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Australia's mushroom trial ends in a guilty verdict. Why Erin Patterson did it remains a mystery
Australia's mushroom trial ends in a guilty verdict. Why Erin Patterson did it remains a mystery

Washington Post

time08-07-2025

  • Washington Post

Australia's mushroom trial ends in a guilty verdict. Why Erin Patterson did it remains a mystery

MELBOURNE, Australia — The high-profile case of the so-called Death Cap Mushroom Cook is likely to remain a topic of conversation across Australia for years to come. For more than two months, the triple-murder trial has gripped the public's attention with details of how Erin Patterson murdered three of her estranged husband's relatives by deliberately serving them a lunch of poisonous mushrooms,

Australian woman Erin Patterson is convicted of 3 murders for poisoning her in-laws with mushrooms
Australian woman Erin Patterson is convicted of 3 murders for poisoning her in-laws with mushrooms

Washington Post

time07-07-2025

  • Washington Post

Australian woman Erin Patterson is convicted of 3 murders for poisoning her in-laws with mushrooms

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian woman Erin Patterson was Monday found guilty 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 yet been scheduled.

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