Australia - 3 dead after eating wild mushrooms, Leongatha, Victoria, Aug 2023 #6 *Arrest*

[TootsieFootsie]

Georgia herself is considered the dux of the class. Her handler is Leading Senior Constable Scott Lewis. They did 14 searches in 4 months, and Georgia found 83 devices - mobile phones, USBs, SIM cards, SD cards, hard drives and smartwatches.

Good Girl, Georgia!!

 

[katydid23]

She was unaware it would be her last as a free woman before her arrest.



Erin Patterson held a party the night before her arrest

I agree---they'd never give her a heads up if they still had evidence they were trying to find on her property. JMO

 

[Karin1974]

It's been reported that EP is financially independent, owning at least two houses, as the result of an inheritance from her mother.

How Erin Patterson's life of wealth fell apart before mushroom lunch

Wealthy mother-of-two Erin Patterson is in custody after her privileged life unravelled when her marriage collapsed and she allegedly served a fatal mushroom lunch.

www.dailymail.co.uk

IMO - Yes & I don’t think EP plans to share it with

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[katydid23]

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I think they probably learned about the 'death wall' drawings, done by the children, in their old house. I'd be a bit uncomfortable with that myself. I know kids have vivid imaginations but it was kind of bizarre and dark.

They probably also wondered if EP did really try and poison their son. Awkward situation there. If so, that wall drawing would have more significance, IMO

If my grandchildren were living through a divorce situation, I'd do whatever I could to try and convince my daughter-in-law to allow me plenty of family time with them.

 

[KathPlumber]

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I enjoyed reading your post, @arrogantcat .

Have attached a screen shot from the Burra Flyer for those who are time poor. The class included a take home kit to grow Oyster Mushrooms.

Amazing Sleuthing from @SouthAussie on this.

As a city person, I have an idealised view on what country life might be like. Reading that page I’m like, right, let’s move to the country, make cheese, find sustainable bag solutions join Book Club then off to the historic society for the monthly meeting.

It is sad to think of how these events will have shaken those little towns. It will take some time to recover.

 

[LacieL]

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Has it been revealed if the guests all knew who else would be there or whose idea it was for everyone to meet?

I assumed that they all knew the guest list but now I wonder if maybe Simon pulled out when he learned last minute that his parents were going and it was going to be a meal. Perhaps he didn’t have a good feeling about it. Maybe he even warned them not to attend, if he had suspicions about his health after Erin’s cooking in the past.

Could Erin have been hoping Simon’s parents being at the table would influence him to participate in a meal he might have otherwise not eaten? That could answer the question “why beef Wellington?”. It would be rude not to take part in a meal someone had gone to so much effort to prepare, especially a sit down shared meal with family. If it was just sandwiches while passing through, it’s easier to say “no thanks I had a late brunch”.

 

[DFWNF]

Dbm

 

[Karin1974]

I wouldn't say that EP looks unkempt in any of the photos we've seen so far.

She's not all done up as a fashion plate.
Maybe she just likes to dress in a casual easy going way.

Not wearing much makeup does not make a person unkempt. Or mean that they don't care how they look or that they don't look after themselves.

I think not wearing much makeup likely means you are happy looking your natural self.

Re in court. I wonder if she had access to a comb or anything else.
I know I would be lost without my moisturiser. If I was going out I'd need my conditioner spray to smooth my hair and cover stick for freckles on my nose. I could get by with finger combing.

MOO - I’ll have to agree to disagree with your assessment as EP appears unkempt (Untidy & dishevelled) in just about every picture I’ve seen of her. I am a casual dresser & very rarely wear make up, I am also the same age as her & I never look unkempt. IMO

 

[DFWNF]

I wouldn't say that EP looks unkempt in any of the photos we've seen so far.

She's not all done up as a fashion plate.
Maybe she just likes to dress in a casual easy going way.

Not wearing much makeup does not make a person unkempt. Or mean that they don't care how they look or that they don't look after themselves.

I think not wearing much makeup likely means you are happy looking your natural self.

Re in court. I wonder if she had access to a comb or anything else.
I know I would be lost without my moisturiser. If I was going out I'd need my conditioner spray to smooth my hair and cover stick for freckles on my nose. I could get by with finger combing.

Agree, and no idea why her appearance would be judged or commented on. Jmo.

 

[bearbear]

maybe her ex simon didnt attend because he thought his parents were interfering and
might be confrontational and the whole thing awkward?
imagine as an adult having to sit through this, i wouldnt do it

 

[DFWNF]

maybe her ex simon didnt attend because he thought his parents were interfering and
might be confrontational and the whole thing awkward?
imagine as an adult having to sit through this, i wouldnt do it

Me neither.

 

[Kemug]

Ian will be able to tell LE if SP warned them not to go to the lunch.

 

[LadyL]

MAY? Wooooowwwww!

not going back to court until May and not applying for bail?
ETA: I'm way behind so forgive if this has already been discussed

 

[DFWNF]

Ian will be able to tell LE if SP warned them not to go to the lunch.

I was just wondering if he could. If all were possibly warned, or not all or any, and with him still recovering if he has full memory with the enormous trauma his body and mind must have and still be going through. My heart goes out to him.

 

[bearbear]

will it be possible for ep to apply for bail before may?

 

[DFWNF]

Bearbear IANAL so I dunno, but I saw this article that said she had not entered pleas or applied for release on bail, and that "Magistrate Tim Walsh ordered Erin Patterson to remain in custody and appear in court next on May 3." Woman accused of serving poisonous mushrooms with lunch appears in court

 

[bearbear]

Bearbear IANAL so I dunno, but I saw this article that said she had not entered pleas or applied for release on bail, and that "Magistrate Tim Walsh ordered Erin Patterson to remain in custody and appear in court next on May 3." Woman accused of serving poisonous mushrooms with lunch appears in court

maybe she feels safer from media etc in custody? her lawyer may have advised her not to as well?

 

[DFWNF]

maybe she feels safer from media etc in custody? her lawyer may have advised her not to as well?

That makes sense to me. The media would be intense for sure imo.

 

[LadyL]

It's been reported that EP is financially independent, owning at least two houses, as the result of an inheritance from her mother.

How Erin Patterson's life of wealth fell apart before mushroom lunch

Wealthy mother-of-two Erin Patterson is in custody after her privileged life unravelled when her marriage collapsed and she allegedly served a fatal mushroom lunch.

www.dailymail.co.uk

that doesn't preclude her being greedy and wanting more

 

[katydid23]

IMO intervention (if that's what it was) involving the two parents and their close friends of the sparring party (ex/husband) could be perceived as extremely bullying. We don't know how pushy or bullish they were about making this arrangement and although they were 'like family to her' their first and foremost loyalty is to their beloved son. I can't imagine anyone is too fond of their son's ex if they've heard all the stories...

We don't know enough about EP or her circumstances but honestly, in dynamic terms, when the opposing party comes into your home with four of their closest allies to 'discuss' (ie confront) a conflict and you are on your own with no other support, that's terrifyingly unsettling. If she was a friend or family member of mine, I'd have insisted she take professional advice and have an advocate and friend with her at the very least.

I wonder if she audio recorded or secretly CCTV recorded the meal? I would!

JMO MOO

She could have had someone sitting with her but apparently decided not to. [Maybe she had no way to prevent that ally from eating the meal?]

If she really considered these 4 elderly in-laws were extreme bullies, would she have spent all her time preparing Beef Wellington for them? IT seems she was pretending it was going to be a nice friendly lunch meeting?