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Erin Patterson’s life sentence ends the legal chapter, but the frenzy around her case raises deeper questions. The wall-to-wall coverage has often overshadowed the lives of Heather, Gail and Don, turning private grief into public spectacle. As Patterson becomes a cult villain and one of Victoria's most notorious killers, the risk is that society feeds voyeurism rather than reflection, with the greater challenge being to ensure the victims’ lives and legacies are remembered more than her notoriety.