Coverage dated September 7, 2025

Australia woman jailed for life over deadly poisoning of in-laws

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Erin Patterson, 50, has been sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms.

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  1. FOX 5 New York

    Australia woman jailed for life over deadly poisoning of in-laws (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    Erin Patterson, 50, has been sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms.

  2. NPR

    Australian woman is sentenced to life for poisoning relatives with mushrooms (opens NPR)

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    An Australian judge sentenced triple-murderer Erin Patterson to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years for poisoning four of her estranged husband's relatives with death cap mushrooms.

  3. NPR

    The Australian woman who killed her in-laws with toxic mushrooms gets life in prison (opens NPR)

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    Erin Patterson hosted four of her estranged husband's relatives for lunch in July 2023. Three of them died of death cap mushroom poisoning. A jury found her guilty this July, after a nine-week trial.

  4. Anchorage Daily News

    Australian woman sentenced to life in prison for mushroom murders (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Erin Patterson fed death cap mushrooms to four of her estranged husband’s relatives.

  5. Breitbart News

    Australia's Mushroom Murderer Sentenced to Life in Prison (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    An Australian judge on Monday sentenced triple-murderer Erin Patterson to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years.

  6. The Guardian

    ‘Only you know why’: how mushroom murderer Erin Patterson faced her sentencing (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    After Patterson was sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years, only the question of motive remained

  7. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Judge sentences Australian woman to life in prison for poisoning relatives with mushrooms (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    A judge sentenced Australian woman Erin Patterson to life in prison for murdering her relatives by poisoning them with mushrooms in beef Wellington.

  8. Los Angeles Times

    Australian woman poisoned husband's relatives with death cap mushrooms, gets life sentence (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    An Australian judge has sentenced Erin Patterson to life in prison for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms.

  9. Al Jazeera

    Australia ‘mushroom murderer’ sentenced to life in prison (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Judge says Patterson showed no remorse after serving her in-laws a meal of Beef Wellington laced with toxic mushrooms.

  10. News Nation Now

    Australian woman sentenced to life in prison for mushroom poisonings (opens News Nation Now)

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    MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge on Monday sentenced triple-murderer Erin Patterson to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years for poisoning four of her estranged husband…

  11. Deadline

    Mushroom Killer Erin Patterson Sentenced To Life In Prison (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Mushroom Killer Erin Patterson has received a life prison sentence after poisoning three people to death.

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