In July 2023, Erin Patterson invited four of her ex-husband’s relatives to lunch at her home in Leongatha, a small town in Victoria. Within days, three of them had died. Her estranged husband’s uncle ...
A meticulously planned meal prepared in the home of an alleged killer is at the heart of a triple murder trial that’s nearing its dramatic conclusion in rural Australia. For eight weeks, audiences ...
Erin Patterson maintained her innocence throughout the high-profile trial after her four lunch guests became ill from eating beef wellington served with death cap mushrooms -- while Patterson ...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A sequestered jury in Australia began deliberations Monday in the triple murder trial of Erin Patterson, accused of killing her estranged husband’s relatives by ...
It was a story right out of a particularly dark fairy tale: a woman serves her in-laws an enticing lunch, only for them to die not long after — felled by poisonous mushrooms. On Monday, 50-year-old ...
A woman was sentenced to life in prison for feeding her family a dish that contained toxic mushrooms. Three people died and another was sickened. Erin Patterson, 50, was sentenced to life in prison ...
Don Patterson, Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson died after Erin Patterson served them poisonous mushrooms MARTIN KEEP/AFP via Getty Erin Patterson was accused of killing three of her ex-husband's ...
During the nine-week Supreme Court trial in the state of Victoria, Patterson gave evidence in her own defense. The 50-year-old mother of two faces life in prison if convicted. Jury must decide if ...