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VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, JUL 8 – Erin Patterson was found guilty of killing three family members by mushroom poisoning and attempted murder of an uncle, with sentencing expected later this year.
- Erin Patterson, 50, was found guilty on Monday of murdering Heather Wilkinson, Gail Patterson, and Don Patterson, and attempting to murder Ian Wilkinson in Morwell, Victoria.
- The murders occurred after Patterson served death cap mushroom-laced beef Wellingtons at a lunch on July 29, 2023, causing multiple organ failure in the victims within a week.
- The 11-week trial ended with a unanimous guilty verdict after seven days of jury deliberation, and Patterson has been in custody at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre since her November arrest.
- Patterson is expected to receive a life sentence with a minimum non-parole period likely exceeding 30 years, and she and her lawyers have 28 days post-sentencing to file an appeal.
- If Patterson appeals, the Court of Appeal will assess the case for errors or insufficient evidence, which could lead to a retrial, resentencing, or permanently staying the charges.
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Guilty. Justice sentenced Erin Patterson, a 50-year-old Australian, who invited her family to lunch at home and ended up intoxicating everyone, by the way. Three people died, and one managed to save herself after being hospitalized.The fateful day's menu was steak meat with mushrooms and vegetables.The woman had gone to the forest earlier in Morwell — the town where she lived — to collect mushrooms from death and cooked for her family: her ex-hu…
·Las Condes, Chile
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Cookbook author reveals recipe anguish after Erin’s mushroom murders
The best-selling author of the cookbook from which triple murderer Erin Patterson drew inspiration for her deadly beef wellingtons has pleaded for people to stop contacting her in the wake of the guilty verdict.
·Melbourne, Australia
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