It's the trial everyone in Darwin is talking about. In February 2022 a helicopter on a crocodile egg collection mission crashed in remote Arnhem Land, killing the egg collector and paralysing the pilot.

NT Croc Wrangler Matt Wright isn't on trial for the crash, but for what allegedly he did after. Charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice, prosecutors say he tried to interfere with the investigation. Wright, has pled not guilty and denies all the allegations.

In this first episode of The Case Of, NT Court Reporter Olivana Lathouris and Stephen Stockwell talk you through what happened in 2022, the specifics of the charges against Matt Wright and what makes this crash so tragic.

The Case Of is the follow-up to the hit podcast Mushroom Case Daily, and all episodes of that show will remain available in the back catalogue of The Case Of.

Police knew Erin Patterson was being deceptive about her lunch preparation early in their investigation, but they kept a straight face.  

In today’s episode, we bring you audio of moments in Patterson's police interview where she lied, and police knew it. 

Rachael Brown and Stephen Stockwell also talk through the next key dates in the case, and deliver a correction regarding an earlier episode’s cultural ignorance. 

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Some of the other Mushroom Case Daily episodes mentioned today

• The day Erin Patterson's police interview was played to the court
• Hear more about victim impact statements in this episode 
• For everything the jury didn't hear, including previous alleged poisonings, jump into this special. 

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From court recaps to behind-the-scenes murder trial explainers, and post-verdict analysis, Mushroom Case Daily is your eyes and ears inside the courtroom. 

It's the case that's captured the attention of the world. Three people died and a fourth survived an induced coma after eating beef wellington at a family lunch, hosted by Erin Patterson.

Police alleged that the beef wellington contained poisonous mushrooms, but Erin Patterson said she was innocent.

This podcast follows every development of the trial as the accused triple murderer fights the charges in a regional Victorian courthouse. Reporters Kristian Silva and Rachael Brown are with producer Stephen Stockwell on the ground, bringing you all the key moments as they unravel in court.

Keep up to date with new episodes of Mushroom Case Daily on the ABC listen app.  

To catch up on all the evidence from the case, go back and listen to all our Friday Wrap episodes:

• A tragic accident or ultimate betrayal? Our Friday Wrap
• What happened to the leftovers? Our Friday Wrap
• Death caps, DNA and drama: Our Friday Wrap
• Everything you need to know about Erin's messages: Our Friday Wrap
• Key moments in the case so far: Our Friday Wrap
• Explaining Erin's evidence: Our Friday Wrap
• The biggest moments of Erin's evidence: Our Friday Wrap
• Kill them all, or reconnect? Our Friday Wrap
• Judging Erin's lies: Our Friday Wrap

Allegations of prior poisonings, a mysterious cat story, and a survivor's hallucinations. These are just some of the things that have been suppressed from media reporting until today.

Now that the restriction has been lifted, we can finally reveal many other things the jury didn't hear in Erin Patterson's triple murder trial as well.

In this episode, Rachael Brown, Kristian Silva and Stephen Stockwell talk through Simon Patterson's claims Erin tried to poison him on multiple occasions before the beef Wellington lunch, and a visit to the tip straight after the fatal lunch.

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From court recaps to behind-the-scenes murder trial explainers, and post-verdict analysis, Mushroom Case Daily is your eyes and ears inside the courtroom.

It's the case that's captured the attention of the world. Three people died and a fourth survived an induced coma after eating beef wellington at a family lunch, hosted by Erin Patterson.

Police alleged that the beef wellington contained poisonous mushrooms, but Erin Patterson said she was innocent.

This podcast follows every development of the trial as the accused triple murderer fights the charges in a regional Victorian courthouse. Reporters Kristian Silva and Rachael Brown are with producer Stephen Stockwell on the ground, bringing you all the key moments as they unravel in court.

Keep up to date with new episodes of Mushroom Case Daily on the ABC listen app.

To catch up on all the evidence from the case, go back and listen to all our Friday Wrap episodes:

• A tragic accident or ultimate betrayal? Our Friday Wrap
• What happened to the leftovers? Our Friday Wrap
• Death caps, DNA and drama: Our Friday Wrap
• Everything you need to know about Erin's messages: Our Friday Wrap
• Key moments in the case so far: Our Friday Wrap
• Explaining Erin's evidence: Our Friday Wrap
• The biggest moments of Erin's evidence: Our Friday Wrap
• Kill them all, or reconnect? Our Friday Wrap
• Judging Erin's lies: Our Friday Wrap

You asked, we answered. As the trial of Erin Patterson wrapped up, you made it clear we should keep making this podcast. So we decided we will, and from this weekend it will become The Case Of.

We're keeping this window into the justice system open, using this feed to continue being your eyes and ears in the courtroom for high-profile Australian trials. around the country.

Listen to this short drop to hear Stephen Stockwell explain what will change, and to reveal the next trial we'll be covering.

Make sure you're following this feed in the ABC Listen app (or wherever you get your podcasts) so you don't miss our first episode.

The Mushroom Case Daily mailbag has been overflowing so we are diving back in to answer some of your questions.

In this episode Rachael Brown and Stephen Stockwell explain how the sentencing of Erin Patterson will work, if the verdict can be appealed and reveal the composer of our now-iconic theme music — a question so many of you have asked!

If you've got questions about the case that you'd like Rachael and Stocky to answer in future episodes, send them through to [email protected]

Never foraged. Don't own a dehydrator. Bought them at an Asian Grocer. These are just a few of the lies Erin Patterson spun to try to cover herself, once it became clear she was a suspect in a homicide investigation.

In the final chapter of The Case of the Mushroom Lunch, Rachael Brown and Stephen Stockwell examine all the ways Erin Patterson tried to convince police, her family, and the public that she did not intend to kill her relatives.

Don and Gail Patterson and Heather and Ian Wilkinson had no idea what was ahead for them the afternoon they left Erin's house. They raved about the delicious meal she'd served and went to bed feeling well.

In Chapter Four of The Case of the Mushroom Lunch, Rachael Brown and Stephen Stockwell describe how their paths diverged from Erin's, in a day-by-day comparison between the cook and her guests.

A dehydrator and death cap mushrooms are uncommon murder weapons. To use them in preparation for her guests' beef Wellington lunch, Erin Patterson needed to make a plan months before the day.

In Chapter Three of The Case of the Mushroom Lunch, Rachael Brown and Stephen Stockwell wind back through each of the steps Erin Patterson is believed to have made in preparation for murdering her relatives.

Erin Patterson was convicted of triple murder with no known motive. Still, much has been made of the tensions that simmered with her estranged husband Simon Patterson, and frustrations with her in-laws Don and Gail Patterson and Heather and Ian Wilkinson.

In Chapter Two of The Case of the Mushroom Lunch, Rachael Brown and Stephen Stockwell retrace Erin Patterson's key life events before she killed her in-laws: her early career, personality quirks, how she met Simon, and their troubled partnership as they raised two kids.

Editor's note (31/07/25): In this episode it is stated Simon Patterson's child support payments were $40 a week; they were $40 a month.

It started with a homemade meal and ended in a triple murder trial. This is the first chapter in our limited series, retelling the tragic and bizarre case of the mushroom lunch, and its host, Erin Patterson.

In this series, Rachael Brown and Stephen Stockwell draw together all the twists and turns of the unbelievable story over five episodes.

Chapter One returns to the day of the lunch, when four guests arrived at Erin Patterson's Leongatha home, oblivious to what would unfold next.