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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rod McGuirk and Charlotte Graham-McLay

The mushroom poisoning trial captivated Australia. Why Erin Patterson did it remains a mystery

Australia Poisonous Mushrooms - (AAP)

The high-profile case of the so-called Death Cap Mushroom Cook is likely to remain a topic of conversation across Australia for years to come.

For more than two months, the triple-murder trial has gripped the public's attention with details of how Erin Patterson murdered three of her estranged husband’s relatives by deliberately serving them a lunch of poisonous mushrooms.

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