In 2023, Erin Patterson sat down to lunch with her in-laws. A fatal family lunch in rural Australia. A handful of mushrooms. Three deaths. One survivor. And a woman at the center of a case that grabbed the world's attention almost overnight.

In this episode, we break down the 2023 Erin Patterson Australia mushroom poisoning case step-by-step - the timeline, the medical findings, the early interviews, the evidence released so far, and why investigators believe this incident is anything but ordinary.

From the quiet town of Leongatha to global headlines, this is the full story of the case that left a community stunned and the world asking the same question: what really happened during that deadly meal?

Intro and Outro Music: Isaiah Hildreth

Sources:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-02/police-charge-erin-patterson-mushroom-poisoning-deaths/103056694

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leongatha_mushroom_murders

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-lies-that-unravelled-how-erin-patterson-deceived-police-in-her-first-interview-20250707-p5md8g.htmlhttps://www.google.com/search?q=erin+patterson+trial+script&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS1055US1057&oq=erin+patterson+trial+script&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yCAgCEAAYFhgeMgoIAxAAGIAEGKIEMgoIBBAAGIAEGKIEMgoIBRAAGIAEGKIE0gEIMzc4NmowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:47b85422,vid:lf5QfJ8Kd_I,st:0

https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/erin-patterson-trial-live-updates-more-witnesses-appear-before-jury-in-trial-of-mushroom-cook-20250507-p5lx8f.html

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-08/erin-patterson-mushroom-murder-trial-air-traffic-controller/105464254

https://www.9news.com.au/national/mushroom-deaths-victoria-heather-wilkinson-public-memorial-service/2408018a-4ee1-44a4-877f-1a2cd7ede6af

https://todayspaper.theaustralian.com.au/infinity/article_popover_share.aspx?guid=4361e090-b704-47f1-9816-4557e2589d84&share=true

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