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The Missing Campers Trial

The Missing Campers Trial follows the case of Russell Hill and Carol Clay, and the man accused of murdering them, Gregory Lynn, an accusation he denies. Bringing you up to date with an investigation that began in March 2020, through to Gregory Lynn"s arrest in November 2021, to now.....The Age Crime & Justice Reporter Erin Pearson will be in court each day as he stands trial. With Nine News Reporter Penelope Liersch this podcast will bring to life the testimony and the evidence, giving you an

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Listen Next - Alva Beach: Death At The Door

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2025/09/27

If you're looking for your next investigative podcast, take a listen... One tragic night in 2018, what began as an NRL grand final party in a quiet town on the Queensland coast spiralled into a storm of lies, drunken embellishment and a bungled emergency response. By dawn, two men - Tom Davy & Corey Christensen - were dead, killed by a teenager they’d never met. Seven years on, 60 Minutes’ Adam Hegarty has travelled to Alva Beach to uncover the truth behind one of Australia's most

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30:09

Inside the prison cell

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2025/08/29

The prosecution calls for Erin Patterson to be handed a life sentence, without the possibility of parole. The court is also given a rare insight into the killer’s life in a maximum security prison cell, including the personal items she keeps.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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49:12

'I am no longer Erin Patterson’s victim'; The family...

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2025/08/26

The only survivor of the deadly mushroom lunch says he forgives the woman who tried to kill him, pastor Ian Wilkinson telling the court ‘now I am no longer Erin Patterson’s victim, and she has become the victim of my kindness’. Speaking through tears the family she tried to destroy say they can not understand her murderous wrath.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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36:31

What really happened to Simon Patterson

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2025/08/11

Listen for the first time what the jury didn't hear, including Simon Patterson's claims his estranged wife was trying to kill him for years, secret poison papers found on her electronic devices and the killer's imaginary cat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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10:18

APPEAL UPDATE

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2025/07/24

A date is set for Gregory Lynn’s appeal a year after he was convicted of murdering Carol Clay.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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48:20

The many faces of Erin Patterson

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2025/07/18

In the aftermath of the trial, Erin and Penny take listeners through their observations from the courtroom, things the jury didn’t see and just how big the global attention is.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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33:25

Why did she do it? The doctor's perspective

The Missing Campers Trial ·

2025/07/09

In an extended interview, Leongatha doctor and trial witness Christopher Webster sits down with our hosts to speak about his interactions with murderer Erin Patterson when she arrived on his hospital doorstep in the aftermath of the fatal lunch. It’s a case, he says, that’s changed his life forever. Please be advised: This episode contains strong language. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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29:55

‘Guilty’ - the jury decides

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2025/07/07

12 jurors have convicted Erin Patterson of three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. Come inside the courtroom as the verdict was handed down and hear some of the evidence for the first time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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3:32

THE VERDICTS

The Missing Campers Trial ·

2025/07/07

After 6 days of deliberations, the jury has returned with its verdicts. We bring you some of the reaction as it unfolded in Morwell.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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22:22

Deliberations begin

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2025/06/30

After 40 trial days, the jury retires to deliberate. With two jurors balloted off, the remaining 12 are now sequestered, unable to return home. The judge gives them a final warning to avoid discussing the case with anyone outside the secure jury room.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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39:49

Judges of the facts

The Missing Campers Trial ·

2025/06/26

The final instructions to the jury, known as the judge’s charge, are underway. Justice Christopher Beale gives directions on the principles of law while also summarising parts of the evidence. He says the jurors, and only them, are the judges of the facts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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54:12

‘Total speculation’

The Missing Campers Trial ·

2025/06/19

Erin Patterson’s barrister finishes his final plea to the jury, telling them they must find his client not guilty. He points to four ‘ridiculous convoluted propositions’ from the prosecution and argues the accused never had any reason to harm the lunch guests. He urges the jurors to put themselves in her shoes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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50:41

'Fifth deception'

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2025/06/17

The Crown closes its case, accusing Patterson of engaging in multiple calculated deceptions and telling lies even when her lunch guests were gravely ill. Rogers also accused Patterson of trying to play the jury.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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37:02

Erin Patterson's final words

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2025/06/13

During the accused killer's final hours on the stand, more questions are raised around gastric bypass surgery and an 11th hour bid for a fresh police statement challenges her account. Erin Patterson also maintains she fed fatal lunch leftovers to her children, and answers three final accusations from the prosecution.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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37:33

Gastric sleeve and “two faces”

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2025/06/11

The accused disputes claims she was never sick. She is also pressed on possible weight loss surgery and if she has “two faces”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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29:40

'You thought the lunch guests would die’

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2025/06/05

During cross examination, Erin Patterson denies telling relatives she had cancer. She also denies ever thinking her cancer lie could remain a secret because her lunch guests would be dead.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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33:33

‘I just panicked’

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2025/06/04

Erin Patterson gives evidence that she began to think foraged mushrooms she’d dried in the weeks before the lunch could have ended up in the meal. Telling the court her estranged husband asked if she'd used her dehydrator to poison his parents - and that she panicked, dumping the kitchen appliance and resetting a phone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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27:58

Foraging for tasty mushrooms

The Missing Campers Trial ·

2025/06/03

The accused killer tells the jury she loved mushrooms and developed an interest in foraging for them during covid lockdowns. She admits there must have been death cap mushrooms in the meal she served.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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25:46

The accused killer speaks

The Missing Campers Trial ·

2025/06/02

Erin Patterson gives evidence. The accused killer chokes back tears as she recalls a “traumatic birth”. She describes her mother in-law as patient and supportive and reveals she wanted to convert Simon Patterson to atheism before her own spiritual experience.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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23:07

Subway CCTV and police expenses

The Missing Campers Trial ·

2025/05/30

The lead investigator is quizzed on exactly what CCTV from the evening of the fatal lunch shows. He also tells the jury, pulling all of the accused killer’s phone records was too expensive.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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