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Simon Patterson Plans Memoir on Mushroom Poisoning Case

The planned book offers his first full account during a case with appeals still pending.

Overview

  • Simon Patterson is working on a memoir, and his media manager says a publisher announcement is expected within weeks.
  • The spokesperson says the release will likely wait until court matters finish, with appeals by Erin Patterson and the prosecution still underway.
  • Erin Patterson was convicted over the July 2023 lunch laced with death cap mushrooms that killed three relatives and she received life with a 33-year non-parole period.
  • Ian Wilkinson survived the lunch, and the jury also found Erin Patterson guilty of his attempted murder.
  • Alleged poisonings of Simon Patterson in 2021 and 2022 were not put to the jury after those charges were withdrawn, though prosecutors cited hospital stays that included a 16-day coma and major bowel surgery.