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Rachael Ward

Timeline of suspected triple-fatal mushroom poisoning

Flowers laid on the graves of Gail and Don Patterson who died of suspected mushroom poisoning. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

TIMELINE OF SUSPECTED MUSHROOM POISONING

* July 29 - Extended family share a meal at Erin Patterson's home in Leongatha in southeast Victoria

* July 30 - Heather Wilkinson, Ian Wilkinson, Gail Patterson and Don Patterson taken to hospital after becoming ill

* August 4 - Heather Wilkinson and Gail Patterson die

* August 5 - Don Patterson dies

* August 5 - Police execute a search warrant at Erin Patterson's Leongatha home and question her before she is released pending further inquiries

* August 7 - Erin Patterson denies any wrongdoing when questioned by reporters outside her home

* August 14 - ABC releases a letter penned by Erin Patterson in which she says she regrets giving a "no comment" interview to police. 

She confirmed she prepared a Beef Wellington for the lunch, claiming she used button mushrooms purchased from a major supermarket and dried mushrooms bought at an Asian grocery store in Melbourne

* August 31 - Public memorial service for Gail and Don Patterson

* September 22 - Ian Wilkinson leaves hospital after almost two months of treatment

* October 4 - Public memorial service for Heather Wilkinson

* November 2 - Erin Patterson arrested and interviewed while authorities search her home with assistance from Australian Federal Police detector dogs

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