Cook denies ‘wild goose chase’ over mushroom origins
Accused triple murderer Erin Patterson denies lying and sending authorities on a "wild goose chase" about the mushrooms she used in a toxic meal.
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Eight people killed in Austrian school shooting: report
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Mushroom cook denies faking poison symptoms from lunch
Erin Patterson has been accused of faking illness to appear unwell because she knew she had not eaten deadly mushrooms and realised it would look suspicious.
Man made gun at work before fatal siege, coroner told
A man who was fatally shot by police during a siege had made his own gun months before at his workplace using nuts, bolts and a pipe.
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Student’s testimony enough to back Dawson sex verdict
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‘Two faces’: online posts show mushroom cook’s duality
Accused murderer Erin Patterson has been quizzed over the state of her relationship with her in-laws prior to them eating a fatal lunch at her home.
Missing Pheobe’s body found near national park
Weeks after Pheobe Bishop vanished, police believe they have found her remains near a national park.
Mushroom cook opens up on lies to police, in-laws
Erin Patterson lied to her in-laws about cancer tests before cooking them a deadly lunch because they made her "feel loved", she has told a jury.
Murder, cover-up charges for alleged drug deal stabbing
Two men have been charged in relation to the alleged murder of a Malaysian national, with one accused of trying to cover up a crime.
Moment husband confronted mushroom cook over toxic meal
Erin Patterson has recalled fearing her children would be taken away after discovering she had served a poisonous beef Wellington meal to her in-laws.
Second man arrested in drug-linked stabbing death
A second man who police have been looking for after a stabbing death has been arrested following an alleged "drug deal gone horribly wrong".
Mushroom cook accepts death caps were inside lunch
Accused triple murderer Erin Patterson has accepted death cap mushrooms were inside beef Wellingtons she cooked for her estranged husband's family.
In her own words: Erin Patterson speaks in murder trial
Mushroom cook Erin Patterson has given a glimpse into her family relationships, weight-loss journey and religious beliefs during evidence in her murder trial.
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The family of an elderly woman who was killed by her son with a pot plant say they are disappointed with the sentence handed down by a court.
Erin Patterson ‘venting’ to friends on husband’s family
Lawyers for accused triple murderer Erin Patterson say she had been "venting" to her online friends when she sent frustrated messages about her former in-laws.
Teen walks free after stabbing stepfather 35 times
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‘Disappointed’: murder trial jury dismissed, no verdict
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Woman spoke about ‘clingy’ mate before alleged murder
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Mushroom cook’s ‘worries’ about ovarian cancer revealed
Lawyers for mushroom cook Erin Patterson have shown medical records to the jury in her triple murder trial as the prosecution's final witness is cross-examined.
Mushroom cook Erin Patterson’s interview played to jury
Erin Patterson's version of a deadly mushroom lunch has been revealed, with a jury shown footage of the accused murderer's police interview.
Mushroom murder trial hears from public health official
A health investigator tasked with finding the source of poisonous mushrooms cooked by Erin Patterson has recalled how she didn't return messages after the meal.
‘Stood up for himself’: father shot in home invasion
A father "stood up for himself" when he armed himself with a shovel and pursued armed home invaders before he was fatally shot in the chest, a jury has heard.
Woodchipper murderer seeks claim of victim’s money
A woman serving a life sentence over the horror woodchipper murder of her ex-partner is claiming some of the victim's estate after appealing the verdict.
‘Going to die’: how mushroom lunch almost killed four
Doctors thought Ian Wilkinson was going to die in hospital after consuming a lunch served by mushroom cook Erin Patterson, a jury has been told.
‘Deadbeat’: Patterson’s alleged husband vent revealed
Erin Patterson's alleged messages to friends referring to her former husband as "gaslighting" and a "deadbeat" have been shown at her triple-murder trial.
Brother in ‘shock’ after alleged drug-deal murder
The brother of a murder-accused man has told a court his version of events after a father died during a home visit to recover a drug debt.
Death cap mushroom site found on Patterson’s computer
One year before it's alleged she deliberately served up a poisonous beef Wellington, a death cap mushroom website was accessed on Erin Patterson's computer.