Mushroom Murders

The sole survivor of a poisonous meal laced with toxic mushrooms told an Australian court Monday that he felt only “half alive” following the death of his wife and the loss of his two closest friends. Ian Wilkinson read his victim impact statement at a sentencing hearing for Erin Patterson, 50, at the Victoria state … Read more

Australian woman Erin Patterson, who was found guilty of murdering three of her estranged husband’s relatives by deliberately serving them poisonous mushrooms for lunch, allegedly tried to murder her husband by using poisoned pasta, chicken curry and a sandwich wrap. New evidence was released on Friday after a gag order on pretrial evidence was lifted. The evidence … Read more