The Mushroom Cook
The story of a seemingly ordinary family lunch that turned out to be anything but normal.
Follow the journalists piecing together the puzzle of how three people died after sitting down to share a meal in the small Australian town of Leongatha, Victoria.
With the woman who prepared that meal now accused of murder, The Mushroom Cook explores the story so far – and reports on the court hearings as Erin Patterson faces trial.
For more visit: themushroomcook.com.au
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The Mushroom Cook will be released on Crime X+ from Friday 29 March.
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Episodes
IN COURT: Erin Patterson fights to keep case local, appoints new lawyer
Accused mushroom murderer Erin Patterson has faced court for the first time in five months as she fights to keep her case in Gippsland and parts ways with her high-profile barrister.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22/04/24•19m 30s
The Future | 5
Erin Patterson has engaged top criminal KC Philip Dunn as she prepares to return to court. He’s one of many key players working behind-the-scenes on the case that gripped the world.
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16/04/24•20m 19s
The Survivors | 4
Erin Patterson is also facing several attempted murder charges after one of the lunch attendees miraculously recovered. While her estranged husband also fell ill on several occasions.
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13/04/24•20m 30s
The Fallout | 3
A family’s grief remains at the heart of the mystery that gripped the world - but the fallout of the fatal mushroom meal stretches far beyond the towns of Leongatha and Korumbarra
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09/04/24•23m 57s
The Cook | 2
A former air traffic controller and newsletter editor. A mother. A daughter. Who is the woman who cooked the lethal lunch?
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06/04/24•20m 9s
The Lunch | 1
Five family members sit down for lunch on a wintry Saturday afternoon in a town in regional Victoria. Hours later, four of them fall ill. Days later, three are dead.
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02/04/24•26m 43s
Introducing: The Mushroom Cook
The story of a seemingly ordinary family lunch that turned out to be anything but normal.
Follow the journalists piecing together the puzzle of how three people died after sitting down to share a meal in the small Australian town of Leongatha, Victoria.
With the woman who prepared that meal now accused of murder, The Mushroom Cook explores the story so far – and reports on the court hearings as Erin Patterson faces trial.
For more visit: themushroomcook.com.au
The Mushroom Cook will be released on Crime X+ from Friday 29 MarchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20/03/24•2m 21s
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