7 SIGNS SHE WAS A KILLER

The lies and secrets that showed she was a murderer in waiting

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Convicted mushroom murderer Erin Patterson returns to court this week for the pre-sentence hearing.

While everyone now knows the shocking details of what happened to Heather Wilkinson and Gail and Don Patterson, their grieving loved ones are also deemed victims of Patterson's heinous crimes. And this presentence hearing gives them the opportunity to tell the court how their lives have been affected by the events of July 29, 2023, through Victim Impact Statements.

When asked how many people would be presenting these statements, it is significant that the prosecutor Jane Warren replied, "All I can say is a lot."

The killer faces the possibility of a life sentence for each count of murder, which would see her live the rest of her life behind bars for poisoning her victims with death cap mushroom-laced beef Wellington and the attempted murder of Heather's husband lan Wilkinson.

"She thinks she's some sort of super criminal that could outmanoeuvre the police and get away with it," criminologist Xanthe Mallet tells Woman's Day.

POISONOUS RELATIONSHIP

Evidence that Simon Patterson had fallen seriously ill after consuming food made by his ex-wife was ruled inadmissible during the murder trial.