The trial of accused triple murderer Erin Patterson continues today after the jury was told she spoke with friends from a true crime Facebook group about hiding powdered mushrooms in dishes. Ms Patterson has pleaded not guilty to murdering her ex-husband’s relatives.
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00:00The court heard that Erin Patterson was the member of a Facebook group dedicated to discussing the true crime case of Kelly Lane, the woman convicted of murdering her newborn child in 1996.
00:16Now, three members who Erin Patterson met through that group gave evidence today. They said that she was a well-respected member of that group, that she was a good researcher, she was somewhat of a super sleuth.
00:30And while they said that they never met in person, one said Erin had spoken to them about the challenges she was facing in her marriage and had told them her relationship with her estranged husband, Simon, was controlling and coercive.
00:41Another said she'd discussed purchasing a food dehydrator and using it to dehydrate mushrooms before hiding them in her kids' food.
00:49Last week, prosecutors alleged Ms Patterson lied to police about purchasing the dehydrator and using it to prepare mushrooms for the beef Wellington meal.
00:57Her defence lawyer says the deaths were a tragic accident and that while she foraged for mushrooms, she didn't seek out death cat mushrooms.
01:06The dehydrator also came up in the evidence of her husband, Simon Patterson, who denied asking Erin if she'd used it to poison his family members at the lunch.
01:15The trial is expected to last for up to six weeks.
01:18Erin Patterson has pleaded not guilty to the charges against her.
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