October 28, 2025

Episode 184 - Leongatha Mushroom Murders - Poisoning

37 minutes

Never trust a meal cooked with a secret ingredient.

Welcome back to Brew Crime: Poisonings, Part 2. We trade toxic soil for a quiet Australian kitchen in this gripping second episode. Join us as we unpack the mysterious and shocking case of the Leongatha Mushroom Murders.

What happens when a seemingly innocent family lunch turns into a death sentence? We dive into the baffling timeline, the tragic victims, and the single suspect at the heart of an investigation that gripped a nation. It's a dark tale where the most beautiful and seemingly harmless fungi concealed a terrifying, lethal truth.

Pour another, and be careful what you put on your plate. This is a cold-blooded killing disguised as a culinary mistake.

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ABC News. (2025, August 8). Erin Patterson can be heard lying to police about foraging and dehydrating in a police interview [Video]. YouTube.

ABC News. (2025, September 8). Erin Patterson sentenced to life with 33 years non-parole for mushroom murders [Video]. YouTube.

CBS News. (2025, August 8). Australia mushrooms murderer Erin Patterson attempted murder ex-husband pasta curry [Article].

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LSJ Online. (2025, September 8). “An enormous betrayal of trust”: Erin Patterson sentenced to life with 33 years non-parole [Article].

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National Center for Biotechnology Information. (2024). A review of Amanita phalloides (death cap mushroom) poisoning: clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management [Article]. PMC.

PBS NewsHour. (2025, September 9). Australian woman sentenced to life in prison for poisoning husband's family with mushrooms [Article].

RNZ News. (2025, November 5). Watch: Video shows police seizing mushroom murderer Erin Patterson’s phone, dehydrator dumped at tip [Article].

SBS News. (2025, June 3). Erin Patterson discusses estrangement, low self-esteem during murder trial [Article].

SBS News. (2025, July 7). Erin Patterson mushroom trial: guilty [Article].

SBS News. (2025, August 8). Facebook posts, allegedly poison pasta: the evidence Erin Patterson jury didn't hear [Article].

Sky News. (2025, September 8). Death cap mushroom killer Erin Patterson jailed for minimum of 33 years [Article].

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Supreme Court of Victoria. (2025, September 4). Erin Patterson sentence livestreamed. The Guardian. (2025, June 2). Erin Patterson gives evidence in mushroom lunch trial [Article].

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full list or sources here

https://brewcrime.com/2025/10/28/episode-184-leongatha-mushroom-murders-poisoning/

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