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Accused Mushroom Murderer Explains Cancer Lie

Erin Patterson says she told in-laws she had cancer but was actually planning gastric bypass

(Newser) - The Australian woman accused of fatally poisoning three of her in-laws, and harming a fourth, by feeding them poisonous mushrooms took the stand Wednesday for her third day of testimony in her triple murder trial. Among the revelations from Erin Patterson was her reason for lying to her in-laws about...

Accused Killer Blasted In-Laws Ahead of Poisoned Lunch

Erin Patterson says she's now 'very ashamed' of what she wrote in Facebook group chat

(Newser) - An Australian woman accused of murdering three of her estranged husband's relatives with poisonous mushrooms resumed the stand in her murder trial on Tuesday, detailing her habit of foraging for fungi, per the AP . Erin Patterson, 50, told the court she began foraging for fungi during the COVID-19 lockdown,...

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Accused Mushroom Murderer Testifies

Erin Patterson testifies estranged husband didn't want her involved 'too much' with his family

(Newser) - The woman accused of killing her in-laws with a lunch featuring death cap mushrooms became the first witness for the defense during her ongoing murder trial on Monday. Erin Patterson was on the stand at Australia's Supreme Court of Victoria for less than an hour before court adjourned but...

Before Poisoned Lunch, She Urged Hubby to Attend 'Special Meal'

Erin Patterson's estranged husband testifies about their relationship and the lunch invite

(Newser) - The invite came at church. During his estranged wife's murder trial on Thursday, Simon Patterson recalled that on July 16, 2023, Erin Patterson invited himself, his parents, and his aunt and uncle, the latter of whom served as pastor of the church, to a lunch at her home in...

Victim of Deadly Mushroom Lunch Noted the Plates Differed

Prosecutor says Heather Wilkinson remarked about it from hospital before her death

(Newser) - The trial of the Australian woman accused of feeding family members a deadly lunch in 2023 opened Wednesday in the Victoria state Supreme Court. As the BBC reports, that Erin Patterson, 50, served her guests individual beef Wellingtons that contained death cap mushrooms is not in question. "The overarching...

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