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Erin Patterson Guilty of Murdering Three Relatives with Death Cap Mushrooms
- Australian woman Erin Patterson was found guilty of murdering three of her estranged husband's relatives by serving them poisonous mushrooms for lunch.
- The jury rejected Patterson's defense that the presence of the poisonous fungi was an accident caused by mistaken inclusion of foraged mushrooms.
- Patterson faces life in prison for murdering her parents-in-law Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail's sister Heather Wilkinson, and for attempting to murder Ian Wilkinson.
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An Australian Woman Is Found Guilty of Killing Her Husband's Family Members with Poisonous Mushrooms
Australian justice convicted a woman who murdered her husband’s parents and aunt by poisoning them with toxic fungi on Monday following a very media trial that aroused worldwide interest. The event occurred in July 2023 when Erin Patterson received her husband’s relatives — from whom she was separated — for a lunch that began with a prayer and lively conversation, and ended with three of her dead guests. Throughout the trial, which lasted more t…
Mushroom killer convicted in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian woman Erin Patterson was found guilty Monday of murdering three of her estranged husband’s relatives by deliberately serving them poisonous mushrooms for lunch. The jury in the Supreme Court trial in Victoria state returned a verdict after six days of deliberations, following a nine-week trial that gripped Australia. Patterson faces life in prison and will be sentenced later, but a date for the hearing hasn’t y…
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