left her workplace, only to receive a message about 5pm that a package had arrived addressed to her.She told the jury she arranged for a…
Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson, 66, died after the meal, while Heather’s husband Ian Wilkinson survived.This week, three women who got to know Patterson through a true-crime Facebook group that sprang up after a 2019 documentary on convicted murderer Keli Lane to discuss the case gave the jury an…
The trial of Erin Patterson, accused of killing three members of her family by serving them toxic mushrooms, continued Tuesday in Australia. Photo by James Ross/EPA-EFE May 6 (UPI) — The only surviving attendee of lunch where Australian woman Erin Patterson is charged with serving toxic mushrooms to her guests testifed in her trial on…
The jury has been shown a photograph for the first time of where the deadly meal was served, before Ian Wilkinson told the court what happened prior to the lunch.The survivor of the fatal mushroom meal, who told the jury what he ate the day before and morning of the lunch, said Don and Gail…
Erin Patterson is facing trial after pleading not guilty over a fatal mushroom lunch that killed Don and Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson.See all 12 stories.Key posts1 of 34.00pmJury dismissed for the dayBy Erin Pearson and Marta Pascual Juanola3.32pmErin regularly used mushrooms in her cooking: online friendBy Marta Pascual Juanola and Erin PearsonJenny Hay, a…
Updated May 5, 2025 — 6.05pmErin Patterson is facing trial after pleading not guilty over a fatal mushroom lunch that killed Don and Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson.See all 12 stories.Erin Patterson hosted a lunch at her home in the Victorian town of Leongatha in July 2023. She invited her in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson,…
‘Extremely aggressive’: Relationship soured over child support, husband claimsThe topic has turned to issues that arose in the estranged couple’s relationship after Patterson applied for child support payments.The jury was told that in 2022, years after they separated in 2015, Patterson filed a tax return indicating they were separated.This, he said, raised issues with Patterson…
Erin Patterson: Trial of Australian woman accused of cooking fatal mushroom lunch begins BBC‘Mushroom murder’ trial: Defense claims death of lunch guests was a ‘terrible accident’ CNNErin Patterson concocted cancer diagnosis to ensure children missed fatal mushroom lunch, murder trial hears The GuardianSome Attempted Murder Charges Dropped for Woman Accused of Killing with Mushrooms People.comMushroom murder accused Erin Patterson…
