DiscoverThis Much is True CrimeEpisode 27: Erin Patterson, the definition of evil
Episode 27: Erin Patterson, the definition of evil

Episode 27: Erin Patterson, the definition of evil

Update: 2025-09-08
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She’ll likely die in jail an old woman after her sentence for poisoning to death her in-laws but what was Erin Patterson’s motive? Britain’s top criminologist Professor David Wilson examines her behaviour before and during her court case and how she almost committed the perfect murder cooking up a deadly Beef Wellington. Now she has her just desserts, a life of solitary awaits but will she take her secret to the grave?

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Episode 27: Erin Patterson, the definition of evil

Episode 27: Erin Patterson, the definition of evil

Martin Frizell & Prof David Wilson