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Mushroom Killer Erin Patterson Gets Taxpayer-Funded Ozempic While Serving 33-Year Prison Term

Erin Patterson, convicted of three murders, has reportedly been approved for taxpayer-funded Ozempic in prison, sparking a fierce debate over healthcare and public money.

International Business Times UK · Sep 8

Australian ‘mushroom murderer’ Erin Patterson to get ‘taxpayer-funded’ Ozempic jabs in jail

The 51-year-old is serving life at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in Melbourne for triple murder

The Independent UK · Sep 8

Prosecutors Demand Mushroom Murderer Erin Patterson 'Die Behind Bars' in Explosive Court of Appeal Hearing

Prosecutors urge Victoria's highest court to impose a life sentence on Erin Patterson, convicted of multiple murders via mushroom poisoning, arguing her crimes warrant no possibility of parole.

International Business Times UK · Aug 20

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Australian court told why mushroom killer Erin Patterson should stay in prison forever

Prosecutors say their no-parole demand is harsh but is called for by nature of crime

The Independent UK · Aug 20

Prosecutor tells Australian appeals court mushroom poisoning murderer should never be released

A prosecutor tells an Australian court triple-murderer Erin Patterson should never be released from prison after she poisoned four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms

The Independent UK · Aug 20

Australian prosecutors demand life in prison for mushroom killer

MELBOURNE - Australian prosecutors asked judges Thursday to stiffen mushroom murderer Erin Patterson's prison sentence—saying she should never be set free.

Bangkok Post · Aug 20

Erin Patterson’s mushroom murders sentence too lenient and she should die behind bars, prosecutors argue

Crown prosecutor tells Victorian court that all seven of Patterson’s grounds for appeal should fail while arguing for tougher sentence

The Guardian - AU · Aug 20

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Erin Patterson appeal: prosecutors seek life in prison without parole for triple murderer – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 20

Crown push for life without parole for mushroom killer

A top prosecutor appealing Erin Patterson's sentence has argued her trial judge made a mistake by giving the mushroom murderer a chance at parole.

AAP · Aug 19

Australia mushroom killer Erin Patterson's lawyers point to jury irregularities at appeal

Patterson was found guilty last year of murdering her husband's parents and an elderly aunt in 2023 by serving them a beef Wellington lunch laced with lethal death cap mushrooms.

Euronews · Aug 19

‘Mushroom murderer’ back in court in Australia

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The Independent UK · Aug 19

Erin Patterson argues mushroom murder convictions should be quashed due to ‘catastrophic’ failure of justice

Allowing jurors to stay in same hotel as police and prosecution denied Patterson a fair trial, lawyers tell Victorian court of appeal

The Guardian - AU · Aug 19

Erin Patterson appeal latest: Mushroom killer’s lawyers say ‘catastrophic’ hotel mistake led to mistrial

Patterson’s lawyer says jurors were housed alongside police, media and others connected to the high-profile trial

The Independent UK · Aug 19

Erin Patterson appeals 3 murder convictions in Australia over death cap mushroom lunch

Triple-murderer Erin Patterson is appealing her convictions for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms

The Independent UK · Aug 19

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 19

Erin Patterson challenges convictions over mushroom lunch – as it happened

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AAP · Aug 18

Crown denies catastrophic failures in mushroom trial

A top prosecutor has rejected a triple murderer's claim she suffered a "fundamental irregularity" in her trial as she fights to have her convictions quashed.

The Guardian - AU · Aug 18

Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson was convicted over three deaths. Now she’ll argue the court got it wrong

An Australian court will consider two appeals from Wednesday: whether Patterson’s convictions should be quashed, and if she should remain in prison for life without parole

Bangkok Post · Aug 17

Australia's mushroom murderer appeals conviction

SYDNEY - Australian toxic mushroom killer Erin Patterson launches an appeal Wednesday against her conviction in a triple-murder case that made headlines worldwide.

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The Independent UK · Aug 17

Australian woman who murdered family members with poisonous mushrooms to return to court

Erin Patterson faces fresh legal battle as prosecutors seek longer sentence

The Guardian - AU · Apr 18

Estranged husband of Australian mushroom murderer Erin Patterson to pen memoir about case

Simon Patterson will tell his story outside a courtroom for first time, in agreed book deal with publication details yet to be released

AAP · Nov 12, 2025

Kyle, Jackie O avoid charges over mushroom trial remark

Two of Australia's most prominent radio personalities have been spared contempt charges after they made comments during the mushroom murder trial.

The Guardian - AU · Nov 9, 2025

The Mushroom Tapes review – Erin Patterson through the eyes of Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein

This account of what the three authors observed during Patterson’s triple murder trial does resemble a podcast transcript at times, but it is extremely readable

AAP · Nov 5, 2025

How murderer Erin Patterson will fight her convictions

Mushroom cook Erin Patterson will rely on seven grounds to fight her murder and attempted murder convictions after lodging a bid to appeal her guilty verdicts.

The Guardian - AU · Nov 5, 2025

Erin Patterson cites ‘unfair and oppressive’ questioning and jury ‘irregularity’ in mushroom murder appeal

Patterson appealing convictions on seven grounds, after being found guilty of killing three people using beef wellingtons laced with death cap mushrooms in regional Australia

The Guardian - AU · Nov 3, 2025

Erin Patterson appeals guilty verdicts over deadly mushroom lunch that killed three

Lawyers lodge challenge to conviction of triple murderer who served relatives beef wellingtons laced with death cap mushrooms in regional Australia

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