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Defence Barrister Colin Mandy has suggested police failed to seize devices from Erin Patterson's home, during the search where she was left alone with one of her phones.

In today's episode, Kristian Silva and Stephen Stockwell break down the day's evidence, and reveal some exciting personal news.

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

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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 allege the beef wellington contained poisonous mushrooms, but Erin Patterson says she's innocent.

Now, the accused triple murderer is fighting the charges in a regional Victorian courthouse. Court reporter Kristian Silva and producer Stephen Stockwell are on the ground, bringing you all the key moments from the trial as they unravel in court.

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

Keep up to date with new episodes of Mushroom Case Daily, now releasing every day on the ABC listen app.

The prosecution alleged today that Erin Patterson handed over a secondary phone when police searched her home after changing sim cards mid-search. The officer in charge of the investigation said they never found her primary phone, described as "Phone A".

In today's episode Kristian Silva and Stephen Stockwell talk through the multiple phone and sim card swaps, Erin's shopping list prior to the lunch and the websites she supposedly visited.

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

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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 allege the beef wellington contained poisonous mushrooms, but Erin Patterson says she's innocent.

Now, the accused triple murderer is fighting the charges in a regional Victorian courthouse. Court reporter Kristian Silva and producer Stephen Stockwell are on the ground, bringing you all the key moments from the trial as they unravel in court.

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

Keep up to date with new episodes of Mushroom Case Daily, now releasing every day on the ABC listen app.

Erin Patterson's police interview a week after the 2023 beef Wellington lunch was played to the jury today.

Kristian Silva and Stephen Stockwell step through the key moments of the interview, as well as the events leading up to it that day, including a police search of Erin's home and what they found in the kitchen.

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

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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 allege the beef wellington contained poisonous mushrooms, but Erin Patterson says she's innocent.

Now, the accused triple murderer is fighting the charges in a regional Victorian courthouse. Court reporter Kristian Silva and producer Stephen Stockwell are on the ground, bringing you all the key moments from the trial as they unravel in court.

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

Keep up to date with new episodes of Mushroom Case Daily, now releasing every day on the ABC listen app.

The health department official, whose job it is to respond to health risks, read the court her messages to Erin Patterson as she tried to trace the source of the mushrooms used in the deadly lunch.

Kristian Silva and Stephen Stockwell also discuss the results of the lunch guests' autopsies and the defence's challenges to digital forensics officer, Shamen Fox Henry.

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

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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 allege the beef wellington contained poisonous mushrooms, but Erin Patterson says she's innocent.

Now, the accused triple murderer is fighting the charges in a regional Victorian courthouse. Court reporter Kristian Silva and producer Stephen Stockwell are on the ground, bringing you all the key moments from the trial as they unravel in court.

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

Keep up to date with new episodes of Mushroom Case Daily, now releasing every day on the ABC listen app.

As the fourth week of the trial comes to a close, we walk through all the key messages Erin sent to her Facebook friends, and how they fit into the timeline of events the prosecution has presented to the jury.

Rachael Brown also joins Kristian Silva and Stephen Stockwell for our Friday Wrap, recapping the biggest moments of the week in court. Finally, we bring you a bonus length audience Q&A, because the inbox is overflowing with your curious questions.

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

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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 allege the beef wellington contained poisonous mushrooms, but Erin Patterson says she's innocent.

Now, the accused triple murderer is fighting the charges in a regional Victorian courthouse. Court reporter Kristian Silva and producer Stephen Stockwell are on the ground, bringing you all the key moments from the trial as they unravel in court.

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

Keep up to date with new episodes of Mushroom Case Daily, now releasing every day on the ABC listen app.

Facebook messages Erin Patterson sent to friends reveal frustration and anger towards her estranged husband Simon, and two of her lunch guests, Don and Gail Patterson.  

Kristian Silva and Stephen Stockwell break down more findings from digital forensics officer Shamen Fox Henry, as well as a council-led investigation into mushrooms sold at Asian grocers in south east Melbourne.

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

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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 allege the beef wellington contained poisonous mushrooms, but Erin Patterson says she's innocent.

Now, the accused triple murderer is fighting the charges in a regional Victorian courthouse. Court reporter Kristian Silva and producer Stephen Stockwell are on the ground, bringing you all the key moments from the trial as they unravel in court.

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

Keep up to date with new episodes of Mushroom Case Daily, now releasing every day on the ABC listen app.

Bing search results for the citizen science website iNaturalist were found on devices at the Patterson home, in evidence presented by the prosecution today.

Kristian Silva and Stephen Stockwell recap the evidence from digital forensics officer, Dr Shamen Fox Henry, and answer more audience questions.

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

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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 allege the beef wellington contained poisonous mushrooms, but Erin Patterson says she's innocent.

Now, the accused triple murderer is fighting the charges in a regional Victorian courthouse. Court reporter Kristian Silva and producer Stephen Stockwell are on the ground, bringing you all the key moments from the trial as they unravel in court.

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

Keep up to date with new episodes of Mushroom Case Daily, now releasing every day on the ABC listen app.

Erin Patterson's defence team got to work today, casting doubt over evidence that places the accused near death cap mushroom sightings.

In today's episode, Kristian Silva and Stephen Stockwell talk through the defence’s strategy, explain some CCTV vision the jury was shown, and honour an uninvited visitor to the courtroom. 

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

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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 allege the beef wellington contained poisonous mushrooms, but Erin Patterson says she’s innocent.   

Now, the accused triple murderer is fighting the charges in a regional Victorian courthouse. Court reporter Kristian Silva and producer Stephen Stockwell are on the ground, bringing you all the key moments from the trial as they unravel in court.   

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

Keep up to date with new episodes of Mushroom Case Daily, now releasing every day on the ABC listen app.   

Today was all about that base (station), as a mobile phone location data expert traced Erin Patterson's alleged movements in the months before the deadly beef Wellington lunch. The data showed Erin's phone connecting to base stations in Loch and Outtrim – locations where death cap mushrooms were said to be growing. 

In this episode Kristian Silva and Stephen Stockwell explain the data analysis, including some of its limitations in pinpointing a person's precise movements.

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

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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 allege the beef wellington contained poisonous mushrooms, but Erin Patterson says she's innocent.   

Now, the accused triple murderer is fighting the charges in a regional Victorian courthouse. Court reporter Kristian Silva and producer Stephen Stockwell are on the ground, bringing you all the key moments from the trial as they unravel in court.   

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

Keep up to date with new episodes of Mushroom Case Daily, now releasing every day on the ABC listen app.   

Three weeks into Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial, we review the key evidence the jury has heard, and the pressure they are under to absorb enormous volumes of expert evidence. 

Investigative reporter Rachael Brown joins Kristian Silva and Stephen Stockwell for our weekly wrap, where she champions the trial’s “cool nerds” and explores what’s driving the growing public interest in the case.  

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

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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 allege the beef wellington contained poisonous mushrooms, but Erin Patterson says she’s innocent.   

Now, the accused triple murderer is fighting the charges in a regional Victorian courthouse. Court reporter Kristian Silva and producer Stephen Stockwell are on the ground, bringing you all the key moments from the trial as they unravel in court.   

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

Keep up to date with new episodes of Mushroom Case Daily, now releasing every day on the ABC listen app.