Two years ago, Erin Patterson was a mother of two from a regional town who lived a quiet life.

Among her small circle of friends she was known as an internet "super sleuth" who participated in true crime Facebook discussion groups.

She'd had some time off work to focus on her children, but was planning to pick up a nursing and midwifery degree in the near future.

Now, the 50-year-old has been found guilty of murder, in an extraordinary trial that has made global headlines.

An unexpected invite

July 29, 2023 was a mild winter day in the Victorian town of Leongatha, a small community with a population of fewer than 6,000 residents more than 130 kilometres south-east of Melbourne.

The fine weather set the backdrop for a car that made its way past the bushland, rolling green hills and th

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