Erin Patterson's conviction for the deaths by poisoning of her estranged husband's relatives has prompted fevered speculation across Australia about her motive.

The verdict in Erin Patterson’s triple-murder trial will be coming up in minutes. The mother-of-two is accused of killing her in-laws and another relative after serving them toxic death cap mushrooms in 2023.

The world has met Erin Patterson as the murderous cook behind a mushroom meal that killed three relatives. But years before her courtroom infamy, the woman from Melbourne's suburbs divided opinions.