Erin Patterson has lost the appeal she launched against her triple murder conviction in the Court of Appeal after arguing there were seven reasons why she was wrongly convicted. Patterson will now likely die in jail after her possibility of parole was abolished. Patterson's life sentence, now that it's without parole, means for the term of her natural life.

Erin Patterson has lost the appeal she launched against her triple murder conviction in the Court of Appeal after arguing there were seven reasons why she was wrongly convicted. Patterson will now likely die in jail after her possibility of parole was abolished. Patterson's life sentence, now that it's without parole, means for the term of her natural life.

Erin Patterson loses appeal 

Accused high country killer Gregory Lynn has lost his second bid for freedom and will remain behind bars as he awaits a retrial for the alleged murder of missing camper Carol Clay.

Accused high country killer Gregory Lynn has lost his second bid for freedom and will remain behind bars as he awaits a retrial for the alleged murder of missing camper Carol Clay.

Gregory Lynn’s bail denied

Former Jetstar pilot Gregory Lynn says he is ‘the victim’ - as he makes a bid for bail ahead of a retrial next year over the alleged murder of retiree Carol Clay, who vanished while camping in Victoria's Wonnangatta Valley in 2020.

Former Jetstar pilot Gregory Lynn says he is &lsquo;the victim&rsquo; - as he makes a bid for bail ahead of a retrial next year over the alleged murder of retiree Carol Clay, who vanished while camping in Victoria's Wonnangatta Valley in 2020.

Accused killer Gregory Lynn claims: ‘I am the victim here’

Accused and convicted criminals are using the legal system to hide their identities. 
Justin Quill, top media lawyer at Thomsons, takes us inside the world of suppression orders and how Victoria became the 'suppression state'. 

Accused and convicted criminals are using the legal system to hide their identities.&nbsp; Justin Quill, top media lawyer at Thomsons, takes us inside the world of suppression orders and how Victoria became the 'suppression state'.&nbsp;

Victoria: The Suppression State

The mushroom murder trial captured attention all over the world, but unlike most cases, people began travelling to court to see it for themselves. In this episode we’re joined by Tammy Egglestone, who’d never attended court and then spent months in Morwell watching this case unfold. 

Erin Patterson has appealed against her convictions by a Supreme Court jury, maintains her innocence, and prosecutors have also appealed for a harsher sentence. The Victorian Court of Appeal has yet to hand down its decision in both appeals. 

The mushroom murder trial captured attention all over the world, but unlike most cases, people began travelling to court to see it for themselves. In this episode we&rsquo;re joined by Tammy Egglestone, who&rsquo;d never attended court and then spent months in Morwell watching this case unfold.&nbsp;
Erin Patterson has appealed against her convictions by a Supreme Court jury, maintains her innocence, and prosecutors have also appealed for a harsher sentence. The Victorian Court of Appeal has yet to hand down its decision in both appeals.&nbsp;

The Patterson court watchers 

As the jury deliberated in Erin Patterson’s mushroom murder trial, they were staying in the same hotel as police and the media. So what actually happened during the accommodation cross over? Senior reporter at The Age, Chris Vedelago, joins Penny and Erin to unpack it all. 

Erin Patterson has appealed against her convictions by a Supreme Court jury, maintains her innocence, and prosecutors have also appealed for a harsher sentence. The Victorian court of appeal has yet to hand down its decision in both appeals. 

As the jury deliberated in Erin Patterson&rsquo;s mushroom murder trial, they were staying in the same hotel as police and the media. So what actually happened during the accommodation cross over? Senior reporter at The Age, Chris Vedelago, joins Penny and Erin to unpack it all.&nbsp;
Erin Patterson has appealed against her convictions by a Supreme Court jury, maintains her innocence, and prosecutors have also appealed for a harsher sentence. The Victorian court of appeal has yet to hand down its decision in both appeals.&nbsp;

The Hotel Bungle

Erin Patterson's interest in foraging for wild mushrooms was at the centre of the second day of her appeal against her convictions for murder and attempted murder, which she has always denied, as prosecutors zeroed in on the lies she told police. The DPP also put forward its case for why she should never be released from prison as they appeal her sentence. 

Erin Patterson's interest in foraging for wild mushrooms was at the centre of the second day of her appeal against her convictions for murder and attempted murder, which she has always denied, as prosecutors zeroed in on the lies she told police. The DPP also put forward its case for why she should never be released from prison as they appeal her sentence.&nbsp;

Erin Patterson's lies 

Lawyers for mushroom murderer Erin Patterson claim the jury could have been contaminated by a hotel blunder and that the killer was forced to take the stand. Her legal team have argued seven key issues in an attempt to have her convictions thrown out. 

Lawyers for mushroom murderer Erin Patterson claim the jury could have been contaminated by a hotel blunder and that the killer was forced to take the stand.&nbsp;Her legal team have argued seven key issues in an attempt to have her convictions thrown out.&nbsp;

Killer’s appeal

Erin Patterson’s new barrister tells the court his team needs more time to prepare an appeal case against the triple murderer’s conviction.

Erin Patterson&rsquo;s new barrister tells the court his team needs more time to prepare an appeal case against the triple murderer&rsquo;s conviction.

Erin Patterson’s ‘last ditch attempt’

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The prosecution calls for Erin Patterson to be handed a life sentence, without the possibility of parole. The court is also given a rare insight into the killer’s life in a maximum security prison cell, including the personal items she keeps.

The prosecution calls for Erin Patterson to be handed a life sentence, without the possibility of parole. The court is also given a rare insight into the killer&rsquo;s life in a maximum security prison cell, including the personal items she keeps.

Inside the prison cell 

Inside Australia's biggest and most gripping trials - the evidence, witness testimony and every update - as it unfolds before a jury.

Join Nine's Penelope Liersch & The Age's Erin Pearson as they bring you real-time reporting from cases that have Australia, and the world, talking. 

Inside Australia's biggest and most gripping trials - the evidence, witness testimony and every update - as it unfolds before a jury.
Join Nine's Penelope Liersch &amp; The Age's Erin Pearson as they bring you real-time reporting from cases that have Australia, and the world, talking.&nbsp;

On Trial Australia

Inside Australia's biggest and most gripping trials - the evidence, witness testimony and every update - as it unfolds before a jury.  Join The Age's Erin Pearson & Nine's Penelope Liersch as they bring you real-time reporting from the cases that have Australia, and the world, talking. 

Inside Australia's biggest and most gripping trials - the evidence, witness testimony and every update - as it unfolds before a jury.&nbsp; Join The Age's Erin Pearson &amp; Nine's Penelope Liersch as they bring you real-time reporting from the cases that have Australia, and the world, talking.&nbsp;

On Trial Australia

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