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Mushroom cook accused of 'four calculated deceptions'

Accused killer Erin Patterson conceived four deceptions before and after a beef Wellington lunch that claimed the lives of three people, prosecutors allege.

AAP · Jun 16, 2025

Erin Patterson mushroom trial day 32 – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 16, 2025

Tears, disagreements and dried mushrooms: how Erin Patterson responded over eight days in the witness box

Triple murder accused finishes giving evidence in seventh week of mushroom lunch trial

The Guardian - AU · Jun 13, 2025

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Erin Patterson denies all charges as triple murder trial testimony concludes

Accused maintains fatal mushroom lunch unintentional

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025

Mushroom cook's triple denial as trial grilling ends

Accused killer mushroom cook Erin Patterson has ended her marathon stint in the witness box with an emotional turn after denying repeated accusations of lying.

AAP · Jun 12, 2025

Erin Patterson says she didn’t deliberately source death caps and serve to guests as murder trial evidence concludes

Patterson tells court her children were mistaken when they said she served herself leftover beef wellington the night of the lunch

The Guardian - AU · Jun 12, 2025

Erin Patterson mushroom trial day 31 – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 12, 2025

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‘The perfect dish for them’: Erin Patterson explains why she included dried mushrooms in fatal lunch

Triple-murder accused also denies foraging death caps hours before buying food dehydrator as trial continues

The Guardian - AU · Jun 11, 2025

Erin Patterson mushroom trial day 30 – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 11, 2025

Cook denies 'wild goose chase' over mushroom origins

Accused triple murderer Erin Patterson denies lying and sending authorities on a "wild goose chase" about the mushrooms she used in a toxic meal.

AAP · Jun 10, 2025

‘You knew how suspicious it would look’: Erin Patterson makes series of denials in tense cross-examination

Patterson also tells triple-murder trial she’s ‘puzzled’ clinic she says she had an appointment with for a gastric bypass offers no such surgery

The Guardian - AU · Jun 10, 2025

Erin Patterson mushroom trial day 29 – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 10, 2025

Mushroom cook denies faking poison symptoms from lunch

Erin Patterson has been accused of faking illness to appear unwell because she knew she had not eaten deadly mushrooms and realised it would look suspicious.

AAP · Jun 9, 2025

Lies, shame, apologies: mushroom cook's week as witness

Erin Patterson's week in the witness box has led to admissions of lying, her personal shame and an apology for offensive messages about her in-laws.

AAP · Jun 6, 2025

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The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2025

Australian woman accused of mushroom poisoning admits possible online search for deadly fungi

Erin Patterson is on trial for allegedly killing three family members with poisonous meal

The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2025

Foraged mushrooms, fatal doses and food binges: the week Erin Patterson told her story to triple murder trial

Accused told court the moment she realised she could be blamed for harming her in-laws came before they even died

The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2025

Erin Patterson trial day 28 – as it happened

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AAP · Jun 5, 2025

'Two faces': online posts show mushroom cook's duality

Accused murderer Erin Patterson has been quizzed over the state of her relationship with her in-laws prior to them eating a fatal lunch at her home.

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 5, 2025

Admitted lies, emojis and a dehydrator: Erin Patterson spars with prosecutor as fatal mushroom lunch deconstructed

Murder accused cross-examined in Victorian supreme court trial over beef wellington lunch that left three in-laws dead

Euronews · Jun 5, 2025

Australian woman weighed fatal dose of mushrooms ahead of deadly lunch, prosecutors allege

Erin Patterson is charged with the murder of three of her ex-partner's relatives and the attempted murder of a fourth.

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2025

Erin Patterson denies knowingly preparing death cap mushrooms in dehydrator she later dumped

Prosecutor says Patterson tried to hide evidence, but she denies knowing mushrooms were toxic

The Guardian - AU · Jun 5, 2025

Death caps and cancer claims: how Erin Patterson responded to first day of mushroom trial cross-examination

Triple murder accused also tells court she had a ‘stupid kneejerk reaction to just dig deeper, and keep lying’ to police after lunch guests died

The Guardian - AU · Jun 5, 2025

Erin Patterson trial day 27 – as it happened

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AAP · Jun 4, 2025

Mushroom cook opens up on lies to police, in-laws

Erin Patterson lied to her in-laws about cancer tests before cooking them a deadly lunch because they made her "feel loved", she has told a jury.

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025

Australian woman on trial for mushroom murder of in-laws says she was trying to fix a 'bland' lunch

An Australian woman on trial for the triple murder of her estranged husband's relatives and the attempted murder of another has told the Supreme Court in the state of Victoria that she carefully planned the July 2023 lunch where her dinner guests were poisoned with death cap mushrooms

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