Erin Patterson, 50, is charged with murdering her estranged husband’s parents and aunt in July 2023 by spiking a beef Wellington lunch with the mushrooms.
Patterson denies all charges in the trial, which has made headlines worldwide.
Three months before the lunch, phone records placed Patterson in the Victoria state township of Loch, where a sighting of death cap mushrooms had been posted online, the court heard.
Patterson admitted to buying the dehydrator.
A month later, phone records placed Patterson in a second town in the area, Outtrim, just days after a sighting of death cap mushrooms had been posted online, the court heard.
Rogers suggested Patterson “blitzed” the death cap mushrooms into a powder in order to hide them in the meal.
Leftovers a ‘lie’
The accused said she scraped off the mushroom and pastry from the dish because her children were fussy eaters.
“I didn’t know or suspect that,“ Patterson replied.
Patterson replied: “I don’t see how it could, but I disagree.”
But Simon turned down the invitation saying he felt uncomfortable going, the court heard previously. The pair were long estranged but still legally married.
Heather’s husband Ian fell gravely ill but recovered.
The trial in Morwell, southeast of Melbourne, is expected to last another two weeks.
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