GUILTY Australia - 3 dead after eating wild mushrooms, Leongatha, Victoria, Aug 2023 *Arrest* #17

[Kemug]

OMG!!!!!

Sharpener blades in bananas! She might have started in Primary (Elementary) school!

 

[Marg944]

Jury finds Erin Patterson guilty of three counts of murder — as it happened

The jury in Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial has found her guilty of murdering three relatives by deliberately lacing a beef Wellington lunch with death cap mushrooms. Follow the verdict as it happened.

www.abc.net.au

 

[drsleuth]

Patterson was a courtroom defendant who shielded her face from the sketch artist’s gaze, and who lay on the floor of her transports to and from court to outfox the media photographers. Now her face will be internationally infamous.

After a ten-week court case, after tens of thousands of questions were asked, including 4267 questions of the suspect herself, we don’t know who Patterson is – not really, anyway.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/the-mushroom-cook/inside-the-mind-of-erin-patterson-the-mushroom-murderer/news-story/516f495439312a5b4a3a33d02967160f?amp

 

[JennieM]

Images show Erin Patterson's dining room and the dumped dehydrator
​

Here are some more images that were used as evidence during the trial.

They show Erin Patterson's dining room table, where she served up the food, and a food dehydrator which she initially denied owning - despite an instruction manual and receipt being found in her house. Patterson later admitted that she dumped it at a local tip the week after the lunch.

It was recovered by police and a forensic examination uncovered her fingerprints and traces of death cap mushrooms.

These images, which were shown to the jury, are part of about 100 exhibits that the court has now released.

SUPREME COURT OF VICTORIA

Erin Patterson found guilty of all charges in Australia mushroom trial

Patterson's in-laws died in 2023 after eating death cap mushroom-laced beef Wellingtons she had prepared.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[L_B]

Inside the trial of mushroom killer Erin Patterson | The Brief​

60 Minutes Australia


Jul 7, 2025 #60Mins
The mystery of her deadly lunch captivated the world, but now Erin Patterson has been found guilty of murder and attempted murder - we take you inside the case and bring you the only television interview with the woman at the centre of it all.

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Just watching this now... wow so they had a public memorial led by Simon for his parents, and Erin didn't attend, they have footage of her in her car being asked why she isn't there, she replies my lawyer told me not to talk to you and she drives off.

 

[JBowie]

Erin Patterson is accused of tampering with prison food that made an inmate sick while waiting for the trial to begin: Had job in the Dame Phyllis Frost jail KITCHEN​

UNBELIEVABLE...!

Unbelievable is right! I don't believe that Patterson would be so stupid as to pull such a stunt.

IMO, it's a fellow prisoner making up a story for whatever reason.

 

[JennieM]

Erin Patterson has 28 days to appeal
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Erin Patterson's time in court may not be over - she can still appeal the guilty verdict, and has 28 days, from the date of her sentencing, to start that process.

Her legal team can either appeal the guilty verdict itself, the sentence handed down or both.

So this means that reporting restrictions are still in place, as under Australian law, media reporting of any trial is restricted to information that has been presented to the jury.

Reporting anything that was not presented to the jury, even if it is publicly known, can be considered contempt of court and may lead to legal repercussions for the media outlet and journalist.

Erin Patterson found guilty of all charges in Australia mushroom trial

Patterson's in-laws died in 2023 after eating death cap mushroom-laced beef Wellingtons she had prepared.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Ellery84]

Is Erin Patterson going to pay child support from jail for her children, or will she allow Simon to care for them financially completely - and provide for them on his own?

 

[Noseyjosie]

I have only been on WS for a couple of months. But one of her friends found my account on here recently, trying to shut me down.

Her friends are as toxic as she is.

They'll be her flying monkeys.
I'm so sorry you've had to go through that. Dealing with a Narc is like being touched by evil. Much love

 

[Detechtive]

Is Erin Patterson going to pay child support from jail for her children, or will she allow Simon to care for them financially completely - and provide for them on his own?

Child support is suspended for someone in prison.

 

[Deleted member 363451]

Another exhibits is quite poignant and tragic - an entry from Heather Wilkinson’s diary on 29 July 2023, which reads: “Erin’s for Lunch”.

