Erin Patterson: Never before seen photos emerge of convicted mushroom killer
Never before seen photos of Erin Patterson have been released, depicting the convicted triple murderer in the back of a prison transport vehicle.
The images, taken on May 12, 2025, depict Patterson arriving at Latrobe Valley Magistrate’s Court in Morwell.
She appears to stare down the camera before shielding her face from view.
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These pictures were unable to be published before Patterson’s guilty verdict for legal reasons.
The Victorian Supreme Court jury found Patterson guilty on three counts of murder on Monday.
She was found to have deliberately laced a beef Wellington lunch with death cap mushrooms, causing the death of three of her relatives.
Her in-laws Don and Gail Patterson were killed alongside Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson.
Ms Wilkinson’s husband Ian Wilkinson survived after several weeks of recovery in hospital.
Tonight at 8.40pm on Seven and 7plus, Michael Usher presents a 7NEWS mushroom trial special, featuring in-depth analysis, commentary and all the fallout from the case that has captured international attention.
Patterson had pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder.
