By Liam Beattynews.com.au·5 Jun, 2025 07:57 AM8 mins to readErin Patterson has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder after serving relatives a meal that allegedly contained death cap mushrooms.Erin Patterson has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder after serving relatives a meal that allegedly contained death cap mushrooms.Alleged mushroom poisoner Erin…
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Australia mushroom trial live: Erin Patterson ‘lied because I was afraid I would be held responsible’, court hears The GuardianErin Patterson gives evidence for fourth day in Australia mushroom trial BBCErin Patterson denies deliberately foraging death cap mushrooms and weighing fatal dose as cross-examination begins The GuardianAustralian woman on trial for mushroom murder of in-laws says she was…
Environmental microbiology major Corinne Hazel discovered the fungus in a variety of Mexican morning glory called “Heavenly Blue.” (Image credit: WVU Photo/Brian Persinger) A university student has discovered an elusive fungus that produces chemicals with similar effects to the psychedelic drug LSD.Corinne Hazel, an environmental microbiology major at West Virginia University in Morgantown, spotted the…
A home cook who served death cap mushrooms in a dish that killed three of her estranged husband’s relatives has said she used the toxic fungi because they have “more flavor.”Australian mom Erin Patterson accepts that the beef Wellington lunch she prepared in July 2023 was laced with deadly ingredients. So the question at the…
Key posts1 of 44.14pmDay 26 in picturesBy Jason SouthThe court is adjourned and today’s hearing comes to an end.Here are some of the photographs that award-winning photographer Jason South, who is in Morwell to cover the case, took today outside court.Ian Wilkinson outside court.Credit: Jason SouthOutside the Latrobe Valley Law Courts in Morwell. Credit: Jason SouthMedia…
Erin Patterson, 50, is accused of murdering her in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, after allegedly serving them a beef Wellington lunch made with death cap mushrooms.Patterson is also accused of attempting to murder Heather’s husband, pastor Ian Wilkinson, who survived the lunch after spending several weeks in an intensive care…
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of day 25 of the murder trial of accused mushroom cook Erin Patterson at the Latrobe Valley law courts in Morwell.My name is Marta Pascual Juanola, and together with my colleague Erin Pearson, we will bring you the latest information from courtroom 4, as we enter the…
The sleepy Latrobe Valley town of Morwell is having quite the moment. Journalists, podcasters and an award-winning author or two have descended on the Victorian town for the mushroom murder trial of Leongatha woman Erin Patterson. The trial has garnered worldwide attention for the unusual allegations that sit before a locally drawn jury and Supreme…
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