Almost one year ago, the Supreme Court of Victoria allowed a television camera to broadcast a sentencing for the first time – the hearing for convicted triple murderer Erin Patterson.

Justice Christopher Beale imposed life imprisonment with a non-parole period of 33 years on Patterson, for murdering three in-laws – and attempting to murder a fourth – by lacing their beef Wellingtons with poisonous death cap mushrooms in 2023.

Now, Patterson has returned to court to appeal her convictions, while prosecutors argue her sentence is too lenient and that she should never be released.

Today, we revisit our conversation with investigative journalist and author Lucie Morris-Marr on Patterson’s sentencing, the suffering her crimes caused, and how the judge decided her punishment.

This episode was first published in September 2025.

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