Mushroom Lunch: Why Erin Patterson is appealing & what next
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What is Erin Patterson's appeal about?
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On this day last year, late in the afternoon, Erin Patterson was called to the witness box in her triple murder trial. I'm Stephen Stockwell, and I remember that moment like it was yesterday. She spent almost two weeks talking to the jury with new twists and turns to the story about the meal that killed her in-laws, but not her. Everyone wanted to hear what Erin Patterson had to say, captured the attention of the world, and then five weeks later, a jury found her guilty of the murder of Don and Gail Patterson, Heather Wilkinson, and the attempted murder of Ian Wilkinson. She's appealing that verdict, though, and now the Victorian Court of Appeal has confirmed it will be heard later this year, on August 19, with Erin Patterson's appeal for her convictions to be overturned heard alongside the prosecution's appeal for a longer sentence.
And we will absolutely follow this story as it unfolds. Before then, because I know you've probably seen a lot of reporting about this, we thought a refresher on the grounds for this appeal would be handy. And to do that, we're bringing you an episode from when it was lodged with Christian Silver breaking it down for us. I hope you enjoy this. I really liked listening back because there were things I had forgotten in here. And don't go too far from the Case Soft feed. We've got a special episode for you on Thursday. And then next week, we're bringing you a whole new case. We're going to take you inside the murder trial of Raymond Reddington, a man who in Perth, accused of murdering his wife, Sharon Fulton, in 1986.
That case was cold for decades. It was reopened partly because of an anonymous tip, but before then, enjoy this episode from November last year.
Just a week after four people sat down for a family lunch in rural Victoria, three of them were dead.
Homicide detectives are still piecing together what exactly happened at the lunch.
It's certainly looking like the symptoms are consistent with death cap mushrooms.
Erin Patterson said she bought the dried mushrooms at a supermarket and an Asian grocery store months earlier.
I cannot think of another investigation that has generated this level of media and public interest.
Erin Patterson's legal team confirmed she would be appealing her conviction for the murder of Don and Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson and her attempted murder conviction for Ian Wilkinson. We now have the details of that appeal, or at least some details of that appeal, and here with me to explain it all and break it all down is ABC court reporter Christian Silva. Welcome, Christian. Thanks, Stocky. Nice to see the return of the name Mushroom Case Daily. Look, we're bringing it back. We thought we'd got the tile, we've got you. Why not celebrate the origins of this podcast? Now, Christian, there is a lot to get to in this ep. We've got the grounds of Aaron Patterson's appeal. We have seven grounds that have been in that, and this is my first appeal.
So I'm very keen to understand and learn how all this will unfold.
What were the grounds for Erin Patterson's appeal?
First, though, I mean, can you quickly run us through what those seven grounds are?
Let's run through them, Stocky. Number one, and quite interestingly, Patterson's lawyers say that there was a fundamental irregularity when the jury was sequestered. We'll get into that later. Defence has also taken issue with some of the cell tower evidence and sightings of death cap mushrooms in Loch and Outram. So these were areas that were close to Patterson's house. Mm-hmm. So they've had issues with that being included in the trial.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is Erin Patterson's appeal about?
0:00–3:32
2
What were the grounds for Erin Patterson's appeal?
3:32–5:57
3
How did the jury's sequestering impact the trial?
5:57–9:29
4
What evidence raised issues during the trial?
9:29–12:20
5
Why is the cross-examination of Erin Patterson significant?
12:20–15:06
6
What are the implications of the prosecution's appeal for a longer sentence?
15:06–17:31
7
How will the appeals process unfold in the coming months?
17:31–20:24
8
What can we expect from future episodes of this podcast?
20:24–27:10
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