The Mushroom Cook

True Crime Australia

<p>The story of a seemingly ordinary family lunch that turned out to be anything but normal.</p> <p>Follow the journalists piecing together the puzzle of how three people died after sitting down to share a meal in the small Australian town of Leongatha, Victoria.</p> <p>With the woman who prepared that meal now accused of murder, The Mushroom Cook explores the story so far – and reports on the court hearings as Erin Patterson faces trial.</p> <p>For more visit: <a href="http://themushroomcook.com.au/">themushroomcook.com.au</a></p> <p>To unlock bonus content from The Mushroom Cook, and listen to episodes early and ad free, subscribe to<a href="https://apple.co/4cmMGPJ"> Crime X+ on Apple Podcasts</a>, or <a href="https://www.heraldsun.com.au">theheraldsun.com.au</a></p> <p> </p> <p>The Mushroom Cook will be released on Crime X+ from Friday 29 March.</p> <p>Follow us on socials for updates and more content on The Mushroom Cook and other award-winning podcasts</p> <p>Crime X+: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/crimexplus/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CrimeXPlus">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@crimexplus?lang=en">TikTok</a> </p> <p>Herald Sun: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/heraldsunphoto/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/heraldsun">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heraldsun_?lang=en">TikTok</a></p>

  • 3 minutes 6 seconds
    Bonus Episode - The latest on the case

    Host Olivia Jenkins gives a quick update on a recent hearing and what's next.

    Get our mini-documentary, features and background info at: 

    easeystreetmurders.com.au
    huntingjustice.com.au                     
              
    Feedback or something to tell us?
    Email the Hunting Justice team: 
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    To reach Olivia Jenkins securely: 
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    WhatsApp/Signal/Threema: +61 423 519 908

    Join Crime and Courts | Herald Sun on Facebook for the latest crime news and developments
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    If you or anyone you know needs help
    Lifeline: 13 11 14
    Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636
    Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800

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    26 March 2026, 5:30 am
  • 24 minutes 14 seconds
    The Easey Street Murders Ep 6: Arrest in Rome

    After years of the Easey St case sitting in limbo Victoria Police scramble to get to Europe to arrest a man over the crime.

    Get our mini-documentary, features and background info at: 

    easeystreetmurders.com.au
    huntingjustice.com.au                     
              
    Feedback or something to tell us?
    Email the Hunting Justice team: 
    [email protected] 

    To reach Olivia Jenkins securely: 
    [email protected]
    WhatsApp/Signal/Threema: +61 423 519 908

    Join Crime and Courts | Herald Sun on Facebook for the latest crime news and developments
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/3326492540914185

    If you or anyone you know needs help
    Lifeline: 13 11 14
    Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636
    Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    17 March 2026, 5:25 am
  • 22 minutes 26 seconds
    The Easey Street Murders Ep 5: In the blood

    As the trail of the Easey Street killer goes cold, detectives turn to DNA analysis to keep the case alive.

    Get our mini-documentary, features and background info at: 
    easeystreetmurders.com.au
    huntingjustice.com.au                     
              
    Feedback or something to tell us?
    Email the Hunting Justice team: 
    [email protected] 

    To reach Olivia Jenkins securely: 
    [email protected]
    WhatsApp/Signal/Threema: +61 423 519 908

    Join Crime and Courts | Herald Sun on Facebook for the latest crime news and developments
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/3326492540914185

    If you or anyone you know needs help
    Lifeline: 13 11 14
    Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636
    Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    17 March 2026, 5:20 am
  • 30 minutes 45 seconds
    The Easey Street Murders Ep 4: Suspects and coincidences

    Many people knew the two Sues before their brutal murders, and it would be up to investigators to sift through the many persons of interest.

    Get our mini-documentary, features and background info at: 
    easeystreetmurders.com.au
    huntingjustice.com.au                     
              
    Feedback or something to tell us?
    Email the Hunting Justice team: 
    [email protected] 

    To reach Olivia Jenkins securely: 
    [email protected]
    WhatsApp/Signal/Threema: +61 423 519 908

    Join Crime and Courts | Herald Sun on Facebook for the latest crime news and developments
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/3326492540914185

    If you or anyone you know needs help
    Lifeline: 13 11 14
    Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636
    Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    17 March 2026, 5:15 am
  • 29 minutes 23 seconds
    The Easey Street Murders Ep 3: On January 10

    One day, the neighbours of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett woke up to hear a baby crying.
    On that day, police would start to unravel the true horror that went on at Easey Street.
    Get our mini-documentary, features and background info at: 
    easeystreetmurders.com.au
    huntingjustice.com.au                     
              
    Feedback or something to tell us?
    Email the Hunting Justice team: 
    [email protected] 

    To reach Olivia Jenkins securely: 
    [email protected]
    WhatsApp/Signal/Threema: +61 423 519 908

    Join Crime and Courts | Herald Sun on Facebook for the latest crime news and developments
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/3326492540914185

    If you or anyone you know needs help
    Lifeline: 13 11 14
    Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636
    Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    17 March 2026, 5:10 am
  • 25 minutes 19 seconds
    The Easey Street Murders Ep 2: Sues in the City

    Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett settle into their new life in Melbourne's bustling, and sometimes dangerous suburb of Collingwood. 

