The mushroom killer: what the jury heard
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🗓️ 7 July 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Erin Patterson has been found guilty of murdering three relatives by lacing their beef wellington with death cap mushrooms. She was also found guilty of attempting to murder a fourth person. The prosecution said she did it on purpose; she says it was an accident. It took a jury in Australia six days to reach a verdict after listening to 40 days of extraordinary evidence.
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Guest: Bernard Lagan, Australia Correspondent, The Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Edith Rousselot.
Further reading:
How Erin Patterson became the mushroom murderer
Erin Patterson found guilty of murder in death cap mushroom trial
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