8 h. 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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11 h. 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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12 h. 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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14 h. 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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15 h. 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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15 h. ago How another unsuspecting family was almost destroyed by a toxic meal: Award

Nicholas Evans was staying at his brother-in-law's 13,000-acre estate Altyre House in Scotland in the summer of 2008, when he decided to pick a crop of mushrooms to rustle up a meal.

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16 h. ago 'Mushroom Killer' Erin Patterson's warped mind from 'Satanic' death wall to cancer deceit

'Mushroom Killer' Erin Patterson, who has been found guilty of murder, poisoned her own in-laws after they prayed for her over a family lunch, in a twisted story filled with shocking details

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17 h. ago Erin Patterson 'tampered with lag's prison meal' before mushroom poisoning trial

Erin Patterson is accused of tampering with the food after she was reportedly given a job in the prison kitchen while on remand and waiting to stand trial for murder

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18 h. ago First photos of Erin Patterson's murderous meal emerge as court releases trove of evidence revealing moment the mushroom killer clashed with hospital staff and table that hosted the deadly lunch

Images of the toxic beef Wellington and the table where Erin Patterson served her deadly lunch took place have been released by the Supreme Court of Victoria.

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18 h. ago Australia mushroom verdict: Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relatives with lunch laced with death cap mushrooms

Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old Australian woman who cooked poisoned beef wellingtons that killed three in-lawsFive key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin PattersonA jury has found Erin Patterson guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder a fourth with a deadly beef wellington lunch almost two years ago.As the trial entered its 11th week, a Victorian supreme court jury convicted Patterson of murdering her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt, Heather Wilkinson. The 12-person jury also found Patterson guilty of attempting to murder Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, who survived the lunch after spending weeks in hospital.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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18 h. ago How the mushroom murder trial gripped Australia – and the world

The death cap mushroom case had all the hallmarks of a Shakespearean drama

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19 h. ago Why the victims of mushroom poisoner Erin Patterson died in agony: As she is found guilty, how doctors treated them with a 'virtually useless' drug... and their heartbreaking final moments

A world expert in death cap mushrooms has made bombshell revelations about Erin Patterson which show how the accused poisoner's lunch guests might have been saved.

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19 h. ago Erin Patterson trial latest: First photos of deadly beef wellington mushroom lunch released

Pictures first shown to the jury of the meal that contained death cap mushrooms have been released by the court

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20 h. ago Erin Patterson trial latest: Australian woman found guilty of murdering in

Patterson claimed poisoning that killed three in-laws and made a fourth gravely ill was accidental, as her trial gripped the nation for weeks

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20 h. ago An unclear motive and a media frenzy: The mushroom murder trial, explained

The much-publicised case raises a number of legal issues

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20 h. ago Erin Patterson is accused of tampering with prison food that made an inmate sick while waiting for the trial to begin: Had job in the Dame Phyllis Frost jail KITCHEN

Mushroom cook Erin Patterson was accused of tampering with prison food while waiting for the trial to begin.

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21 h. ago Australia mushroom trial: Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relatives with lunch laced with death cap mushrooms

Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old Australian woman who cooked poisoned beef wellingtons that killed three in-lawsFive key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin PattersonA jury has found Erin Patterson guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder a fourth with a deadly beef wellington lunch almost two years ago.As the trial entered its 11th week, a Victorian supreme court jury convicted Patterson of murdering her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt, Heather Wilkinson. The 12-person jury also found Patterson guilty of attempting to murder Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, who survived the lunch after spending weeks in hospital.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Erin Patterson trial live: Australian woman found guilty of murdering in

Patterson claimed poisoning that killed three in-laws and made a fourth gravely ill was accidental, as her trial gripped the nation for weeks

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21 h. ago How a family’s beef wellington lunch ended with three dead and a mother guilty of murder

The key question in the Australian murder trial of Erin Patterson was how fatal death cap mushrooms got into the meal, Rachel Clun writes

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21 h. ago The mushroom murder trial: Bizarre case of woman who killed her ex

Erin Patterson has been convicted after being on trial in Australia over the deaths of her estranged partner’s parents and aunt, Rachel Clun writes

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