A mum of-two accused of murder and attempted murder after a meal of Beef Wellington with mushrooms led to tragedy.
Three people died and one person was seriously ill after eating lunch served by the 49-year-old.
The Erin Patterson Podcast is the insider account of the devastation and heartbreak of that Saturday afternoon.
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A fatal family lunch of Beef Wellington Pie with Mushrooms
The meal’s alleged cook now fighting for her freedom
Our Erin Patterson Podcast follows the accused as she faces three murder allegations and five attempted murder charges
Ms Patterson is pleading not guilty to all charges
Erin Paterson now sits in a Melbourne jail as she faces, but denies, charges stemming from
a fatal lunch of Beef Wellington pie with mushrooms.
Three lives are lost, and one person was fighting for survival, all due to what police allege was suspected mushroom poisoning.
Ms Patterson, a former community newsletter editor, denies any wrongdoing and we are not suggesting she intentionally poisoned her relatives.
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This is the story of the tragedy surrounding the family lunch.
Moreover, it’s a journalist’s insider account of knowing Ms Paterson before this incident.
But more about that later
The story so far:
Pastor Ian Wilkinson was the only one of four guests to survive eating the Beef Wellington pie, served on July 29 2023, by Ms Patterson at her home in eastern Victoria.
Mr Wilkinson, his wife Heather and her sister Gail and her husband Don Patterson were invited for the meal at Ms Paterson’s home on her rural property at Leongatha.
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Police charge sheets issued to the media last year by Victorian Magistrate Tim Walsh alleged Ms Patterson also allegedly attempted to kill her estranged husband, Simon, four times between 2021 and 2022.
The alleged attempts occurred between November 16 and 17, 2021, May 25 and 27, 2022, and on September 9 2022.
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In the spirit of reconciliation, this podcast and its authors acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
