CriminalThe Achilles’ Heel of the Prosecution: Chain of Custody Issues in the Erin Patterson Trial
In Australia’s most closely watched murder trial of 2025, prosecutors have presented compelling forensic evidence linking Erin Patterson to the death cap mushroom poisonings that claimed three lives. Yet beneath this seemingly robust case lies a procedural vulnerability that legal experts predict will almost certainly form the centerpiece of any post-conviction appeal: the questionable chain...