US EditionCelebrity Chef Dismayed over Recipe Used by Australia’s Mushroom Killer
AUSTRALIA, JUL 08 – Erin Patterson was convicted of murdering three relatives using death cap mushrooms and attempting to kill a fourth, after evidence showed attempts to cover up the poisoning, the jury said.
- A Melbourne jury found Erin Patterson guilty of murdering her husband's parents and elderly aunt by poisoning them in 2023 with a beef Wellington containing lethal death cap mushrooms.
- Patterson's trial lasted over two months, during which she denied guilt and claimed she accidentally used foraged mushrooms, but the jury rejected this defense.
- The poisonous dish was based partly on a recipe by Australian chef Nagi Maehashi, who expressed dismay that her recipe became "entangled in a tragic situation."
- The jury convicted the 50-year-old on three murder counts and attempted murder of a fourth survivor, with death caps identified as the toxic cause linked to introduced oak trees spreading in Australia.
- Experts suggest removing introduced oak trees could reduce mushroom poisoning risks and improve public health by limiting death cap mushroom spread in some Sydney suburbs.
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