The Death Cap Murders: Inside Australia's Most Shocking Poisoning Trial - Episode 1: "The Lunch Invitation"

A beef Wellington served with deadly intent turned a family gathering into Australia's most horrifying mass poisoning. Three guests dead within days, one fighting for life with a new liver, and a woman who claims it was all a terrible accident but the evidence suggests otherwise.

Step inside the Victorian Supreme Court, where Erin Patterson faces triple murder charges for allegedly lacing her famous beef Wellington with death cap mushrooms. In this explosive episode, we uncover how a seemingly innocent lunch invitation in the small town of Leongatha became the centrepiece of Australia's most-watched criminal trial.

Discover the chilling timeline that prosecutors say proves premeditation from Patterson's year-long research into deadly fungi locations on iNaturalist, to the security footage showing her dumping a mysterious food dehydrator just days after the fatal meal. We'll reveal the angry Facebook messages that allegedly exposed her true feelings about her victims, and explore how modern forensic science caught what could have been the perfect crime.

From the moment Don and Gail Patterson, along with family friend Heather Wilkinson, accepted that fateful lunch invitation, to Ian Wilkinson's miraculous survival after a liver transplant, this is the complete story of how Sunday roast became a murder weapon.

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Content warning: This podcast contains graphic descriptions of poisoning deaths and disturbing criminal allegations.