3 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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3 h. ago All we know about mushroom murderer as she's found guilty of killing three of her in

Erin Patterson has been found guilty of murdering her parents-in-law, Don and Gail Patterson, and her husband's aunt, Heather Wilkinson, after serving them a meal laced with death cap mushrooms

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5 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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5 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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6 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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7 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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7 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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8 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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9 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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11 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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12 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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12 h. ago The detail that many missed as Erin Patterson was found guilty of murdering her three in

Prosecutors laid out an extensive circumstantial case during the trial in Morwell, regional Victoria, to prove the poisoning event was deliberate.

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12 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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12 h. ago New details emerge about what Erin Patterson did just days before she was found guilty of murder

Erin Patterson was so confident she would be found not guilty of murder that she covered her Leongatha home in black plastic tarps, expecting to enjoy privacy once the trial ended.

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12 h. ago Erin Patterson GUILTY of murdering three relatives by serving them meal laced with death cap mushrooms

Guilty verdicts met with gasps from members of the public inside the packed courtroom in the Australian town of Morwell on Monday

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13 h. ago Mushroom poisoner Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering three relatives

Erin Patterson, 50, invited Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, and Gail Patterson's sister, Heather Wilkinson, 66, to the fatal lunch on 29 July 2023

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13 h. ago Mushroom poisoner Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering three relatives with meal

Erin Patterson, 50, invited Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, and Gail Patterson's sister, Heather Wilkinson, 66, to the fatal lunch on 29 July 2023

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13 h. ago 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-lawsAustralia mushroom trial verdicts live: jury finds Erin Patterson guilty of murders and attempted murderWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom lunch trial?Five 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. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Erin Patterson found guilty of all counts in Australia mushroom murders case

A court in Australia has convicted Erin Patterson of murdering three elderly relatives of her estranged husband with a meal laced with poisonous mushrooms as one of the biggest criminal trials in the country concludes.

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13 h. ago Erin Patterson found guilty on all counts in mushroom murders case that gripped Australia

Patterson found guilty of murdering three elderly relatives of her estranged husband with a meal laced with poisonous death cap mushrooms

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