Opinion - guilty
Reasoning:
1) Gippsland local - would be familiar with ‘wild’ mushrooms more so than melbourne metro resident who is less likely to have them growing in backyard. Therefore EP more likely to be familiar with toxic varieties than not.
2) Dehydrating mushrooms would increase toxicity. This is known - any dried fruit for example is sweeter because sugars are concentrated. Same applies for toxins. Wouldnt even require google search.
3) Pulverising / powdering dried mushrooms would enable them to be incorporated into a meal unbeknowingly. Ensure that they are eaten by those who may not be mushroom fans. Would also require less time for digestion because already pulverised, so more instantaneous effect.
4) Disposal of dehydrator. At what point was it established mushrooms were in the meals? Upset stomach symptoms could be from any other ingredient/food contaminant in a meal. If mushrooms were purchased from a shop as EP stated, you would assume they were fine and hence not rush out to dispose of your dehydrator. (Also, a tip visit requires effort, and most people would try put object in their bin first. So tip visit is really gojng an extra mile - or 10 - to distance yourself from the object/hide evidence).
4) Tasting food. As a cook more often than not would ‘sample’ food whilst being cooked. This would result in ingestion of some of the contaminated / laced food. Fact that EP did not become ill, smacks of avoiding the meal during the preparation process all together.
5) Striking similarities with husbands illness in 2022. Lightning doesn’t strike twice.
6) Husband had been living with parents till end of last year before moving out. New relationship? Whilst described as amicable, maybe that was a front? I have seen it reported that the family - extended family - are quite private. Potentially a reason for animosity and some kind of payback.
7) Means to financial gain. Goes without saying as they are family members and inheritance appplies etc.
8) Tracking down cctv would be lock in evidence of what was disposed of at tip. By whom. At what stage in the sequence of unfolding events did that take place - was it before she was made aware of the relatives illness, was it after? Was it before discussion of mushrooms being a potential cause.
9) body language. I didn’t need to see much more tbh than seeing EP on tv give a performance before I decided that she was 100% guilty. Every other detail that has emerged has only further cemented this view.
Reasoning:
1) Gippsland local - would be familiar with ‘wild’ mushrooms more so than melbourne metro resident who is less likely to have them growing in backyard. Therefore EP more likely to be familiar with toxic varieties than not.
2) Dehydrating mushrooms would increase toxicity. This is known - any dried fruit for example is sweeter because sugars are concentrated. Same applies for toxins. Wouldnt even require google search.
3) Pulverising / powdering dried mushrooms would enable them to be incorporated into a meal unbeknowingly. Ensure that they are eaten by those who may not be mushroom fans. Would also require less time for digestion because already pulverised, so more instantaneous effect.
4) Disposal of dehydrator. At what point was it established mushrooms were in the meals? Upset stomach symptoms could be from any other ingredient/food contaminant in a meal. If mushrooms were purchased from a shop as EP stated, you would assume they were fine and hence not rush out to dispose of your dehydrator. (Also, a tip visit requires effort, and most people would try put object in their bin first. So tip visit is really gojng an extra mile - or 10 - to distance yourself from the object/hide evidence).
4) Tasting food. As a cook more often than not would ‘sample’ food whilst being cooked. This would result in ingestion of some of the contaminated / laced food. Fact that EP did not become ill, smacks of avoiding the meal during the preparation process all together.
5) Striking similarities with husbands illness in 2022. Lightning doesn’t strike twice.
6) Husband had been living with parents till end of last year before moving out. New relationship? Whilst described as amicable, maybe that was a front? I have seen it reported that the family - extended family - are quite private. Potentially a reason for animosity and some kind of payback.
7) Means to financial gain. Goes without saying as they are family members and inheritance appplies etc.
8) Tracking down cctv would be lock in evidence of what was disposed of at tip. By whom. At what stage in the sequence of unfolding events did that take place - was it before she was made aware of the relatives illness, was it after? Was it before discussion of mushrooms being a potential cause.
9) body language. I didn’t need to see much more tbh than seeing EP on tv give a performance before I decided that she was 100% guilty. Every other detail that has emerged has only further cemented this view.
