The Trial: Australia
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The Trial goes behind the headlines of some of the biggest trials in the world. We take you into the courtroom, bringing you the detail as the evidence unfolds, examining key moments and carrying out exclusive interviews with detectives, victims, and experts.
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Erin Patterson - Mushrooms, Motives and a “Miscarriage of Justice”: Patterson’s Seven Grounds of Appeal
Erin Patterson’s story isn’t over yet. After being sentenced to life in prison, the convicted “mushroom killer” is fighting back, entering a notice of appeal and calling for a retrial. In this episode, Wayne Flower is…
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The Alleged Wombat Killer
One morning earlier this year, Venus Bay locals woke up to find 9 dead wombats in the streets- and now they claim they’re dealing with a mass wombat killer. The 9 wombats were found lying by the roadside, some with…
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A hello and update from Caroline & Liz
It's been a while since Caroline & Liz had time to catch up and say hello to you all, and with the launch of our exciting new Crime Desk newsletter, thought now was as good a time as any! sign up to the newsletter at…
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Gangs, Firebombs and Deadly Violence: Inside Melbourne's Tobacco Wars
In this episode, Wayne is delving into the surge of violence in Melbourne as part of the ongoing tobacco wars. Targeted attacks, drive-bys, firebombings, even the death of innocent civilians caught in the middle; and…
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The Mystery of Gus Lamont
On September 27, four-year-old Gus Lamont disappeared without a trace from a remote sheep station in South Australia. Despite the largest search operation in the state's history, there’s still no sign of him. In this…
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Erin Patterson - Appealing The "Manifestly Inadequate" Sentence
In this episode of The Trial Australia, Caroline is returning to join Wayne for a dive deep into the latest bombshell developments in the Erin Patterson case. The Victorian DPP is now appealing Patterson's sentence,…
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Tom Phillips: Finding the Fugitive Father
In 2021, Tom Phillips disappeared into the bush with his three children. They remained hidden for years, and despite a mammoth police hunt, headline news, and even an $80,000 reward, their whereabouts remained unknown.…
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Shania Lee: “Belief is one thing, evidence is another”
In this episode, Wayne Flower is looking at the heartbreaking and tragic house fire that claimed the lives of two children and injured a third- and the mother of all three who now faces charges of negligent…
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The Manhunt for Dezi Freeman
In the first of our weekly episodes, Wayne Flower looks at the gripping and ongoing manhunt for Dezi Freeman, a sovereign citizen fugitive accused of killing two Victorian police officers. With Australia’s largest…
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Erin Patterson - No Pity
In this emergency episode Caroline and Wayne have the moment Erin Patterson was sentenced to life in prison. She will serve at least 33 years for the murders of Don and Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson, and the…
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Erin Patterson - The Final Injustice
In this special extra episode Caroline and Wayne have the words from the victims of Erin Patterson as they addressed a court in Melbourne today. Erin Patterson sat in the dock listening intently as members of the…
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Erin Patterson - The Secret Episode
In this special episode Caroline and Wayne have more shocking allegations made against Erin Patterson in court. These were kept from the jury during the trial and until today we weren't allowed to reveal them to you…
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Erin Patterson - “Where the Fuck is She?”
In this final episode of this series - for now - Caroline and Wayne interview one of the key witnesses in the case. Dr Chris Webster suspected Erin Patterson of doing something “macabre” within minutes of seeing her at…
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Erin Patterson - The Secret Footage
In this episode Caroline and Wayne have exclusive CCTV footage of Erin Patterson visiting a tip - within half an hour of her lunch guests leaving her house. The video has never been seen before and this tip visit was…
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Erin Patterson - Me Me Me
It’s the day after the jury returned their guilty verdicts for Erin Patterson. She is now one of the world’s most notorious killers and today we wanted to try to analyse what makes someone so seemingly ordinary become…
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Erin Patterson - A Deadly Marriage
Erin Patterson is a mass murderer. The jury in Victoria, Australia have today found her guilty of murdering her in-laws by poisoning them with deadly death cap mushrooms. The jury agreed that she lured them to her…
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Erin Patterson - Jury Out
In this episode Caroline and Wayne have the moment the jury started their deliberations. After giving them their final instructions, the judge, Mr Justice Beale, balotted the jury down from 14 to 12 and told them to…
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Erin Patterson - Weighing up the Evidence
In this episode Caroline and Wayne have more of the words from the judge as he continues to sum the case up to the jury. He told them that just because Erin Patterson is a liar does not mean she is guilty of murder. On…
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Erin Patterson - Laying Down The Law
In this episode Caroline and Wayne, for the first time, have the words of the judge as he tells the jury the fate of Erin Patterson will be in their hands. He has told them not to be swayed by prejudice or by sympathy…
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Erin Patterson - The High Bar
In this episode Caroline and Wayne having the final words from Erin Patterson. Her defence barrister told the jury the prosecution had failed to reach the “high bar” to prove their case beyond reasonable doubt with…
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Erin Patterson - “Lots of Lies”
In this episode Caroline and Wayne hear that Erin Patterson told “lots of lies” because she had a lot on the line including the possibility of losing her children. But those lies did not make her guilty of triple…
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Erin Patterson - No Motive
In this episode Caroline and Wayne hear there is no motive in this case. That Erin Patterson loved her in-laws and had no reason to kill them. In fact she “needed them in her life”. But we also hear accusations that…
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Erin Patterson - “The Four Deceptions”
In this episode Caroline and Wayne have the closing speech from the Prosecutor. Dr Nanette Rogers said Erin Patterson had planned the lunch in great detail setting her “trail” of lies weeks before. She also said those…
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Erin Patterson - Case Closed
In today’s episode Caroline and Wayne have the final moments of the case against Erin Patterson. All the evidence has now been heard and in the coming days the case will finally be summed up before the jury start to…
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Erin Patterson - Wild Goose Chases and Gastric Bands
In this episode Caroline and Wayne hear Erin Patterson deny covering her tracks when she realised the doctors suspected death cap mushrooms were to blame for poisoning Don, Gail, Ian and Heather. She also said she did…
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Erin Patterson - “Covering your tracks”
In this episode Caroline and Wayne hear Erin Patterson deny covering her tracks when she realised the doctors suspected death cap mushrooms were to blame for poisoning Don, Gail, Ian and Heather. She also said she did…
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Erin Patterson - The Recap
In this special episode Caroline and Wayne pull all the strands together - what we know so far about what the prosecution say happened to cause the deaths of Don, Gail and Heather, and which of the allegations Erin…
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Erin Patterson - Two Faced
In this episode Caroline and Wayne have the moment Erin Patterson denied being two-faced and that she only pretended to love her in-laws. She also denied luring them to the lunch to make sure her husband Simon also…
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Erin Patterson - Lunching with Intent
Did Erin Patterson deliberately lure her husband’s family for lunch with lies about her health so she could kill them? That’s the accusation that has now been put to her. In today’s episode Caroline and Wayne have got…
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Erin Patterson - “Is that how you poisoned my parents?”
