Erin Patterson: The hotel booking snafu that could free mushroom murderer
Her lawyers say the hotel overlap could have influenced jurors, while prosecutors say no contact occurred and the jury was supervised.
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Mushroom Killer's Appeal May Hinge on a Cramped Hotel
An overcrowded hotel during a table tennis tournament may end up giving Australia's "mushroom murderer" a second shot in court. Lawyers for Erin Patterson, convicted of killing three people and severely injuring a fourth with a 2023 mushroom lunch, argue her trial was compromised when sequestered jurors wound up staying...
Erin Patterson's defense, condemned for the murders of three relatives and for leaving another in serious condition after serving a meal with poisonous mushrooms in his home in Australia, began to challenge the hosting of the jurors during the decisive phase of the trial. The 12 members of the jury stayed in the same hotel as two prosecutors, the detective who led the investigation, journalists and others involved in the case, a situation that t…
Erin P. was sentenced to life imprisonment after poisoning relatives with a fungal dish.
Erin Patterson poisoned her estranged husband's family with a steak made with poisonous mushrooms. The defense is now arguing that the jurors were not adequately isolated from the outside world and the investigating authorities due to a lack of accommodations.
Mushroom killer Erin Patterson served her guests a poisonous lunch.
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