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In Erin Patterson’s mind, there was only ever one victim: herself

As a criminologist, I’ve seen crocodile tears many times before. From day one it was clear to me that she felt no real sympathy for what her family...

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The Age

Xanthe Mallett

Why Australia became so obsessed with the Erin Patterson mushroom case

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The Examiner

Xanthe Mallett

Why Australia became so obsessed with the Erin Patterson mushroom case

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Canberra Times

Xanthe Mallett

A Shakespearean, small-town murder: why Australia became so obsessed with the Erin Patterson mushroom case

Since the news broke in 2023, the ‘mushroom case’ has taken on a life of its own. What made it so compelling?

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The Conversation

Xanthe Mallett

Locked up for life? Unpacking South Australia’s new child sex crime laws

South Australia has announced tougher child sex offence laws. Is it a political move or will they actually help?

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The Conversation

Xanthe Mallett

How does a jury reach a conclusion? A new SBS show painstakingly recreates details to take us behind the scenes

Juries are the bedrock of common law, and have been used for centuries to decide factual issues before the court. Jury research has for years...

06.11.2024 6

The Conversation

Xanthe Mallett

Netflix’s Monsters is ‘murder porn’ at its worst. It comes at a cost to real victims – and the truth

Are we products of nature or nurture? That’s the age-old question at the heart of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s new Netflix release, Monsters: The...

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The Conversation

Xanthe Mallett