5 d. ago Mushroom killer Erin Patterson locked up with toxic lesbian inmates

Erin Patterson, 50, killed three of her relatives with a deadly death cap mushroom-laced beef Wellington and has somehow already landed a job in the prison kitchen

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5 d. ago Fate of Erin Patterson's $1.2million 'forever' home hangs in the balance

Erin Patterson's sprawling Leongatha home where the fatal mushroom lunch was served is now only an eerie reminder of a murder case that shocked both Australia and the world.

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6 d. ago Two years ago, Erin Patterson’s lunch guests were admitted to hospital. This week she became a convicted murderer

The mushroom murder trial attracted so much attention that Morwell, where the court is located, and nearby Traralgon received an economic boom. And then it was overWhat the beef wellingtons really looked like: mushroom murder exhibits revealedFive key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin PattersonIt’s a case so well-publicised it barely needs introduction. Erin Patterson, a middle-aged mother of two, hosted a lunch at her home in Leongatha, a regional town in the Australian state of Victoria, on 29 July 2023.After being served individual beef wellingtons laced with death cap mushrooms, three of her relatives died and one barely survived. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Details emerge of the PARTY Erin Patterson threw the night before her arrest

It was a killer's final party the night before Erin Patterson 's arrest as the then so-called 'mushroom cook' tasted her last moments of freedom for what now may prove to be forever.

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7 d. ago The toxic web of lesbian trysts in the hellhole women's prison that awaits mushroom killer Erin Patterson

Locked up at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, Victoria's toughest women's prison, the former Leongatha housewife is surrounded by hardened criminals, where lesbian trysts help decide the pecking order.

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8 d. ago Doctor who treated Erin Patterson’s death cap mushroom victims reveals alarming details

Intensive care doctor says murder convict’s lunch guests were ‘certainly the sickest patients in the whole state’

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8 d. ago Erin Patterson's mushroom murder was so horrendous it seems like it was a plot ripped out of a TV show... and maybe it actually was

Could Erin Patterson's evil actions have been inspired by a classic British TV crime drama?

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8 d. ago Australian chef upset her beef wellington recipe became ‘entangled’ in mushroom murders case

Nagi Maehashi says it is ‘upsetting’ that a recipe she ‘spent more hours perfecting than any other’ became ‘entangled in a tragic situation’

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8 d. ago The mushroom poisoning trial captivated Australia. Why Erin Patterson did it remains a mystery

Erin Patterson's murder convictions for the deaths by mushroom poisoning of her estranged husband's relatives has prompted fevered speculation across Australia about her motive

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9 d. ago RecipeTin Eats cookbook author Nagi Maehashi breaks silence on Erin Patterson trial after mushroom killer used her recipe to make deadly beef Wellington in murder plot

Nagi Maehashi has spoken out after it was revealed that her beef Wellington recipe was used by killer Erin Patterson as part of a grisly murder plot. 

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9 d. ago Moment mushroom murderer Erin Patterson sparks panic discharging herself after fatal meal

The Australian, 50, was convicted of murdering three relatives by poisoning then with a toxic mushroom meal in 2023 after luring them to lunch to discuss her alleged cancer

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9 d. ago First photos of deadly beef wellington meal cooked by Erin Patterson released

Supreme Court of Victoria releases images of death cap mushrooms on dehydrator mesh and convict disposing of appliance

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9 d. ago Alleged poison mushroom killer Erin Patterson is cleared of three attempted murders against her estranged husband Simon

Accused triple-murderer Erin Patterson has been cleared of three allegations of attempted murder against her estranged husband Simon. 

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9 d. ago Sole survivor of Erin Patterson's deadly mushroom lunch breaks his silence with eight

The local church pastor, who spent weeks in hospital recovering from the lunch that killed his wife and in-laws posted a message on a noticeboard outside Korumburra Baptist Church.

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9 d. ago We have answers to most questions about Erin Patterson. But THIS explosive camera footage raises an alarming mystery about her pink Samsung

Erin Patterson has been found guilty of murdering three people at a lethal mushroom-laced lunch despite one key piece of evidence going missing.

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1 week ago 'Mushroom Killer' Erin Patterson's warped mind from 'Satanic' wall to cancer deceit

Mum-of-two Erin Patterson invited her in-laws over for a meal before launching her sick plan.

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1 week ago The lies that got Erin Patterson sacked from her air traffic control job as ANOTHER tainted food claim emerges... and the insulting three

Patterson, 50, was found guilty of triple murder on Monday after serving her in-laws beef Wellingtons poisoned with death cap mushrooms at her Leongatha home.

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1 week ago Australian mushroom murders: Erin Patterson guilty verdict ends weeks of laborious detail and ghoulish fascination

Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old who poisoned her in-laws with death cap mushrooms, killing threeFull report: Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relativesFive key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin PattersonSeveral hours after a person eats death cap mushrooms and becomes violently unwell, there is a period of relief. They feel as if they are improving. They are not.This pause soon gives way to “a relentlessly progressive and quite frightening rapid deterioration into multiple organ failure”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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1 week ago Expert reveals chilling theory behind the one question that remains to be answered after Erin Patterson was found guilty of murdering three of her in

The burning questions that remains surrounding the case that has gained global attention, is why would Patterson carry out such an act and, less so, why did she think that she could get away with it.

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1 week ago The mushrooms, the plates and the orange cake: GUY ADAMS breaks down all the key evidence that saw mushroom killer Erin Patterson found GUILTY in our brand

Erin Patterson was found guilty of murdering her parents-in-law and her husband's aunt as well as the attempted murder of the aunt's husband Pastor Ian Wilkinson.

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