23 h. ago Erin Patterson trial was Victoria supreme court’s largest media matter in recent history, court data reveals

More than 250 Australian and international journalists registered for court updates on triple murder trial, with spokesperson praising coverage as largely fair and accurateSign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereThe Erin Patterson trial was the Victorian supreme court’s biggest case in terms of media interest in recent history, with more than 250 journalists registering for court updates on the trial.On Monday a jury found Patterson guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder a fourth with a deadly beef wellington lunch laced with death cap mushrooms almost two years ago. The media coverage has been consistent and extensive during the two-and-a-half months of the trial and has dominated media outlets this week.Sign up to get Guardian Australia’s weekly media diary as a free newsletter Continue reading...

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26 h. 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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26 h. 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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30 h. 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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32 h. ago RecipeTin Eats cook upset her beef wellington recipe ‘entangled’ in Erin Patterson murder case

Convicted murderer told trial she made multiple changes to Nagi Maehashi’s recipe in preparing the fatal lunch two years agoFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNagi Maehashi, the cook behind RecipeTin Eats, says it is “upsetting” to have become “entangled in a tragic situation” after Erin Patterson told her triple murder trial she used the beef wellington recipe for the fateful lunch.In a post to Instagram on Tuesday, Maehashi requested that journalists of Australia “please stop calling and emailing and texting and DM’ing me about the Erin Patterson case”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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43 h. 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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48 h. 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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62 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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64 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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68 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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69 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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2 d. 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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3 d. 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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3 d. 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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3 d. 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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3 d. 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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3 d. 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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3 d. 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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3 d. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Inside the courtroom as four verdicts are handed down

Follow Daily Mail Australia's live coverage of accused mushroom chef Erin Patterson's murder trial here.

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3 d. ago Woman found guilty of murdering husband's family with poison mushroom meal

Erin Patterson has been convicted of three counts of murder

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