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Mushroom Recap: The Deadly Decline

22 min • 1 augusti 2025

Don and Gail Patterson and Heather and Ian Wilkinson had no idea what was ahead for them the afternoon they left Erin's house. They raved about the delicious meal she'd served and went to bed feeling well.

In Chapter Four of The Case of the Mushroom Lunch, Rachael Brown and Stephen Stockwell describe how their paths diverged from Erin's, in a day-by-day comparison between the cook and her guests.

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Mushroom Recap: The Deadly Decline

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Rachael, Kristian and Stocky tell you what they really think

The questions we couldn't answer — until now

Exhibits revealed: the evidence that swayed the jury

Guilty: The Jury returns its verdict

Behind the curtain: Our life in Morwell

The room where it happens: Jury questions answered

The jury retires to consider its verdict

Judging Erin's lies: Our Friday Wrap

The argument the jury was told to ignore

Lies, phone resets, dumped evidence: the two explanations

How to judge Erin: Justice Beale weighs in

Kill them all, or reconnect? Our Friday Wrap

Maybe? Likely? Probably? Defence's final bid to the jury

"Not on trial for being a liar" - defence closing continues

Defence zeros in on lack of motive

"A sinister deception": Prosecution's closing address begins

The biggest moments of Erin's Evidence: Our Friday Wrap

Erin Patterson's final words to the jury

Late-breaking evidence on Erin's gastric bypass claims

Body image, body fluids and body functions: Erin's evidence challenged

Explaining Erin's evidence: Our Friday wrap

The cross examination of Erin Patterson begins

The lies of Erin Patterson explained – in her own words

Erin accepts that death caps were in the lunch

Erin Patterson takes the stand

Key moments in the case so far: Our Friday wrap

Erin's defence team gets to work

Sim card allegedly swapped while police searched Erin’s home

Erin Patterson's police interview revealed

Tracking down the mushroom source

Everything you need to know about Erin’s messages: Our Friday Wrap

"I want nothing to do with them" - Erin’s messages about lunch guests

Erin Patterson’s alleged search history examined

Doubt cast over location data placing Erin near death caps

Erin Patterson's movements traced by location expert

Death caps, DNA and drama. Our Friday Wrap

Juror kicked out of Erin Patterson's trial

Dumping the dehydrator — CCTV shows Erin's trip to the tip

Mushroom expert "funkeytom" takes the stand

Mushrooms, motive and reasonable doubt – your questions answered

What happened to the leftovers? Our Friday wrap

Erin Patterson in tears during daughter's evidence

Doctor’s grave warnings to Erin

Lunch survivor Ian Wilkinson speaks

“She seemed to really like mushrooms”

A tragic accident or ultimate betrayal? Our Friday wrap

'Hope you'll change your mind': Erin pleads with husband to attend lunch

Individual wellingtons, coloured plates, and a false cancer claim

Patterson no longer charged with trying to kill husband

‘Mushroom murder’ trial poised to begin

The Jury: a heavy weight of responsibility

The Prosecutor: proving beyond reasonable doubt

The Defence: representing an accused murderer

Surviving death cap mushrooms

A short history of mushrooms

Country region braces for local trial

One year on, answering your questions

Victoria's top Prosecutor steps in

The secrecy gets serious as Erin Patterson appears in the Supreme Court

Erin Patterson pleads not guilty

Erin Patterson faces court

Death cap recap

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