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Australian mushroom murderer to spend rest of her life in prison

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An Australian appeals court ruled Erin Patterson, convicted of killing three people with a meal laced with deadly mushrooms, will die in prison.

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  1. The Guardian

    Erin Patterson to learn fate in appeal against mushroom murders convictions (opens The Guardian)

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    Victorian court of appeal to hand down judgment on triple-murderer’s conviction and sentence after her lawyers argued she was denied fair trial Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The decision in Erin Patterson’s app…

  2. The Guardian

    Erin Patterson appeal live updates: mushroom murderer to learn fate in retrial bid (opens The Guardian)

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    Court of appeal is set to rule on the two appeals from 10am in the high profile Australian mushroom triple-murder case Erin Patterson to learn if she could face retrial or longer jail term In August, the court heard Erin Patterson should have been given no possibility of ever being released from pri…

  3. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Mushroom killer to be jailed for life after appeals court finds sentence too light (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — An attempt by murderer Erin Patterson, who killed three people with a meal of toxic mushrooms, to overturn her conviction has failed, with an appeals court finding that her original sentence was too light.

  4. WTOP Washington DC

    Australian appeals court orders Erin Patterson never to be released from prison for death cap mushroom poisonings (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian appeals court orders Erin Patterson never to be released from prison for death cap mushroom poisonings.

  5. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Australian court orders Erin Patterson never to be released for death cap mushroom poisonings (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    An Australian appeals court has ordered Erin Patterson to never be released from prison after agreeing with prosecutors that her 33-year, non-parole period for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms was inadequate

  6. UPI

    Australian mushroom murderer to spend rest of her life in prison (opens UPI)

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    An Australian appeals court ruled Erin Patterson, convicted of killing three people with a meal laced with deadly mushrooms, will die in prison.

  7. BBC News

    Australian mushroom murderer loses appeal to overturn convictions (opens BBC News)

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    Erin Patterson argued her trial was unfair due to seven grounds but three appeal judges dismissed them all.

  8. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Australian court orders Erin Patterson never to be released from prison for mushroom poisonings (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    An Australian appeals court has ordered triple-murderer Erin Patterson to never be released from prison because of the “shocking criminality” involved in poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms

  9. The Guardian

    Erin Patterson began the day with hope. Now Australia’s mushroom murderer knows she’s likely to die in jail (opens The Guardian)

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    Patterson watched on, clad in prison-issued blue, as Victoria’s highest court rejected her appeal against her murder convictions Erin Patterson to die in prison after losing bid to overturn mushroom murder convictions Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Erin Patterson raised…

  10. ABC News

    Court orders Erin Patterson never to be released from prison for mushroom poisonings (opens ABC News)

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    An Australian appeals court has ordered triple-murderer Erin Patterson to never be released from prison because of the “shocking criminality” involved in poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms

  11. Al Jazeera

    Australian court rejects ‘mushroom murderer’ Erin Patterson’s appeal (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Court rules Patterson will spend the rest of her life behind bars after denying parole.

  12. New York Post

    Australian mushroom killer Erin Patterson to spend rest of her life in prison after losing appeal (opens New York Post)

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    An Australian appeals court on Friday ordered triple-murderer Erin Patterson to never be released from prison because of the “shocking criminality” involved in poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms.

  13. CBS News

    Woman jailed for mushroom poison murders given harsher sentence (opens CBS News)

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    Erin Patterson is only the second woman in Australia to be imprisoned for life without the possibility of parole.

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