US EditionHusband suspected wife of poisoning him before she killed 3 relatives with toxic mushrooms
VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, AUG 07 – Erin Patterson was convicted of poisoning her in-laws with toxic mushrooms and attempting to kill her husband, with the jury finding her guilty on four counts in July 2024.
- Erin Patterson was found guilty of murdering three relatives with a meal containing toxic mushrooms and attempting to kill her estranged husband through poisoned food.
- Patterson maintained her innocence, claiming the deaths were a 'terrible accident' from accidentally poisoning a beef Wellington dish with death cap mushrooms.
- Evidence showed Patterson may have previously tried to kill her husband Simon Patterson by poisoning his pasta, curry, sandwiches, and cookies.
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Erin Patterson, 50 years old, was convicted in early July of murdering her in-laws by cooking a Wellington beef... with poisonous mushrooms. Chicken korma, vegetable wrap... Before lunch, the Australian actually tried to poison her husband on several occasions. - Before the poisonous mushrooms, these other dishes prepared by an Australian woman found guilty of a triple murder (International).
Australian mushroom murderer allegedly served poisoned pasta to her husband
An Australian woman who murdered three of her in-laws with a meal of toxic mushrooms also allegedly tried to murder her husband using poisoned pasta, a chicken curry and a sandwich wrap, evidence showed on Friday after a judge allowed its disclosure.
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Husband suspected wife of poisoning him before she killed 3 relatives with toxic mushrooms
An Australian court has heard a husband suspected his wife of poisoning him over a year before she murdered three of his relatives with toxic mushrooms.
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