Death Cap: The Mushroom Murders

In the quiet hills of Gippsland, Victoria, a family lunch turned fatal when a homemade Beef Wellington left three people dead and one clinging to life. At the center of the storm stood Erin Patterson, a suburban mother thrust into an international media frenzy, accused of orchestrating an unimaginable crime. With unprecedented access to journalists, detectives, and members of the tight-knit Australian community where the tragedy unfolded, Death Cap examines the twisting investigation, the explosive courtroom moments that redefined the case, and the obsessive media coverage that propelled the story to global notoriety. Filmed across rural Australia and featuring first-person accounts from those closest to the case, Death Cap is the definitive telling of the shocking events of 2023 and the years of secrets that led to them.