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Initially, he said, he was told the purchase was likely in April 2022 and came in a clear, unbranded bag.Later, he said, health authorities informed him the purchaser had confirmed they were dried, sliced, appeared to be repackaged, looked like shiitake or porcini mushrooms and were about 100g.As he was taken through a report of…

Erin Patterson, 50, is facing trial after pleading not guilty to the murder of three of her estranged husband’s relatives and attempting to kill one more on July 29, 2023.The judge told jurors he’d received information the juror had discussed the case with friends and family contrary to directions given to jurors at the start…

Truong responded that she was unable to identify the mushrooms based on the photo, with Foote suggesting the leftovers could be sent for examination.Because of a “misunderstanding”, Truong said she left her workplace, only to receive a message about 5pm that a package had arrived addressed to her.She told the jury she arranged for a…

Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson, 66, died after the meal, while Heather’s husband Ian Wilkinson survived.This week, three women who got to know Patterson through a true-crime Facebook group that sprang up after a 2019 documentary on convicted murderer Keli Lane to discuss the case gave the jury an…

The trial of Erin Patterson, accused of killing three members of her family by serving them toxic mushrooms, continued Tuesday in Australia. Photo by James Ross/EPA-EFE May 6 (UPI) — The only surviving attendee of lunch where Australian woman Erin Patterson is charged with serving toxic mushrooms to her guests testifed in her trial on…