Coverage dated July 6, 2025

‘Mushroom murder’ trial: Jury finds Australian woman deliberately killed lunch guests with poisoned Beef Wellington

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By Hilary Whiteman, CNN (CNN) — 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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  1. KTVZ Bend

    ‘Mushroom murder’ trial: Jury finds Australian woman deliberately killed lunch guests with poisoned Beef Wellington (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Hilary Whiteman, CNN (CNN) — 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.

  2. Fortune

    Australian woman found guilty of triple murder with ‘delicious’ toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Newspapers from New York to New Delhi have followed every twist of what many now simply call the "mushroom murders".

  3. NBC News

    Australian woman convicted on all counts in mushroom murders case (opens NBC News)

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    An Australian woman on Monday was convicted of murdering three elderly relatives of her estranged husband with a meal laced with poisonous mushrooms, in a case that has gripped the country.

  4. NPR

    An Australian woman is found guilty of murdering her in-laws by toxic mushrooms (opens NPR)

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    Erin Patterson hosted four of her estranged husband's relatives for lunch in July 2023. Three of them later died of death cap mushroom poisoning. Nearly two years later, a jury has found her guilty.

  5. The Guardian

    Australia mushroom verdict: Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relatives with lunch laced with death cap mushrooms (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old Australian woman who cooked poisoned beef wellingtons that killed three in-laws

  6. Al Jazeera

    Erin Patterson guilty of Australian mushroom murders: All about verdict (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

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

  7. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Australian mushroom cook is convicted of triple murder after serving a fatal beef Wellington lunch (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Australian woman Erin Patterson was found guilty Monday of murdering three of her estranged husband's relatives by deliberately serving them poisonous mushrooms for lunch.

  8. UPI

    Jury convicts Aussie woman of killing 3 with poisonous mushroom lunch (opens UPI)

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    A Supreme Court jury in Australia on Monday found Erin Patterson guilty of killing three relatives by serving them lunch containing poisonous death cap mushrooms.

  9. CBS News

    Australian Erin Patterson convicted in poison mushrooms triple murder case (opens CBS News)

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    Australian Erin Patterson was found guilty of murdering three of her estranged husband's relatives by deliberately serving them poisonous mushrooms for lunch.

  10. Deadline

    Mushroom Killer Erin Patterson Found Guilty (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Mushroom killer Erin Patterson has been found guilty after a trial with sentencing coming later - she had poisoned relatives with beef wellington.

  11. Breitbart News

    Woman Convicted of Triple Murder For Death Cap Mushroom Meal (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    An Australian woman murdered her husband's parents and aunt by lacing their beef Wellington lunch with toxic mushrooms.

  12. Al Jazeera

    Australian woman found guilty in mushroom murder trial (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Erin Patterson, 50, found guilty of murdering her estranged husband’s parents and aunt with poisonous mushrooms.

  13. The Conversation US

    Erin Patterson has been found guilty in the mushroom murder trial. Legal experts explain why (opens The Conversation US)

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    The Conversation US's feed description

    The jury has delivered its unanimous verdict in one of the most-watched court cases ever. Here’s what was at play legally and what happens now.

  14. The Guardian

    Australian mushroom murders: Erin Patterson guilty verdict ends weeks of laborious detail and ghoulish fascination (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old who poisoned her in-laws with death cap mushrooms, killing three

  15. CNN

    Erin Patterson verdict: Jury finds Australian cook guilty of murder with hidden death cap mushrooms (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    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.

  16. WMUR

    Erin Patterson convicted of triple murder with poisonous mushrooms (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Erin Patterson was found guilty of murdering three relatives by serving death cap mushrooms in a meal. She faces life in prison after a gripping trial in Victoria.

  17. The Week

    Australian woman found guilty of mushroom murders (opens The Week)

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    The Week's feed description

    Erin Patterson murdered three of her estranged husband

  18. Los Angeles Times

    'Mushroom murder' trial: Australian Erin Patterson convicted of triple murder after serving a fatal lunch (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Erin Patterson has been found guilty of murdering three of her estranged husband’s relatives, who died after she deliberately served them poisonous mushrooms for lunch.

  19. New York Post

    Australian Erin Patterson found guilty of all counts in mushroom murders case (opens New York Post)

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    Erin Patterson, 50, was charged with the murders of her mother-in-law, Gail Patterson, father-in-law, Donald Patterson, and Gail's sister, Heather Wilkinson, along with the attempted murder of Ian Wilkinson, Heather's husband.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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