Possibly one of JTG’s most requested topics EVER, the show had to come back just to do this episode. In 2023, Erin Patterson invited her husband Simon and his family over for her lunch at her Leongatha home. In a move that would save his life, Simon refused the invitation, but his parents Don and Gail and Aunt and Uncle Ian Heather and Ian fell gravely ill not long after eating the beef wellington meal. Ian Wilkinson was the only survivor, and while Erin also pretended to be ‘sick’, it did not take long for the real purpose behind her lunch to become clear: MURDER. Murder by death cap mushrooms.

We give you just the gist, but if you want more, there’s this:

READ: 

This article from The Guardian - Two years ago, Erin Patterson’s lunch guests were admitted to hospital. This week, she became a convicted murderer.

This article from The Guardian - What the Erin Patterson trial wasn’t told

This article from ABC News - A look inside the courtroom of Erin Patterson’s triple murder trial

This article from ABC News - Mother, cook, defendant: The trial of Erin Patterson turns to her personal life

WATCH: 

Erin Patterson ‘crying’ on A Current Affair

7 Spotlight - Mushroom Murders: Inside the mind of killer Erin Patterson

Daily Mail - Mushroom Murder Trial: All the evidence against Erin Patterson unpacked 

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