Literary journalists Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein take us inside their conversations on the mushroom trial, writing and notorious women.
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A legal expert reviews Duncan McNab’s Recipe for Murder and Greg Haddrick’s The Mushroom Murders – both published on the same day.
Both the prosecutors and Patterson herself are continuing legal action, but for very different reasons. They could extend the case, or come to nothing at all.
The first Erin Patterson documentary, Stan’s three-part documentary Revealed: Death Cap Murders, depicts Patterson as a loner who craved community.
Erin Patterson, who received a life sentence for murdering three people, is one of just a handful of female killers. The evidence can help tell us why.
One of the most high-profile court cases in Australian history has ended in the maximum sentence. Two legal experts explain the process.
Prison conditions should comply with human rights obligations and avoid cruel, inhumane, degrading treatment of prisoners.
Books on the mushroom trial are being raced to print. Big-name authors were seen in the courtroom. But the best true-crime books can be less about speed than insight.
Since the news broke in 2023, the ‘mushroom case’ has taken on a life of its own. What made it so compelling?
The jury has delivered its unanimous verdict in one of the most-watched court cases ever. Here’s what was at play legally and what happens now.
Unlike cold case investigations, real-time true crime pods unpack the complex issues of a case while it’s still under judgement.
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Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, Adelaide University
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Senior Lecturer in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland
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Associate Professor of Domestic and Family Violence, Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor of English Literature, University of Southern Queensland
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Distinguished Professor Emerita of Creative Practice, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
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Visiting Fellow, School of Literature, Language and Linguistics, Australian National University
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Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney
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PhD Candidate in Criminology, Swinburne University of Technology