Erin Patterson, the Australian woman accused of killing three relatives w ith a meal of death cap mushrooms baked in a Beef Wellington lunch, has been found guilty of three counts of murder and ...

World News Alleged mushroom murderer denies poisoning in-laws — but admits she served them death caps By Associated Press Published June 3, 2025, 1:04 p.m. ET ...

Death caps aren’t native to Australia, and neither are the oak and beech trees that support them. The trees were first introduced into Australia from Europe in the 19th ecntury, and death caps ...

Patterson is accused of putting death cap mushrooms in a meal she served her estranged husband's relatives in July 2023, killing three. She took the stand in Week 6 of the trial gripping Australia.

Death caps are responsible for 90% of lethal mushroom poisoning globally, the BBC reported. In 2022, doctors in Massachusetts were able to save a mother and son who nearly died from death cap ...

Police found death cap mushroom residue inside. Patterson’s legal team has 28 days to appeal the conviction. If there is no appeal, she will likely be sentenced in August and faces life behind bars.

According to the prosecution, Patterson prepared the meals with death cap mushrooms, which can lead to liver failure and death. They grow in several Australian locations — including in rural ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — An Australian woman accused of murdering three of her estranged husband’s relatives with poisonous mushrooms told a court on Tuesday she accepted that the fatal lunch ...

The exterior of the Leongatha home where Erin Patterson served up four death cap mushroom-laced beef wellingtons in Leongatha, Australia, is photographed on April 28, 2025. AP ...

Patterson is accused of putting death cap mushrooms in a meal she served her estranged husband's relatives in July 2023, killing three. She took the stand in Week 6 of the trial gripping Australia.

Death cap (Amanita phalloides) is a deadly poisonous mushroom from the Amanita genus. Originally native to Europe, it was first confirmed in Australia in the 1960s in Canberra, with later ...