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The Mushroom Trial: Say Grace
The Mushroom Trial: Say Grace follows the case of Erin Patterson as she stands accused of murdering three guests who attended a lunch at her property in the Latrobe Valley in 2023. She denies all charges.
Co-hosted by Nine reporter Penelope Liersch and The Age Crime & Justice Reporter Erin Pearson, this podcast brings to life a trial that has grabbed global headlines.
Episodes
The Mushroom Trial: Say GraceThreats on Australian MP’s
In this episode we’re joined by John Silvester, legendary crime reporter with The Age. Today, we're venturing into the world of politics to look closely…
The Mushroom Trial: Say GraceErin Patterson loses appeal
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…
The Mushroom Trial: Say GraceGregory Lynn’s bail denied
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…
The Mushroom Trial: Say GraceAccused killer Gregory Lynn claims: ‘I am the victim here’
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…
The Mushroom Trial: Say GraceVictoria: The Suppression State
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…
The Mushroom Trial: Say GraceOn Trial Australia - The Patterson Court Watchers
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…
The Mushroom Trial: Say GraceOn Trial Australia - The Hotel Bungle
From The On Trial Australia Podast - As the jury deliberated in Erin Patterson’s mushroom murder trial, they were staying in the same hotel as police and…
The Mushroom Trial: Say GraceErin Patterson's lies
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…
The Mushroom Trial: Say GraceKiller’s appeal
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…
The Mushroom Trial: Say GraceMore revealed in ‘Death Cap Murders’
Two more episodes of Revealed - Death Cap Murders are about to be released on Stan, with interviews from witnesses and friends of Erin Patterson that have…
The Mushroom Trial: Say GraceWhy Erin Patterson is fighting her convictions
In this episode we bring you the court documents filed by the mushroom killer’s defence and the seven reasons why they are seeking an appeal. See…
The Mushroom Trial: Say GraceErin Patterson’s ‘last ditch attempt’
Erin Patterson’s new barrister tells the court his team needs more time to prepare an appeal case against the triple murderer’s conviction. See…
The Mushroom Trial: Say GraceSneak peek into ‘Death Cap Murders’
Even if you think you know this case, you’re about to find out more. Join Penny and Erin as they sit down with documentary director Gil Marsden ahead of…
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A life sentence
Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson has been sentenced to life behind bars, with a minimum term of 33 years. She’ll be in her early eighties before…
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Inside the prison cell
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…
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'I am no longer Erin Patterson’s victim'; The family speaks
The only survivor of the deadly mushroom lunch says he forgives the woman who tried to kill him, pastor Ian Wilkinson telling the court ‘now I am no…
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The killer back in court
Erin Patterson returns to court to face the victims of her crimes. As part of the two day pre-sentence hearing in Melbourne we’ll be bringing you two…
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How the world reacted to Erin Patterson
In this episode, Penny and Erin are joined by UK journalist Caroline Cheetham to hear her insights into the case that brought her to Australia. See…
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Inside the investigation with John Silvester
In this episode, Erin sits down with legendary reporter John 'Sly' Silvester to discuss the police investigation, the trial and women who kill. See…
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What gave her away? The police interview unpacked
Criminologist Dr Xanthe Mallett and criminal psychologist Tim Watson-Munro join Penny and Erin to analyse the killer's police interview. They share their…
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What really happened to Simon Patterson
Listen for the first time what the jury didn't hear, including Simon Patterson's claims his estranged wife was trying to kill him for years, secret poison…
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Plea for leniency
Crime reporter for The Age, Marta Pascual Juanola joins host Erin Pearson to talk about bombshell updates from the Supreme Court. The judge sets down the…
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What it’s like to defend a killer; With Nick Papas KC
We sit down with barrister Nick Papas, KC, to chat about the unusual elements of this trial, the 'unfortunate' jury irregularity and what it's like to defend a…
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The many faces of Erin Patterson
In the aftermath of the trial, Erin and Penny take listeners through their observations from the courtroom, things the jury didn’t see and just how big…
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Why did she do it? The doctor's perspective
In an extended interview, Leongatha doctor and trial witness Christopher Webster sits down with our hosts to speak about his interactions with murderer Erin…
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‘Guilty’ - the jury decides
12 jurors have convicted Erin Patterson of three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. Come inside the courtroom as the verdict was handed down…
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THE VERDICTS
After 6 days of deliberations, the jury has returned with its verdicts. We bring you some of the reaction as it unfolded in Morwell. See…
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Deliberations begin
After 40 trial days, the jury retires to deliberate. With two jurors balloted off, the remaining 12 are now sequestered, unable to return home. The judge gives…
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Judges of the facts
The final instructions to the jury, known as the judge’s charge, are underway. Justice Christopher Beale gives directions on the principles of law while…
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‘Total speculation’
Erin Patterson’s barrister finishes his final plea to the jury, telling them they must find his client not guilty. He points to four ‘ridiculous…
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'Fifth deception'
