The Dehydrator, the Dummy Phone, and the Judge’s Warning: Inside Week 9 of the Erin Patterson Trial

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Episode: Week Nine – Jury Locked In, Phones Missing, and the Dehydrator Dumped
Host: Lisa

This week we reach a critical juncture in the Erin Patterson trial, now into its ninth week inside the Supreme Court in Morwell, Victoria.

🔍 In this episode:

• Justice Christopher Beale continues his final instructions to the jury.
• The jury is now sequestered, an unusual move in Australia — signalling just how high-profile this case is.
• A key prosecution claim about leftovers fed to Erin’s children is thrown out by the judge, who warns the jury not to speculate without expert evidence.
• The court revisits the now-infamous dehydrator — allegedly used in a blind mushroom taste test, later dumped by Erin before a child protection visit. Was it panic? Or part of a cover-up?
• Erin’s digital trail is under scrutiny, with allegations she used multiple phones, factory reset one four times, and never handed over her “main” device. But the defence says there’s no proof she expected a search.
• The judge warns the jury about the complexity of the prosecution’s case, urging them not to overlook the simple explanations.

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Chapters

1. Welcome and Case Background (00:00:00)

2. Jury Sequestering and Court Instructions (00:01:01)

3. The Dehydrator and Phone Evidence (00:02:16)

4. Episode Closing and Listener Information (00:06:09)

5. Support Options and Goodbye (00:07:22)