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Mushroom trial begins: Murder, or a ‘terrible accident’?

Mushroom trial begins: Murder, or a ‘terrible accident’?

The Front · The Australian

April 30, 202514m 2s

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Show Notes

Erin Patterson served a mushroom meal that killed three elderly relatives and made another seriously ill. The crown says it was murder. Patterson says it was all a terrible accident - and that in the aftermath, Patterson behaved in ways that might make her look guilty simply because she was panicking. Today - all the detail of that fatal 2023 lunch.

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

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