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Apr 2024
19m 30s

The Mushroom Cook - Season 1 | IN COURT:...

TRUE CRIME AUSTRALIA
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Accused mushroom murderer Erin Patterson has faced court for the first time in five months as she fights to keep her case in Gippsland and parts ways with her high-profile barrister.

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