US EditionErin Patterson told friends she was ‘hiding powdered mushrooms in everything’
- Erin Patterson, a 50-year-old mother of two from Victoria, is on trial in Morwell for allegedly poisoning her estranged husband’s relatives at a July 29, 2023 lunch at her home.
- The charges follow a deterioration in Patterson’s relationship with Simon Patterson after she requested child support, with ongoing disputes and contentious family group chat messages.
- Prosecutors claim Patterson intentionally lured her former in-laws with a false cancer diagnosis and served a beef Wellington containing lethal death cap mushrooms, while she denies the charge and calls it a tragic accident.
- The jury saw evidence including text messages accusing Simon Patterson of wanting to be a 'bare minimum parent,' photos of mushrooms drying in Patterson’s food dehydrator, and testimony about her controlling marriage.
- The case is being heard by Justice Christopher Beale and is anticipated to continue for approximately six weeks, centering on Patterson’s intentions and her relationships within the family, while she continues to assert her innocence.
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‘Poison cook' loved mushrooms and 'hid them in everything’ pals say
MUSHROOM cook Erin Patterson loved the fungi so much that she secretly hid them in all sorts of dishes, a court has head. The Australian is at trial facing four charges – three counts of murder and one of attempted murder – after she cooked a poisonous beef Wellington in 2023. News.com.au.Erin Patterson has been accused of murdering three and the attempted murder of a fourth[/caption] APPatterson arriving at court in Melbourne in April[/caption]…
‘Super sleuth’ Erin hid powdered mushies ‘in everything’, court hears
Accused triple murderer Erin Patterson told her Facebook friends she loved fungi and hid “powdered mushrooms” in food she cooked, including brownies, revealing her children had “no idea”, a jury has heard.
Sydney Morning Herald
Erin Patterson told online friends her estranged husband was controlling and coercive, court told
The alleged mushroom cook killer also asked how to make beef Wellington in the weeks before the deadly lunch, members of a true crime chat group told the court on Monday.
Erin Patterson told friends she was ‘hiding powdered mushrooms in everything'
Erin Patterson has been charged with three counts of murder (Picture: Reuters) A woman who is accused of poisoning her family members with mushrooms described how she was ‘hiding’ them in dishes – including brownies, a court has heard. Erin Patterson faces three murder charges after her former in-laws Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson, died in the hospital in July 2023. The mum is also accused of attempting to murder He…
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