The Mushroom Cook
The Mushroom Cook follows the case of Erin Patterson, a woman accused of murdering her former in-laws Don and Gail Patterson and Gail's sister Heather Wilkinson.
Police allege Ms Patterson served them beef wellingtons laced with death cap mushrooms during a lunch at her regional Victorian home on July 29, 2023. Heather's husband, Ian Wilkinson, was the only guest to survive.
Ms Patterson pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder and is standing trial in Morwell.
This series is a Herald Sun production for True Crime Australia.
It is presented and reported by Brooke Grebert-Craig and Laura Placella.
Reporting and presenting for our weekend subscriber-only shows by Anthony Dowsley. Our executive producer is Jordy Atkinson.
The Mushroom Cook is produced, written and edited by Jonty Burton.
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Previous Episodes
- The Trial: Inside the allegations Erin tried to poison Simon 08.08.2025
- The Trial: The Record of Interview 08.08.2025
- The Trial: What the jury didn't know 08.08.2025
- A money matter 31.07.2025
- Bonus episode: Erin Patterson and other women who poison 14.07.2025
- Revelations, rulebreakers and reflections 11.07.2025
- Dr Chris Webster and THAT candid interview 10.07.2025
- Erin's life behind bars as a triple murderer 09.07.2025
- The Trial: Guilty 07.07.2025
- The Trial: Ballots and deliberations 30.06.2025
- The Trial: How to judge a lie 27.06.2025
- The Trial: Two arguments to ignore 26.06.2025
- The Trial: Incriminating conduct 25.06.2025
- The Trial: Judge and jury 24.06.2025
- Bonus preview episode: The summations - with Anthony Dowsley 20.06.2025
- The Trial: Beyond reasonable doubt 19.06.2025
- The Trial: A liar, but not a murderer 18.06.2025
- The Trial: The final showdown 17.06.2025
- The Trial: The four "calculated deceptions" 16.06.2025
- Bonus preview episode: Exploring Erin's evidence with Anthony Dowsley 13.06.2025
