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An Australian woman murdered her husband's parents and aunt by lacing their beef Wellington lunch with toxic mushrooms, a jury found Monday at the climax of a trial watched around the world.
Death cap mushrooms were at the center of an Australian murder trial. What are death cap mushrooms, and why are they so ...
Throughout a trial lasting more than two months, Patterson maintained the beef-and-pastry dish was accidentally poisoned with ...
Death caps are the most lethal mushrooms on the planet, responsible for some 90% of all fatalities due to consuming toxic ...
Patterson's trial has been followed around the world, with the sense of intrigue fuelled by her choice of dish and mystery of ...
A jury in Australia today found mother-of-two Erin Patterson guilty of murdering her estranged husband's parents and aunt ...
Erin Patterson hosted an intimate meal in July 2023 that started with good-natured banter and earnest prayer -- but ended with three guests dead.
Patterson fed her former in-laws beef Wellingtons laced with poisonous death cap mushrooms, the jury’s verdict said.
In what is being called Australia’s ’trial of the century’, Erin Patterson was found guilty of murdering her estranged ...
All four of Erin Patterson's guests became ill after they ate their meal, which included hand-picked mushrooms. Within a week ...
In July 2023, a quiet family lunch in rural Australia ended in tragedy and global intrigue. Erin Patterson, a home cook from ...
An innocuous-looking mushroom with a sweet smell and a sinister name lay at the centre of Australian Erin Patterson's ...