A phone tower expert says Erin Patterson’s mobile possibly pinged in the same areas where death cap mushrooms were sighted. A poisons expert tells the jury she posted about death caps in Gippsland in the months before the lunch.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Toxic test result and a bestselling cookbook
A forensic expert tells the jury mushroom toxins were found in leftovers seized from the fatal lunch. Another witness says Erin Patterson told her she cooked up the beef Wellington using the help of the RecipeTin Eats cookbook.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Juror 84
In this bonus episode, the court hears a juror in the murder trial is dismissed over concerns they may have discussed the case with friends and family. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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A dumped dehydrator
A second fungi expert gives evidence that she found no pieces of death cap mushroom in a beef Wellington sample. The jury is also shown CCTV from a Gippsland rubbish tip and photographs of a food dehydrator the prosecution says police recovered from inside an e-waste bin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Amanita phalloides
A mushroom expert gives the jury a lesson on Amanita Phalloides, the scientific name for death cap mushrooms. In his evidence the mycologist also recalls posting on a website photos and a location, showing where the deadly fungi were growing in Gippsland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Mushroom Trial: Say Grace follows the case of Erin Patterson as she stands accused of murdering three guests who attended a lunch at her property in the Latrobe Valley in 2023. She denies all charges.
Co-hosted by Nine reporter Penelope Liersch and The Age Crime & Justice Reporter Erin Pearson, this podcast brings to life a trial that has grabbed global headlines.
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