Episode 358: Erin Patterson, Australia’s Mushroom Murderer - Part 2
While four beloved community members clung to life, the one whose meal put them in hospital dodged police questions. But the evidence piled up and soon she was in front of a jury, trying to convince them that it was all a horrible accident. This week's episode is Erin Patterson, Australia's Mushroom Murderer - Part 2.
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Mushroom lunch survivor speaks publicly for the first time since deadly meal, SBS News: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/mushroom-lunch-survivor-speaks-publicly-for-the-first-time-since-deadly-meal/6ikpr2wf9
Mushroom meal survivor Ian Wilkinson delivers first sermon six months after family members died, ABC AU: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-19/mushroom-meal-survivor-ian-wilkinson-delivers-first-sermon/103482596
Crochet, isolation and the prison chaplain: Erin Patterson's life behind bars detailed in court, The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/25/erin-patterson-life-behind-bars-detailed-in-court-mushroom-murders
Erin Patterson plea hearing: mushroom murderer's prison conditions 'don't sound very humane', judge says - as it happened, The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/aug/25/erin-patterson-live-updates-mushroom-murder-victim-impact-statements-plea-hearing-ntwnfb
Australia mushroom murderer Erin Patterson left me 'half alive', lone surviving victim says, Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-mushroom-murderer-erin-patterson-left-me-half-alive-lone-surviving-2025-08-25/
Mushroom lunch survivor forgives Erin Patterson as defence agrees triple murderer deserves life sentence, The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/25/ian-wilksinson-mushroom-lunch-survivor-forgives-erin-patterson-ntwnfb
Erin Patterson: Judge urged to give mushroom killer life imprisonment without parole, News.com.au: https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/courts-law/erin-patterson-mushroom-cook-set-to-face-family-in-two-day-presentence-hearing/news-story/964181537e203838d28e86c8f674d106
Sole survivor of Australian mushroom poisoning grieves loss of wife and friends, AP News: https://apnews.com/article/6b18abb3a667756fc45d5d05ce2a745b
Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relatives with lunch laced with death cap mushrooms, The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/07/erin-patterson-guilty-australia-mushroom-murder-trial-ntwnfb
Why husband rejected invite finally revealed, News.com.au: https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/courts-law/erin-patterson-moment-mushroom-cooks-husband-suspected-deadly-lunch-plot/news-story/f84ed73eeb7ecec6dd21bedf0b9b8ccd
CBS News coverage of Erin Patterson conviction, CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poison-mushrooms-killings-australian-woman-convicted-erin-patterson/
Erin Patterson: Longtime friend Ali Rose speaks out, New Idea: https://www.newidea.com.au/news/erin-patterson-trial/
Key facts in Australia's mushroom murder trial, Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/key-facts-australias-mushroom-murder-trial-2025-06-25/
Australia mushroom murderer Erin Patterson convicted of mushroom murders, Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/australian-erin-patterson-found-guilty-all-counts-mushroom-murders-case-2025-07-07/
Jury in Australia's mushroom murder trial retires to consider verdict, Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/jury-australias-mushroom-murder-trial-retires-consider-verdict-2025-06-30/
How jurors will decide the outcome of Erin Patterson's mushroom triple-murder trial, ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-30/erin-patterson-mushroom-murder-trial-jury-deliberation-explainer/105374450
Erin Patterson's lawyer tells jury mushroom poisoning ... (Opening Day details), ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-30/erin-patterson-mushroom-murder-trial-leongatha-victoria-aus/105230440
Judge recaps evidence from Erin Patterson trial as ... (Judge directions), ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-27/erin-patterson-mushroom-murder-trial-live-blog-friday-june-27/105467476
Jury begins deliberations in Erin Patterson mushroom triple-murder trial, ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-30/erin-patterson-mushroom-murder-trial-live-blog-monday-june-30/105475520
Prosecutor calls for Erin Patterson to be jailed for life with no parole for mushroom murders, ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-25/mushroom-murderer-erin-patterson-plea-hearing/105693264
Erin Patterson trial day 34 – as it happened, The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/jun/18/erin-patterson-australia-mushroom-trial-live-updates-defence-closing-address-ntwnfb
Erin Patterson trial was Victoria Supreme Court's largest …, The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/09/erin-patterson-trial-victoria-supreme-court-media-list-ntwnfb
Two years ago, Erin Patterson's lunch guests were admitted to hospital. This week she became a convicted murderer, The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/12/erin-patterson-australia-mushroom-trial-convicted-murderer-ntwnfb
Behind the scenes with the jury who decided mushroom killer's fate, Herald Sun: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts-victoria/supreme-court-lifts-lid-on-jurys-journey-during-mammoth-erin-patterson-trial/news-story/680681c9f4ab81b633bd38d5433e7421
