GUILTY Australia - 3 dead after eating wild mushrooms, Leongatha, Victoria, Aug 2023 *Arrest* #20

[Warshawski]

We don’t live for 33 years. That’s not our average life span in Australia.

Sorry, I don’t understand your comment.

I didn’t say anything about average life span of 33 years.

We all live for as long as we do. Sadly some barely breathe earthy air, while others live way past 100, and then there’s all the betweens.

EP was sentenced to spend the remainder of her life in prison. ( she wasn’t given a 33 year sentence)

She has an opportunity to apply for parole when she has served 33 years of her Life sentence.
For her to be granted that parole, imo she will need to do some huge rehabilitation & make some big changes to be able to demonstrate her worthiness, many years prior to ‘ due date’

 

[Observe_dont_Absorb]

Maybe Erin is dead to them.

Maybe she's already killed them all...

 

[Cliff Hardy]

Erin Patterson’s sentence was that she is to spend the rest of her Life in Prison - irrespective of how long her life is.

She was not sentenced to 33 years in prison.

The relevance of 33 years in her case is that she was given an opportunity to Apply for parole after having served at least 33 years of her Life sentence.

‘Applying’ doesn’t in any way say that she will get parole then, or at any time on from then.
( neither does Applying to lodge an Appeal against either her conviction or her sentence mean that she will be granted a right to appeal.)

Having said that, Erin has 33 years in which to reflect, and hopefully to repent. Those two things alone if done well & honestly, would imo put her in good stead for growth - and a possible shot at parole in 2026/ ?

JMO

I realize all that. My point is, 'life' isn't life.

If Patterson was 18 and received the sentence she did, there's a possibility she'd be walking the streets again at 51. Yes, she'd have to apply and be approved. But I don't like that possibility and neither should society.

Call something 'life', it really should be life. Yes, I know it's a historic term etc. but if it really isn't LIFE, give it a softer name because the reality is, it is a softer sentence.

 

[BreakingNews]

I realize all that. My point is, 'life' isn't life.

If Patterson was 18 and received the sentence she did, there's a possibility she'd be walking the streets again at 51. Yes, she'd have to apply and be approved. But I don't like that possibility and neither should society.

Call something 'life', it really should be life. Yes, I know it's a historic term etc. but if it really isn't LIFE, give it a softer name because the reality is, it is a softer sentence.

'Life' for murder in Queensland used to only be 13 years. I was on a jury where the offender got life. He kept applying for parole, but it wasn't until he actually served 27 years that he was released. He did more than double his sentence because the parole board kept denying it.
If Erin is so isolated, it is going to be difficult for her to prove she has changed.

 

[BrianM]

I have been wondering why we have not heard a single word from any of her birth family (I don't expect to hear from her sister, but she must have cousins?), or past workmates and schoolmates. I am wondering if they are too afraid to speak while she is still alive?

I believe they are estranged.

 

[Cedars]

Someone at 48 who... doesn’t have to work ...

I've thought about this before with many other cases.

As the saying goes: The devil makes work for idle hands. If you're fully engaged in a job, you don't have time for elaborate mushroom meal schemes, or, in particular, the endless rumination on grievances that precedes them.

 

[mamamama9873]

I've thought about this before with many other cases.

As the saying goes: The devil makes work for idle hands. If you're fully engaged in a job, you don't have time for elaborate mushroom meal schemes, or, in particular, the endless rumination on grievances that precedes them.

Totally agree. I think the blessing of receiving the huge inheritances ultimately led to be her demise.

She had too much time on her hands to think about and care so much about Simon and the in laws. Unfortunately she chose the wrong way to use up all the free time.

 

[Detechtive]

Maybe she's already killed them all...

She wasn’t close to any family ever. She had nothing to do with her family when she latched onto Simon’s family.

I also believe she latched on to her new friends group as her new family, making the old one easier to discard IMO

 

[Kemug]

She has an opportunity to apply for parole when she has served 33 years of her Life sentence.
For her to be granted that parole, imo she will need to do some huge rehabilitation & make some big changes to be able to demonstrate her worthiness, many years prior to ‘ due date’

"Look, I haven't killed anyone at all since I've been in here!"

 

[charminglane]

"Look, I haven't killed anyone at all since I've been in here!"

Yet.

 

[Marg944]

Erin’s sentence is already a question in a quiz game.

Daily Quiz - Test your knowledge with nine

Test your knowledge with the nine Daily Quiz, and beat your friends!

www.nine.com.au

 

[Observe_dont_Absorb]

I realize all that. My point is, 'life' isn't life.

If Patterson was 18 and received the sentence she did, there's a possibility she'd be walking the streets again at 51. Yes, she'd have to apply and be approved. But I don't like that possibility and neither should society.

Call something 'life', it really should be life. Yes, I know it's a historic term etc. but if it really isn't LIFE, give it a softer name because the reality is, it is a softer sentence.

I 100% agree with you and this is an outrage IMO.

The law doesn't take into account how old someone is at the time of their offending (unless juvenile or child or maybe so old they have a dementia) so EP's age is arbitrary.

So basically you can straight up slaughter three or four people in Australia at the age of 20 and be free to go about your life in your mid 50s? Outrageous?

The nature of this premeditated and meticulous plan that took a lot of time and effort to manifest is terrifying. The number of people harmed is terrifying. I don't understand it at all.

 

[Kemug]

Two 14 year old girls in America viciously murdered 93 year old Joanne Johnson. They will be tried as juveniles, and thus must be released before they are 23. Now that is outrageous!

 

[Kemug]

Erin’s sentence is already a question in a quiz game.


