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Australian woman found guilty in ‘mushroom murder’ trial

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

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  • Erin Patterson was found guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder a fourth with a meal containing death cap mushrooms.
  • The victims were her former in-laws and their relatives, who attended a lunch at her home. 30s
  • Patterson admitted disposing of a dehydrator containing traces of death cap mushrooms and initially lied to police about owning it. 1m 29s
  • The defense argued the poisoning was accidental, but the jury accepted the prosecution's case that Patterson acted intentionally. 1m 52s
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