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A top criminal psychologist has shared how sniffer dogs spotted at Erin Patterson's home could help crack the case of the poisonous mushroom lunch.
Detectives descended on the family home in Leongatha, in Victoria's Gippsland region, on Thursday armed with 'technology detection dogs' that were seen exploring various locations at the home, including a rear deck.
The canines are considered to be the most elite of all sniffer dogs and can find USBs, hard drives, mobile phones, storage device cards and SIM cards.
Tim Watson-Munro said the dogs were searching for 'electronic evidence'.
'As I understand it these are tech dogs trained to sniff out sim cards, USB's and all the rest of it,' the criminal psychologist told Sunrise on Friday.
'It may be that there's evidence on those items that will be of benefit to the prosecution, I'd assume that's why they've done it.'
Erin Patterson has been charged with three counts of murder over the poisonous mushroom meal that led to the deaths of three of her relatives four months ago
Detectives descended on Erin Patterson's home in Leongatha, in Victoria's Gippsland region, on Thursday armed with 'technology detection dogs' that were seen exploring various locations at the home, including a rear deck (pictured)
Patterson was arrested at her home in Leongatha in Victoria's Gippsland region on Thursday before police spent the day painstakingly scouring the property.
Forensic experts were spotted rifling through a crowded garage attached to the home, and combing through the interior of her red MG ZS SUV.
The technology detection dogs were supplied by Australian Federal Police who say they can find memory storage devices such as USBs, hard drives, mobile phones, storage device cards and SIM cards.
The dogs are capable of sensing the microns-thin coating that protects computer circuit boards and have noses so sensitive they can down tiny SIM or memory cards buried in walls or even hidden in fruit.
Patterson was questioned for five hours by detectives at Wonthaggi Police Station before police announced charges had been laid at about 7.30pm.
Patterson appeared in the LaTrobe Valley Magistrates' Court on Friday where she heard she will be kept behind bars until at least May next year.
'She'll be taken into custody, there may or may not be an application in the Supreme Court of Victoria to be released on bail in the future,' he said.
Patterson appeared in the LaTrobe Valley Magistrates' Court on Friday where she heard she will be kept behind bars until at least May next year.
'She will then sit down with her lawyers and prepare her case and her defence.'
Patterson arrives at Wonthaggi Police Station, where she was questioned by cops
Police were also seen rifling through the crowded contents of the garage attached to the home
The dogs were seen exploring various locations around the home, with a sofa on a rear deck of the home closely
