Australian Woman on Trial for In-Law Murders: Bland Lunch Defense Backfires
Erin Patterson, accused of murdering three and attempting to murder a fourth with death cap mushrooms, claims the poisonings were accidental. She maintains she unknowingly added foraged mushrooms to a beef Wellington, inadvertently contaminating the meal served to her in-laws and a relative. Patterson admitted to lying about having cancer to justify the lunch gathering and later disposing of evidence, including a dehydrator and deleting photos from her phone. The prosecution contends the poisoning was deliberate, citing her avoidance of illness and the deliberate act of deception.
John Q. Hosedrinker