‘Scutter the nutter’: Lies that got ‘crazy’ Erin sacked from air traffic con trol

Email Former colleagues of triple murderer Erin Patterson — whose maiden name was Scutter — have described her as a pathological liar who “managed to get guys wrapped around her little finger”.

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