IMAGE SOURCE, SUPREME COURT OF VICTORIA
Image caption, Heather Wilkinson’s diary showed her busy week, including "Erin's for lunch" on the Saturday

Erin Patterson found guilty of all charges in Australia mushroom trial

Patterson's in-laws died in 2023 after eating death cap mushroom-laced beef Wellingtons she had prepared.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Scooby-Doo]

Erin has a Go Fungi page for her supporters here

 

[Deleted member 363451]

Even now, I find it hard to get my head around it all and how cold blooded Erin Patterson was.

 

[dothetime]

Yeah, she did a Chad Daybell. Paid with her real estate.

I don't feel sorry for Erin, I just hope Simon is comfortable enough financially that her kids don't suffer any more than they already are.

MOO

Simon would surely be entitled to a significant amount of her assets for the purpose of raising their two children . . . ?

 

[drsleuth]

Key Event
9m ago

Alleged death cap mushrooms on kitchen scales​

J
By Joseph Dunstan and Madi Chwasta​

The release of exhibits by the Supreme Court is probably giving you a sense of the sheer volume of material presented to the jury during the trial.

These next two images were extracted from Erin Patterson's tablet device.

They were shown to several people during the trial, including fungi expert Tom May who identified the mushrooms in them as death caps with a “high level of confidence”.

(Supplied: Victorian Supreme Court)

(Supplied: Victorian Supreme Court)
The prosecution asserted that the photos were taken by Erin Patterson and showed her weighing death cap mushrooms she’d picked from Loch after seeing the toxic species flagged on iNaturalist.

Erin denied this and said she did not remember taking the photos, but agreed she likely had done.

Key Event
9m ago

'We all greatly miss Heather, Don and Gail', chuch statement says​

Key Event
8m ago

Erin Patterson's messages to friends about mushrooms​

By Mikaela Ortolan​

One of Patterson's Facebook friends, Daniela Barkley, produced these screenshots of a chat they were in together.

One of the images shows a message Patterson sent where she told her Facebook friends she'd been blitzing mushrooms so that she could hide them in food to feed her children.

A message Erin Patterson sent her Facebook friends. (Victorian Supreme Court)
Other images supplied by Ms Barkley show the food dehydrator Erin Patterson had purchased with mushrooms laid out on the shelves.

An image Erin Patterson sent to friends of her food dehydrator (Victorian Supreme Court)

Mushrooms on a food dehydrator tray. (Victorian Supreme Court)
By Madi Chwasta​Korumburra Baptist Church has paid tribute to Don and Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson, the victims of Erin Patterson's deadly lunch.

The church, where the sole surviving guest Ian Wilkinson is a pastor, posted a statement on its noticeboard following today's guilty verdict.

"We all greatly miss Heather, Don and Gail whether we were friends for a short time or over 20 years," the statement says.

"They were very special people who loved God and loved to bless others.

"The Wilkinson and Patterson families have asked that people respect their privacy at this time."

Jury finds Erin Patterson guilty of three counts of murder — as it happened

The jury in Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial has found her guilty of murdering three relatives by deliberately lacing a beef Wellington lunch with death cap mushrooms. Follow the verdict as it happened.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Smelly Squirrel]

Inside the trial of mushroom killer Erin Patterson | The Brief​

60 Minutes Australia


Jul 7, 2025 #60Mins
The mystery of her deadly lunch captivated the world, but now Erin Patterson has been found guilty of murder and attempted murder - we take you inside the case and bring you the only television interview with the woman at the centre of it all.

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There's Mallett again, she is everywhere!

 

[Deleted member 363451]

Unbelievable is right! I don't believe that Patterson would be so stupid as to pull such a stunt.

IMO, it's a fellow prisoner making up a story for whatever reason.

You are talking about a woman who put Death Cap mushrooms in her in-laws lunch...

 

[Jake18]

Those mushrooms look so sinister.

 

[Hercule Holmes]

What's a divvy van? In the UK, it's an ambulance...

Police Divisional van.

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[dothetime]

5-6 seconds. And took her SO long to get out of the car!

Yes, and gave the car door an almighty slam.