'Mushroom murder' trial: Who’s who?
On July 29, 2023 two couples attended a lunch hosted by Erin Patterson in Victoria, Australia, where Beef Wellington was served. After being admitted to the hospital, three of the guests died from death cap mushroom poisoning. A fourth guest survived after being hospitalized for several weeks.
Erin Patterson
Denies three counts of murder
and one of attempted murder.
GUESTS AT
ERIN PATTERSON’S LUNCH
Ian
Wilkinson
Heather
Wilkinson
Simon Patterson
Erin’s estranged
husband
Declined lunch
invitation.
Deceased
Sisters
Don
Patterson
Erin’s
father-in-law
Gail
Patterson
Erin’s
mother-in-law
Simon’s parents
Erin and Simon’s
children
Erin Patterson said she fed the leftover Beef Wellington lunch to her children after scraping off the mushrooms and pastry. They didn’t get sick.
How events unfolded:
2023
JULY
July 16: Erin Patterson invites her
in-laws for lunch.
July 29: Erin Patterson hosts lunch
at her house.
July 30: Lunch guests go to the
hospital with vomiting and diarrhea.
AUG.
Aug. 4: Gail Patterson and Heather
Wilkinson die in Austin Hospital.
SEPT.
Aug. 5: Don Patterson dies in hospital
despite liver transplant.
Sept. 21: Ian Wilkinson returns home.
OCT.
NOV.
Nov. 2: Erin Patterson charged.
Erin Patterson
Denies three counts of murder
and one of attempted murder.
GUESTS AT
ERIN PATTERSON’S LUNCH
Ian Wilkinson
Heather Wilkinson
Simon Patterson
Erin’s estranged
husband
Declined lunch
invitation.
Sisters
Deceased
Don Patterson
Erin’s
father-in-law
Gail Patterson
Erin’s
mother-in-law
Simon’s parents
Erin and Simon’s
children
Erin Patterson said she fed the
leftover Beef Wellington lunch to
her children after scraping off
the mushrooms and pastry.
They didn’t get sick.
How events unfolded:
2023
JULY
July 16: Erin Patterson invites her in-laws
for lunch.
July 29: Erin Patterson hosts lunch
at her house.
July 30: Lunch guests go to the hospital
with vomiting and diarrhea.
AUG.
Aug. 4: Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson
die in Austin Hospital.
Aug. 5: Don Patterson dies in hospital
despite liver transplant.
SEPT.
Sept. 21: Ian Wilkinson returns home.
OCT.
NOV.
Nov. 2: Erin Patterson charged.
Erin Patterson
Denies three counts
of murder and one
of attempted murder.
GUESTS AT ERIN PATTERSON’S LUNCH
Deceased
Ian Wilkinson
Heather Wilkinson
Son
Married
Daughter
Sisters
Married
Erin Patterson said she
fed the leftover Beef
Wellington to her children
after scraping off the
mushrooms and pastry.
They didn’t get sick.
Simon Patterson
Erin’s estranged
husband
Don Patterson
Erin’s father-in-law
Gail Patterson
Erin’s mother-in-law
Declined lunch
invitation.
Simon’s parents
How events unfolded in 2023:
July 16:
Erin Patterson
invites her in-laws
for lunch.
July 29:
Erin Patterson hosts lunch at her house.
Sept. 21:
Ian Wilkinson
returns home.
Nov. 2:
Erin Patterson
charged.
July 30: Lunch guests go to the
hospital with vomiting and diarrhea.
Aug. 4: Gail Patterson and Heather
Wilkinson die in Austin Hospital.
Aug. 5: Don Patterson dies in
hospital despite liver transplant.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
July
Aug.
