It's the case that's captured the attention of the world. Three people died and a fourth survived an induced coma after eating beef Wellington at a family lunch, hosted by Erin Patterson. Police allege the beef wellington contained poisonous mushrooms, but Erin Patterson says she's innocent. Now, the accused triple murderer is fighting the charges in a regional Victorian courthouse. Court reporter Kristian Silva, investigative reporter Rachael Brown and producer Stephen Stockwell are on the ground, bringing you all the key moments from the trial as they unravel in court. From court recaps to behind-the-scenes murder trial explainers, the Mushroom Case Daily podcast is your eyes and ears inside the courtroom. Keep up to date with new episodes of Mushroom Case Daily, now releasing every day.
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Hey Diddy on Trial Listeners, I'm Stephen Stockwell, just dropping into your feed to tell you about another podcast. This one is following a bizarre triple murder trial. From your friends at the ABC, take a listen.
It's the Australian murder case that's captured the attention of the world.
Erin Patterson invited four relatives over for a family lunch. Within days, three of them were dead. Now she's on trial for triple murder, the alleged weapon, poisonous mushrooms in a beef wellington.
We're in court every single day covering her trial for our podcast, Mushroom Case Daily.
the small town mystery that's gripped the nation and made headlines around the world. Just a week after four people sat down for a family lunch in rural Victoria, three of them were dead. On the menu was beef wellington, a pastry filled with beef and a pate made of mushrooms.
So what happened? Here's some of what we've learned in court so far. 50-year-old mum of two, Erin Patterson, invited her mother and father-in-law and her aunt and uncle-in-law over for lunch at her home in country Victoria. Within a day, the guests started getting sick, really sick. They were admitted to hospital.
Not long after that... Three people are dead and one man is fighting for his life this morning after a suspected mushroom poisoning in South Gippsland in Victoria.
What followed was a police investigation and questions. Where did Erin get the mushrooms from? Why did she throw out her dehydrator? And why did she wipe her phone in the days after the lunch?
Ms Patterson admits she lied to police about foraging for mushrooms and getting rid of the dehydrator.
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