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Daily Quiz - Test your knowledge with nine

Test your knowledge with the nine Daily Quiz, and beat your friends!

www.nine.com.au

Is that graffiti artwork still there, or has it been removed, does anyone know?

 

[Marg944]

Just looking at the Laneway, it looks like there are other artworks, so perhaps Erin’s portrait will stay?

The uncomfortable legacy of Erin Patterson, Australia's antihero

The mushroom murder case brought frenzied public attention to deep and private pain. But do we allow Patterson's notoriety to overshadow the memory of those she killed, or can we resist and honour the victims' legacies instead?

www.abc.net.au

Erin Patterson by Jarrod Grech - Street Art Cities

A portrait of Erin Patterson in Kulinbulok Lane.Artist added "Guilty" stamp after the court verdict.

streetartcities.com

July 8, 2025

“A graffiti mural of Erin Patterson located in a Melbourne laneway has been updated with a bold change after the killer cook was found guilty of poisoning four in-laws.

The mural, titled “Bon Appetit” by Jarrod Grech, was first spotted mid-trial on June 15 in a laneway near the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne.

But it was updated in the 24 hours since Patterson, 50, was found guilty of killing three members of her husband Simon Patterson’s family and the attempted murder of Ian Wilkinson.”

https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/courts-law/erin-patterson-lunch-survivor-ian-wilkinsons-message-after-verdict/news-story/95d5a3dc85a5c9c5fe2b2b54160d4fde

 

[iamshadow21]

Just looking at the Laneway, it looks like there are other artworks, so perhaps Erin’s portrait will stay?


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The uncomfortable legacy of Erin Patterson, Australia's antihero

The mushroom murder case brought frenzied public attention to deep and private pain. But do we allow Patterson's notoriety to overshadow the memory of those she killed, or can we resist and honour the victims' legacies instead?

www.abc.net.au

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Erin Patterson by Jarrod Grech - Street Art Cities

A portrait of Erin Patterson in Kulinbulok Lane.Artist added "Guilty" stamp after the court verdict.

streetartcities.com

July 8, 2025

“A graffiti mural of Erin Patterson located in a Melbourne laneway has been updated with a bold change after the killer cook was found guilty of poisoning four in-laws.

The mural, titled “Bon Appetit” by Jarrod Grech, was first spotted mid-trial on June 15 in a laneway near the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne.

But it was updated in the 24 hours since Patterson, 50, was found guilty of killing three members of her husband Simon Patterson’s family and the attempted murder of Ian Wilkinson.”

https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/courts-law/erin-patterson-lunch-survivor-ian-wilkinsons-message-after-verdict/news-story/95d5a3dc85a5c9c5fe2b2b54160d4fde

Melbourne has a huge street art culture.

 

[LinasK]

Erin Patterson’s sentence was that she is to spend the rest of her Life in Prison - irrespective of how long her life is.

She was not sentenced to 33 years in prison.

The relevance of 33 years in her case is that she was given an opportunity to Apply for parole after having served at least 33 years of her Life sentence.

‘Applying’ doesn’t in any way say that she will get parole then, or at any time on from then.
( neither does Applying to lodge an Appeal against either her conviction or her sentence mean that she will be granted a right to appeal.)

Having said that, Erin has 33 years in which to reflect, and hopefully to repent. Those two things alone if done well & honestly, would imo put her in good stead for growth - and a possible shot at parole in 2026/ ?

JMO

See, that's what I've never understood either in the US or Australia. A life sentence should mean LIFE- no parole. Otherwise, why not just sentence her to 33 years if she could get out then??? It makes zero sense to me.

 

[MrsAddick]

courtroom sketch artists have such an interesting role - The court artist whose Erin Patterson sketches went around the world: ‘I definitely need to get some therapy’

 

[JBowie]

See, that's what I've never understood either in the US or Australia. A life sentence should mean LIFE- no parole. Otherwise, why not just sentence her to 33 years if she could get out then??? It makes zero sense to me.

In Oz it depends on the state:

.... in New South Wales, since the introduction of life (meaning life) imprisonment in 1990, 16 prisoners have been given life sentences, 3 have died in custody although 2 have successfully appealed. In addition 12 prisoners [Lawson, Baker, Crump, Boyd, and Cribb]. have had their s13A applications refused on the basis that a life (meaning natural life) sentence is an appropriate sentence for each of them. Two have successfully appealed and had their sentences redetermined. That would bring the number of prisoners serving life (meaning life) to 21. That figure appears substantially higher than any other state in the Commonwealth [For instance in Victoria where a number of prisoners have been sentenced to life imprisonment, only one as at July 1994 had been refused parole, Tailor, found guilty of murder committed as a result of the Russell Street bombing. Tailor was 51 years of age and had a lengthy record for serious crimes of violence. [bbm]

When Life Means Life

Historial reference material.

publicdefenders.nsw.gov.au

 

[Scooby-Doo]

She is just a horrible, nasty piece of crap!

New documentary series Death Cap Murders Revealed offers explosive insights into killer Erin Patterson​

Explosive new details about Erin Patterson and the bizarre life she lived are being revealed after the triple-murderer was jailed for 33 years.


Disturbing details about cracks in Erin Patterson’s character — long before she killed three in-laws — are emerging days after she was jailed for more than three decades.
Former friends and colleagues who knew the 50-year-old triple-murderer in the years before she poisoned her family members say there were signs all along.

One of them discusses her shocking, jarring acts at work as an air traffic controller. Another talks at length about her drink driving even after losing her licence, her cold phone call to a grieving friend and the decision she made that ended their friendship.

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https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/crime/new-documentary-series-death-cap-murders-revealed-offers-explosive-insights-into-killer-erin-patterson/news-story/a537adb09f056047ab4710679e1b437a