The Mushroom Cook - The Trial | How to judge a lie
Mushroom cook Erin Patterson has been accused of telling many lies, some she admits and some she denies. Today, Justice Christopher Beale told the jury how they can use these lies when it comes time t...
27 Jun 20259min
The Mushroom Cook - The Trial | Two arguments to ignore
Justice Christopher Beale spent today summarising the evidence and the arguments in the trial of Erin Patterson, but he also had specific instructions for the jury when it came to two points put forwa...
26 Jun 202513min
The Mushroom Cook - The Trial | Incriminating conduct
It was a short day for the jury in the trial of Erin Patterson, but Justice Christopher Beale was able to make his way through a roll call of “incriminating conduct” allegedly committed by the accused...
25 Jun 20258min
The Mushroom Cook - The Trial | Judge and jury
After weeks of testimonies, days of closing addresses and a long weekend, the jury in the trial of Erin Patterson today heard from the judge who has presided over the proceedings since the very start....
24 Jun 202514min
The Mushroom Cook - The Trial | Bonus preview episode: The summations - with Anthony Dowsley
As the trial of Erin Patterson nears its close, veteran crime writer Anthony Dowsley discusses the closing arguments from the defence and prosecution. This episode is a preview of our subscriber-only...
20 Jun 20256min
The Mushroom Cook - The Trial | Beyond reasonable doubt
Today, defence barrister Colin Mandy SC made his final bid to the jury in the triple-murder trial of his client Erin Patterson and described one of the 'golden rules' that protects us all: beyond reas...
19 Jun 202514min
The Mushroom Cook - The Trial | A liar, but not a murderer
Erin Patterson's defence barrister Colin Mandy SC continued with his closing address today, telling the jury his client may be a liar, but she isn't a murderer. The Mushroom Cook team is Brooke Greber...
18 Jun 202519min
The Mushroom Cook - The Trial | The final showdown
Crown prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC and defence barrister Colin Mandy SC went head-to-head today in a Morwell courtroom as they delivered their closing addresses to the jury in the trial of Erin Patter...
17 Jun 202524min
