Podcast
On Trial Australia
Hosted by Tapt Podcasts · EN
Inside Australia's biggest and most gripping trials - the evidence, witness testimony and every update - as it unfolds before a jury.
Join Nine's Penelope Liersch & The Age's Erin Pearson as they bring you real-time reporting from cases that have Australia, and the world, talking.
10episodes
Episodes
Newest firstAll episodes
Erin Patterson’s ‘last ditch attempt’
Oct 200:20:32Tap to summarizeErin Patterson’s new barrister tells the court his team needs more time to prepare an appeal case against the triple murderer’s conviction.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Inside the prison cell
Aug 2900:30:09Tap to summarizeThe 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.
Transcribe →'I am no longer Erin Patterson’s victim'; The family speaks
Aug 2600:49:12Tap to summarizeThe 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.
Transcribe →What really happened to Simon Patterson
Aug 1100:36:31Tap to summarizeListen 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.
Transcribe →The many faces of Erin Patterson
Jul 1800:48:20Tap to summarizeIn 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.
Transcribe →Why did she do it? The doctor's perspective
Jul 900:33:25Tap to summarizeIn 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.
Transcribe →‘Guilty’ - the jury decides
Jul 700:29:55Tap to summarize12 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.
Transcribe →THE VERDICTS
Jul 700:03:32Tap to summarizeAfter 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.
Transcribe →Deliberations begin
Jun 30, 202500:22:22Tap to summarizeAfter 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.
Transcribe →Judges of the facts
Jun 26, 202500:39:49Tap to summarizeThe 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.
Transcribe →