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The mushroom poisoning trial captivated Australia. Why Erin Patterson did it remains a mystery

Erin Patterson's murder convictions for the deaths by mushroom poisoning of her estranged husband's relatives has prompted fevered speculation across Australia about her motive

The Independent UK

An unclear motive and a media frenzy: The mushroom murder trial, explained

The much-publicised case around a deadly beef wellington lunch raises a number of legal issues

The Independent UK

Erin Patterson GUILTY of murdering three relatives by serving them meal laced with death cap mushrooms

Guilty verdicts met with gasps from members of the public inside the packed courtroom in the Australian town of Morwell on Monday

Evening Standard

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Erin Patterson guilty of Australian mushroom murders: All about verdict

Patterson fed her former in-laws beef Wellingtons laced with poisonous death cap mushrooms, the jury’s verdict said.

Al Jazeera

Erin Patterson has been found guilty in the mushroom murder trial. Legal experts explain why

After seven weeks of evidence, six days of summing up, and six and a half days of jury deliberation in the Victorian Supreme Court sitting in Morwell, Victoria, the verdict is finally in. Erin Patterson murdered her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, along with Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson.

The Conversation

Mushroom jurors' long weekend before verdict decision

Jurors sitting in Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial will have a four-day break before they hear the judge's final directions and begin deciding on a verdict.

AAP

Australian Mushroom Murder Suspect Told 'Lies Upon Lies': Prosecutor

An Australian woman told "lies upon lies" to cover up her murder of three lunch guests with a toxic mushroom-laced dish, the lead prosecutor said Tuesday.

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Mushroom cook did not have a motive for murder: defence

Accused triple killer Erin Patterson's barrister has argued his client is innocent because she never intended to serve her guests a poisoned beef Wellington.

AAP

Mushroom cook accused of 'four calculated deceptions'

Accused killer Erin Patterson conceived four deceptions before and after a beef Wellington lunch that claimed the lives of three people, prosecutors allege.

AAP

Cook denies 'wild goose chase' over mushroom origins

Accused triple murderer Erin Patterson denies lying and sending authorities on a "wild goose chase" about the mushrooms she used in a toxic meal.

AAP

Australian woman accused of mushroom poisoning admits possible online search for deadly fungi

Erin Patterson is on trial for allegedly killing three family members with poisonous meal

The Independent UK

Woman who denies mushroom murders of her in-laws accepts that she served them death caps for lunch

An Australian woman accused of murdering three of her estranged husband’s relatives with poisonous mushrooms has told a court she accepts the fatal lunch she served contained death caps

The Independent UK

Dumped food dehydrator shown to mushroom murder trial

Footage has been shown at a murder trial of a woman dumping a food dehydrator at a tip, two days after Erin Patterson served a poisonous mushroom lunch.

AAP

Mushroom expert gives evidence in Erin Patterson trial

An international expert has told Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial it is "challenging" to identify which mushrooms are poisonous just from looking at them.

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Mushroom trial cooks up fresh revelations in small town

The mushroom cook trial has brought an avalanche of fresh information as a media storm hit a small regional town in Victoria.

The Independent UK

Erin Patterson trial: Estranged husband tells court he was ‘too uncomfortable’ to attend fatal mushroom lunch

Text messages between Simon and Erin Patterson read out in court suggests the accused found his decision not to attend ‘really disappointing’

International Business Times

Australian Mushroom Meal Victim 'Hunched' In Pain, Court Hears

The husband of an Australian woman accused of triple murder with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington told a court Thursday his father was "hunched" in pain before he died.

The Independent UK

The mushroom murder trial: Bizarre case of woman who killed her ex-husband’s relatives with beef wellington

Erin Patterson has been convicted after being on trial in Australia over the deaths of her estranged partner’s parents and aunt, Rachel Clun writes

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The Independent UK

Erin Patterson trial: Woman who hosted deadly mushroom lunch used different coloured plate, jury told

Patterson, 50, is accused of murdering three of her estranged husband’s relatives in a case that has gripped Australia

Evening Standard

Australian woman on trial accused of murder with poisoned Beef Wellington

Erin Patterson denies murdering her husband’s relatives at family lunch

International Business Times

Australian Triple-murder Suspect Allegedly Cooked 'Special' Mushroom Meal

An Australian woman promised a "special meal" for her in-laws before dishing up a beef Wellington laced with death cap mushrooms that killed three of them, jurors heard Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Australian stands trial charged with murdering ex-husband's relatives with poisonous mushrooms

The Australian host of a weekend family lunch is on trial charged with murdering her estranged husband’s parents and an aunt and attempting to murder an uncle with poisonous mushrooms

The New Daily

Court hears how gender studies academic killed wife in fight over their child’s kindergarten

A university lecturer says he is "deeply sorry" for stabbing his wife to death during an argument about kindergarten plans

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Deakin lecturer Adam Brown fatally stabbed wife Chen Cheng after childcare dispute, court told

An academic who taught gender studies and digital media at Melbourne's Deakin University stabs his wife to death in their eastern suburbs home following an argument that escalated into deadly violence.

AAP

Uni lecturer 'deeply sorry' for wife's stabbing murder

A Deakin University lecturer who killed his wife at their family home after an argument about childcare has apologised to a court for the brutal murder.

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