The Crown closes its case, accusing Patterson of engaging in multiple calculated deceptions and telling lies even when her lunch guests were gravely ill…
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Erin Patterson's final words
During the accused killer's final hours on the stand, more questions are raised around gastric bypass surgery and an 11th hour bid for a fresh police statement…
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Gastric sleeve and “two faces”
The accused disputes claims she was never sick. She is also pressed on possible weight loss surgery and if she has “two faces”. See…
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'You thought the lunch guests would die’
During cross examination, Erin Patterson denies telling relatives she had cancer. She also denies ever thinking her cancer lie could remain a secret because…
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‘I just panicked’
Erin Patterson gives evidence that she began to think foraged mushrooms she’d dried in the weeks before the lunch could have ended up in the meal…
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Foraging for tasty mushrooms
The accused killer tells the jury she loved mushrooms and developed an interest in foraging for them during covid lockdowns. She admits there must have been…
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The accused killer speaks
Erin Patterson gives evidence. The accused killer chokes back tears as she recalls a “traumatic birth”. She describes her mother in-law as patient…
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Subway CCTV and police expenses
The lead investigator is quizzed on exactly what CCTV from the evening of the fatal lunch shows. He also tells the jury, pulling all of the accused…
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A missing phone and lunch shopping
The lead detective continues his evidence cataloguing phones connected to the accused killer, noting one has never been found. Erin Patterson’s shopping…
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The police interview
The jury watches a police interview with the accused killer. When asked why she hosted her ex partner’s family for lunch, Erin Patterson replies ‘I…
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Texts with an accused killer
A public health official tells the court she had trouble reaching Erin Patterson on the phone as she tried to find the source of the poisoning. The jury hears…
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The fight for life
An intensive care specialist tells the court how doctors fought to save the four lunch guests' lives, and recalls how close Ian Wilkinson came to death. See…
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'I want nothing to do with them’
Facebook messages discovered on a phone found in Erin Patterson’s home are read to the jury, calling Simon Patterson a ‘deadbeat’ and his…
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Death cap webpage
The jury is shown internet history taken from devices seized from Erin Patterson's home. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Cell tower expert challenged and servo CCTV played
A phone tower expert answers dozens of questions about the limitations of mobile phone records. Service station footage is also played to the jury, showing the…
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Phone pings and death cap sightings
A phone tower expert says Erin Patterson’s mobile possibly pinged in the same areas where death cap mushrooms were sighted. A poisons expert tells the…
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Toxic test result and a bestselling cookbook
A forensic expert tells the jury mushroom toxins were found in leftovers seized from the fatal lunch. Another witness says Erin Patterson told her she cooked…
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Juror 84
In this bonus episode, the court hears a juror in the murder trial is dismissed over concerns they may have discussed the case with friends and family. See…
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A dumped dehydrator
A second fungi expert gives evidence that she found no pieces of death cap mushroom in a beef Wellington sample. The jury is also shown CCTV from a Gippsland…
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Amanita phalloides
A mushroom expert gives the jury a lesson on Amanita Phalloides, the scientific name for death cap mushrooms. In his evidence the mycologist also recalls…
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The children’s evidence
In this episode, Simon and Erin Patterson’s children give evidence. Both say they ate meat they believed was lunch leftovers. The son then recalls how he…
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The mushroom source
A doctor tells the jury Erin Patterson recalled sourcing mushrooms from a Chinese grocer but was unable to remember which store as a search was launched. As…
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"Scared or dead"
The jury is played a Triple-0 call from a doctor asking for police help, after Erin Patterson discharged herself from hospital. He later tells her she needs to…
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Survivor speaks
Church pastor Ian Wilkinson survived the deadly mushroom lunch. He tells the court Erin Patterson seemed reluctant to let her lunch guests see inside her new…
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The super sleuth & a true crime group
Three women who befriended Erin Patterson in a true crime group gave evidence, telling the jury she asked for advice on how to make beef Wellington. The court…
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The estranged husband
The first witness is called to take the stand, and it's Erin Patterson's estranged husband Simon Patterson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The case against Erin Patterson
As the prosecution sets out its case against Erin Patterson, they accuse the 50-year-old mushroom cook of telling a string of lies. The defence admit she did…
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Charges dropped, jury selected
On the first day of her murder trial, the jury learned charges Erin Patterson tried to kill her estranged husband had been dropped. Patterson is standing trial…
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Introducing - The Mushroom Trial: Say Grace
The Mushroom Trial: Say Grace follows the case of Erin Patterson as she stands accused of murdering three guests who attended a lunch at her property in the…