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Australian convicted of murder after poisoning family with death cap mushrooms

Australian convicted of murder after poisoning family with death cap mushrooms

Rob Beschizza
Jul 07, 2025
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Image: Death cap mushrooms; Jolanda Aalbers / shutterstock.com

An Australian woman who served death cap mushrooms for lunch was convicted Monday of murdering three members of her family. Erin Patterson's Beef Wellington killed Don and Gail Patterson, her former in-laws, and Heather Wilkinson, Gail's sister. Ian Wilkinson, Gail's husband, survived to tell…

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