Erin Patterson Guilty of Murdering Three Relatives with Death Cap Mushrooms

Death by fungi: Cashing in on Erin Patterson

The mushroom murders gripped a nation, but it’s the media and opportunists now feasting on Erin Patterson’s infamy.

Erin Patterson's toxic femininity

If you are a woman, and you have fantasised about murdering a lover, I would wager you thought about using poison. We are seven times more likely to use poison than a man — unless we are Vladimir Putin. Men kill more, of course, and are more likely to be killed. But in every other marker of physical violence, we lag behind them. Here, we catch up, and that should be a song in Chicago. It’s arresting if you aren’t involved — death by poison storie

Death by Fungi: Cashing in on Erin Patterson

She has become a notorious figure of international interest, shamelessly exploited for news cycles, commercial worth, and career advancement. After a trial lasting nine weeks, conducted at the Latrobe Valley Law Courts in Morwell, Victoria, Erin Patterson, a stocky, thick-set mother of two, was found guilty of three murders and an attempted murder. Date: July 29, 2023, in the town of Leongatha. Her weapon in executing her plot of Sophoclean extr…

Australian woman Erin Patterson is convicted of 3 murders for ...

Woman Accused of Killing Ex-Husband's Family with Poisonous Mushroom-Laced Beef Wellington Is Found Guilty

The Australian woman accused of killing three with a meal containing poisonous mushrooms has been found guilty of the three murders and attempting to kill another