<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Erin Patterson's eyes were "fixed" on the jury as they delivered their verdict today, finding her guilty on all charges in the mushroom murder trial.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>9News court reporter Penelope Liersch was in the room as the verdicts were read and said Patterson initially reacted by staring "straight ahead".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"She was blinking a lot. That continued to sort of build as we heard the first verdict, the second, the third, the fourth," Liersch said on the live 9News coverage of the verdict.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/erin-patterson-mushroom-poisoning-trial-live-updates-verdict-latest-news-headlines/ef5eb4ef-82b3-4f04-9ba5-e470a5d778f1" rel="" target="_blank" title="Erin Patterson found guilty"><strong><span>Erin Patterson found guilty</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"And during those later verdicts, her eyes were really fixed on this 12-person jury who have decided her fate.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"She continued to watch them as they walked out of the room and then just stared straight ahead, blinking, looking at her the whole time."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Patterson also looked towards members of the media after the verdicts were delivered, "really eyeballing" some individuals.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/erin-patterson-mushroom-murder-trial-reaction/ad8212a0-3655-4758-ad81-4f5791e9eea7" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I can't say she was crying, but she was certainly blinking quite a lot," Liersch said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"She appeared to be breathing quite deeply and trying to sort of keep her emotions in check as this happened."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/erin-patterson-mushroom-poisoning-trial-verdict-update/931c6e69-9054-4bed-ab50-0af86c3e52d9"><strong><span>Patterson now faces a sentence of up to life in prison</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>News broke that the jury had reached a verdict around just before 1.45pm AEST.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Liersch said Patterson was brought into the courtroom "flanked by two security personnel" to hear the verdicts.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She said Patterson spoke with her defence team briefly, then spoke with a female friend who had been in attendance throughout the trial to support her.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"As that friend went to sit down, I saw the friend wiping away tears and Erin Patterson said to her, 'See you soon,'" Liersch said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"That's obviously not what has happened with these particular verdicts being handed down."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/rich-choup-murder-contract-crew-sought-over-death-torture-incidents-in-nsw-queensland/7270a0e4-7d13-4f62-bea1-39d74cb95ec7" target="_blank"><strong><span>Sydney murder victim worked for Melbourne drug syndicate linked to violent crime spree, police say</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="player__video-container"><img alt="" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/nULBHjETnli_ouQugTqk5fl2Jg4=/750x0/https%3A%2F%2Fvms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com%2F2025%2F07%2F703804%2Fpickerimage.jpg"/></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The jury delivered its verdicts just after 2.15pm.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Patterson was found guilty of the murder of her former in-laws Don and Gail Patterson and Gail's sister Heather, and the attempted murder of Heather's husband Ian Wilkinson.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The courtroom was packed with media and members of the public when the verdicts were delivered.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There were about four homicide detectives in there, including lead informant [Detective Leading Senior Constable] Stephen Eppingstall, who we've heard from a lot throughout this trial," Liersch said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>No members of the Patterson or Wilkinson family were in court.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There was that female friend, the supporter of Erin Patterson, but we did not see any other family members there," Liersch added.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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