The Mushroom Cook Killer: How the Story Unfolded | John Ferguson

from Real Crime with Adam Shand · host Podshape

In this gripping episode of Real Crime with Adam Shand, award-winning journalist John Ferguson of The Australian takes us inside one of the most shocking murder cases in recent Australian history — the Erin Patterson “mushroom lunch” killings. From the first police raid to the courtroom revelations, Ferguson shares how he broke the story that went global, what the jury didn’t hear and the chilling details of Patterson’s lies, motives and downfall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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