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Live: Erin Patterson awaits appeal decision on mushroom murder convictions
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. ABC Australia, New York Times World, The Guardian World, and RNZ are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 28 Oct 2026, 01:42 UTC. 5 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Live: Erin Patterson awaits appeal decision on mushroom murder convictions”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Three judges from Victoria's Court of Appeal will hand down their judgment on Erin Patterson's appeal against her murder convictions and on the prosecution's appeal over her sentence.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Guardian UK
Mushroom Murders: Melanie Lynskey to star as Erin Patterson in new limited series
- New development reported by The Guardian World
- New development reported by New York Times World
Court to Rule on Australian Woman’s Appeal in Mushroom Murders Case
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: Erin Patterson awaits appeal decision on mushroom murder convictions
Same story, different outlets
4 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- ABCLive: Erin Patterson awaits appeal decision on mushroom murder convictions
- The New York TimesCourt to Rule on Australian Woman’s Appeal in Mushroom Murders Case
- The GuardianErin Patterson prepares for mushroom murders appeal ruling to learn if she could face retrial or longer jail term
- RNZKiwi Melanie Lynskey to play mushroom murderer Erin Patterson in new series