    Get our mini-documentary, features and background info at: 
    easeystreetmurders.com.au
    huntingjustice.com.au                     
              
    Feedback or something to tell us?
    Email the Hunting Justice team: 
    [email protected] 

    To reach Olivia Jenkins securely: 
    [email protected]
    WhatsApp/Signal/Threema: +61 423 519 908

    Join Crime and Courts | Herald Sun on Facebook for the latest crime news and developments
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/3326492540914185

    Subscribe to Crime X+ to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bonus content and access our slate of award-winning true crime podcasts.

    If you or anyone you know needs help
    Lifeline: 13 11 14
    Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636
    Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    17 March 2026, 5:05 am
  • 23 minutes 47 seconds
    The Easey Street Murders Ep 1: Country Girls

    Before they became the victims of the notorious Easey Street Murders, Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett were two outgoing girls growing up in the centre of a circle of friends in Victoria's north

    Get our mini-documentary, features and background info at: 
    easeystreetmurders.com.au
    huntingjustice.com.au                     
              
    Feedback or something to tell us?
    Email the Hunting Justice team: 
    [email protected] 

    To reach Olivia Jenkins securely: 
    [email protected]
    WhatsApp/Signal/Threema: +61 423 519 908

    Join Crime and Courts | Herald Sun on Facebook for the latest crime news and developments
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/3326492540914185

    Subscribe to Crime X+ to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bonus content and access our slate of award-winning true crime podcasts

    If you or anyone you know needs help:
    Lifeline: 13 11 14
    Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636
    Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    17 March 2026, 5:00 am
  • 2 minutes 46 seconds
    Introducing Hunting Justice

    We're making some changes to the Mushroom Cook feed so we can bring you more compelling true crime stories.
    To outline what we have in store, Mushroom Cook Brooke Grebert-Craig talks with crime reporter Olivia Jenkins.

    The Mushroom Cook team is Brooke Grebert-Craig, Laura Placella, Anthony Dowsley, Jordy Atkinson and Jonty Burton

    The Mushroom Cook is a Herald Sun production for True Crime Australia.

    Go to themushroomcook.com.au for news, features, previous episodes and more 

     

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    23 February 2026, 12:15 am
  • 11 minutes 47 seconds
    The Mushroom Cook - The Trial | The Appeal: The grounds

    As the year draws to a close, the team explores the latest updates in the ongoing Mushroom Cook saga.

    The Mushroom Cook team is Brooke Grebert-Craig, Laura Placella, Anthony Dowsley, Jordy Atkinson and Jonty Burton

    The Mushroom Cook is a Herald Sun production for True Crime Australia.Go to themushroomcook.com.au for news, features, previous episodes and more

     

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    28 November 2025, 7:20 am
  • 21 minutes 49 seconds
    The Mushroom Cook - The Trial | The Appeal: The case continues

    It's confirmed. Triple murderer Erin Patterson will appeal her convictions and Crown prosecutors will appeal her sentence. The Mushroom Cook team sits down with a special guest to unpack what this all means.

    The Mushroom Cook team is Brooke Grebert-Craig, Laura Placella, Anthony Dowsley, Jordy Atkinson and Jonty Burton.

    The Mushroom Cook is a Herald Sun production for True Crime Australia.

    Go to themushroomcook.com.au for news, features, previous episodes and more

    Subscribers get our bonus Sunday shows with crime reporter Anthony Dowsley. CrimeX subscribers: find this episode in your podcast feed

    Subscribers to the Herald Sun, Daily Telegraph, Courier Mail, Adelaide Advertiser or News regional titles can listen through the App.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    9 October 2025, 1:30 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    The Mushroom Cook - The Trial | The sentence and the statement

    Mushroom cook Erin Patterson has learnt her fate, with Justice Christopher Beale sentencing the triple murderer to life imprisonment with a non-parole period of 33 years. His words were live-streamed to the public, but from the steps of the courthouse, sole survivor Ian Wilkinson had some words of his own.

    The Mushroom Cook team is Brooke Grebert-Craig, Laura Placella, Anthony Dowsley, Jordy Atkinson and Jonty Burton

    The Mushroom Cook is a Herald Sun production for True Crime Australia.

    Go to themushroomcook.com.au for news, features, previous episodes and more

    Subscribers get our bonus Sunday shows with crime reporter Anthony Dowsley. CrimeX subscribers: find this episode in your podcast feed

    Subscribers to the Herald Sun, Daily Telegraph, Courier Mail, Adelaide Advertiser or News regional titles can listen through the App.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    8 September 2025, 7:10 am
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