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Naked City
The 12 deadly questions in the mushroom mystery
Were tests conducted on Erin Patterson in hospital that could shed light on the mystery of the deceased trio of Leongatha lunch guests?
- by John Silvester
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Mushroom cook says she bought fungi from Asian grocer and her children ate the lunch leftovers
Erin Patterson told police she, too, was sick from the beef Wellington lunch that police suspect killed her former in-laws and another relative.
- by Chris Vedelago and Marta Pascual Juanola
Watch: Crime reporter Chris Vedelago reveals details of Erin Patterson’s statement to police
In her statement to Victoria Police, Erin Patterson claimed she had panicked and dumped a food dehydrator after people began accusing her of intentionally poisoning the meal. She also reveals what she cooked and who ate what.
- by Chris Vedelago
Analysis
Analysis
Deadly mushrooms, mysteries and the curious cops
Any homicide investigator will tell you that while lightning can strike twice, you certainly want to go and have a look at the scorch marks.
- by John Silvester
‘Nobody will ever forget’: Inside the town at the centre of a poisonous mushroom mystery
Criminal investigations are rare in the quiet, religious town of Korumburra. Until now, the most recent time the town was connected to a homicide squad probe was two decades ago.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
Police seek CCTV footage from tip as poisonous mushroom investigation rolls on
The footage sought by police investigating the deaths of three people shows the number plates of vehicles driving in and out of the South Gippsland tip where a food dehydrator was found.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola and Alex Crowe
Police test food dehydrator found at tip after deadly mushroom meal
Tests are being done to see if the appliance is linked to the deaths of three people who ate poisonous mushrooms.
- by John Silvester, Marta Pascual Juanola and Angus Livingston
‘I didn’t do anything; I loved them’: How a quiet family lunch turned into a tragedy
Erin Patterson had four guests she says she loved and cherished over for lunch at her home on July 29. Now three are dead and police are baffled.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola and Ashleigh McMillan
Gippsland home searched after third death from poison mushroom meal
The homicide squad has been called in after Korumburra pastor Ian Wilkinson and his wife, Heather, along with her sister and brother-in-law, became ill after a meal.
- by Ashleigh McMillan and Marta Pascual Juanola
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Gippsland
Two dead, two in hospital after eating poisonous mushrooms in Gippsland
Two women have died after ingesting poisonous mushrooms at a lunch in Leongatha late last month.
- by Ashleigh McMillan