Today Caroline and Wayne have the evidence from day three of Erin Patterson in the witness box giving evidence in her defence. She admitted that she dumped the food dehydrator after her husband Simon asked her if she’d…
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Erin Patterson - The Forager
In this episode Caroline and Wayne have the moment Erin Patterson accepted there were death cap mushrooms in the beef wellingtons she served which killed three members of her husband’s family. The admission came as she…
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Erin Patterson - Erin's Evidence
In this emergency update episode Caroline and Wayne have the moment Erin Patterson started giving evidence in her defence. For the first time she spoke of her relationship with her estranged husband and her in-laws,…
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Erin Patterson - Testing the Evidence
In this episode Caroline and Wayne hear the evidence of the police lead investigator challenged by Erin Paterson’s defence team. We also have more of the Facebook messages she was sending to her friends in the True…
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Erin Patterson - The Interrogation
In this episode we have, for the first time, the words of Erin Patterson. In her first police interview in the days after the lunch she lied by saying she didn’t own a food dehydrator when she had dumped it at the tip…
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Erin Patterson - The In-Laws
In this episode Caroline and Wayne have the messages Erin Patterson allegedly sent to her Facebook friends about her in-laws. In the messages she calls her husband Simon a “deadbeat” and expresses her frustration that…
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Erin Patterson - The Phone Evidence
In this episode Caroline and Wayne hear from a poisons expert who posted pictures of death cap mushrooms growing a few miles from Erin Patterson’s home. And we have the evidence from a mobile phone expert who says her…
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Erin Patterson - Juror 84
In this episode Caroline and Wayne have the moment a juror was dismissed from the trial after being accused of breaking the rules. We also have more about mushrooms - of course - and if foragers can tell a toxic one…
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Erin Patterson - Lessons in Mushrooms
Today Caroline and Wayne have some Lessons in Mushrooms from an expert known as Funkey Tom who gave evidence to the trial. He told the jury what the distinctive characteristics are of Death Cap Mushrooms. We also have…
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Erin Patterson - The Kids
In the episode Caroline and Wayne have the words of Erin Patterson’s two children. They were aged 14 and nine at the time and they were video interviewed shortly after the lunch. In their evidence they say their mum…
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Erin Patterson - The Daughter
In this update episode Caroline and Wayne have the moment Erin Patterson’s daughter told police what she knew. She was just nine at the time and in court we saw the video of her being interviewed. Learn more about…
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Erin Patterson - The Survivor
In this episode Caroline and Wayne have the evidence of the only person to survive the beef wellington lunch. Over several hours in the witness box Ian Wilkinson spoke for the first time about what happened during Erin…
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Erin Patterson - “Flying Tea Cups round Mars”
In this update episode Caroline and Wayne have more of the evidence from Erin Patterson’s estranged husband Simon. He denies asking her if she used a food dehydrator “to poison them”. We also hear from members of a…
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Erin Patterson - The Husband
Today Caroline and Wayne have the evidence of Erin Patterson’s husband Simon, He told the jury he was estranged from his wife but they had a friendly relationship until there was a row over school fees in 2022. A few…
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Erin Patterson - Murder by Mushrooms or a Tragic Accident?
Erin Patterson, the woman accused of murdering and attempting to murder her in-laws using poisonous mushrooms in Australia, has admitted repeatedly lying. As the case against her opened today in front of the jury,…
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Erin Patterson - The Mushroom Trial Begins
The woman accused of murdering and attempting to murder members of her husband’s family in July 2023 has finally gone on trial. Erin Patterson allegedly served a lunch which contained poisonous mushrooms at her home in…
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Three trials. Three continents. One unmissable season of The Trial.
Next week, The Trial returns, taking you inside three of the most explosive legal battles playing out across the globe. In the U.S.A., music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs stands accused of multiple charges including sex…
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Introducing The Trial of Erin Patterson
Australian mother-of-two, Erin Patterson will stand trial, accused of three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder, after allegedly serving poisonous mushrooms to her ex-husband’s family members. In July…
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