8 episodes
The Mushroom Cook Crime X
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2.5 • 562 Ratings
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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.
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The Mushroom Cook will be released on Crime X+ from Friday 29 March.
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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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Customer Reviews
Missed opportunity
A story with lots of potential but superficially related with details of the defendant’s attire, hair, facial expressions hands etc. Accounts of waiting outside premises for hours to snap a passing shot “in the public interest” are definitely not in mine, and undermine the already fragile credibility. Discussions “back in the car” are mostly content- free and would be better suited to a more sensationalist publication
A little premature and the vocals! Eek.
I am so glad it wasn’t just me for once being so bothered by the voice. The host Brook has a lovely normal voice when she forgets to vocal fry. Which unfortunately isn’t often enough. It wasn’t just her voice either.
The content was premature. They can’t share enough that’s interesting. Or perhaps they don’t know anything of interest. Look forward to a future podcast on Erin Patterson and her crimes. By journos who have had some voice lessons maybe.
Ok
Good coverage of an important story,
But why the reporter feels it necessery to comment on what Erin was wearing, three times! Is beyond me!