Erin Patterson murder trial: Accused mushroom killer tells court she ‘lied’ to lunch guests about ovarian cancer diagnosis

Erin Patterson told the Victorian Supreme Court she ‘lied’ to her elderly relatives at a lunch that left three of them dead and one gravely ill. She’s pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.

Erin Patterson told the Victorian Supreme Court she ‘lied’ to her elderly relatives at a lunch that left three of them dead and one gravely ill. She’s pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. 

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This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton, and Stephanie Coombes.

Erin Patterson told the Victorian Supreme Court she &lsquo;lied&rsquo; to her elderly relatives at a lunch that left three of them dead and one gravely ill. She&rsquo;s pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.&nbsp;
Find out more about The Front podcast&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/the-front/podcast/7e7d42e8c77b597cf8532d2e0c847e10">here</a>. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/">website</a> or on The Australian&rsquo;s app.
This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton, and Stephanie Coombes.

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia's national broadsheet to audio, featuring behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories, journalists’ candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms. 

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The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia&rsquo;s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day&rsquo;s essential page one stories, journalists&rsquo; candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.&nbsp;
To find out more about The Front you can link <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/the-front/podcast/7e7d42e8c77b597cf8532d2e0c847e10">here</a> and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/">here</a> or search for The Australian in your app store.

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories.

The Front

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia’s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day’s essential page one stories, journalists’ candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.

To find out more about The Front you can link here and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link here or search for The Australian in your app store.

The Front brings the unrivalled journalism of Australia&rsquo;s national broadsheet to audio, featuring each day&rsquo;s essential page one stories, journalists&rsquo; candid take on the issues that matter and behind-the-scenes insight from our newsrooms.
To find out more about The Front you can link <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/the-front/podcast/7e7d42e8c77b597cf8532d2e0c847e10">here</a> and for more from the newsroom at The Australian link <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/">here</a> or search for The Australian in your app store.

I lied, I panicked: Erin Patterson’s account of mushroom lunch

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