About this episode

The episode explores the transition from a medical emergency to a criminal investigation following a poisoning incident at a mushroom lunch.

[Part 2 of 2] The mushroom lunch moves from medical emergency to criminal investigation as doctors, police and health officials try to trace the source of the poison. As Erin Patterson’s explanations begin to shift, new evidence emerges from hospital CCTV, phone data, a local garbage dump – followed by a dramatic courtroom showdown. Find Australian True Crime on your favourite podcast player. Watch Australian True Crime’s episode about the Mushroom Murders on YouTube . Watch Kristi in conversation with Meshel Laurie about the murder of Connie Grandinetti. Look for early, ad-free release on CTC premium feeds: available on Amazon Music (included with Prime), Apple Podcasts and Patreon . Canadian True Crime donates monthly to those facing injustice. This month we have donated to Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime , who offer support, research and education to survivors, victims and their families. You can learn more at crcvc.ca. Full list of resources, information sources, credits and music credits: See the page for this episode at www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes/214 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Kristi Lee

Topics covered

• murder investigation
• poisoning
• courtroom drama
• medical emergency
• true crime

Keywords

• mushroom murders
• poisoning
• courtroom
• investigation
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Australian True Crime, Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime

Books & works: Mushroom Murders

Places: Canada

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