Revealed - Death Cap Murders
2025– · Stan · 1 season
S01E03 · Part Three
Sun, 7 Dec, 12:00 pm
In part three, in a shocking turn, Erin Patterson takes the stand and brings doubt to every element of the prosecution's case. A ferociously capable witness, she withstands an onslaught of questioning over eight gruelling days – but does the jury believe her?
About
A seemingly ordinary family lunch becomes a global media story when four guests fall critically ill, with three later dying. As press from around the world descend on the small country town of Korumburra, Victoria the deaths become a tragic cultural touchstone with wild theories and speculation running rampant. When the lunch host, Erin Patterson, is arrested and charged with triple homicide, the alleged cause of death – poisoning by the world's most lethal mushroom, the death cap - is revealed.
With exclusive access into one of the highest profile criminal cases in recent memory, the documentary series Death Cap explores how one tragic lunch has the means to shatter a small-town community, while examining the fairness of a trial amidst a global media frenzy.
Episodes
- E01
Part One
Sun, 14 Sept - E02
Part Two
Sun, 7 DecPart two tracks Erin's substantive efforts to conceal the truth, the explosive allegations surrounding her attempted poisoning of ex-husband Simon Patterson, her incriminating conduct in the days following the lunch and her continued lack of empathy for her victims.
- E03
Part Three
Sun, 7 DecIn part three, in a shocking turn, Erin Patterson takes the stand and brings doubt to every element of the prosecution's case. A ferociously capable witness, she withstands an onslaught of questioning over eight gruelling days – but does the jury believe her?