Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

REVEALED: Simon patterson | Vintage Vibes

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

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

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

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Canberra's commercial rate rise hits community sport at grassroots

Commercial rates are creating a crisis for Canberra clubs.

The Canberra Times

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

The Guardian - AU

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

The Guardian - AU

Erin Patterson should never be released over mushroom murders, prosecutors tell sentence appeal

DPP alleges sentencing judge ‘erred’ when finding triple-murderer could be held in solitary confinement ‘for years’

The Guardian - AU

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Prosecutors want longer sentence for Australian mushroom killer Erin Patterson

Patterson was sentenced to life in prison for murder of three people who were lunch guests at her home in 2023

The Independent UK

Erin Patterson: prosecutors to appeal ‘manifestly inadequate’ sentence for triple murderer

Victoria’s director of public prosecutions seeking longer prison sentence for mushroom murderer

The Guardian - AU

Australian mushroom killer Erin Patterson set to appeal triple murder conviction

New legal team says they intend to file appeal but need more time to prepare

The Independent UK

Death Cap Murders portrays Erin Patterson as a woman who craved community – and would ‘stop at nothing’

Last week, Erin Patterson was sentenced to life in prison, with a non-parole period of 33 years, for three counts of murder and one of attempted murder.

The Conversation

Just 6% of mass murders are by women. Here’s how, when and why they kill

The world has been transfixed by the case of Erin Patterson: the Australian woman convicted of mass murder, having brutally killed three members of her family using death cap mushrooms, as well as the attempted murder of a fourth.

The Conversation

Australia's mushroom murderer: Why did Erin Patterson kill and how long will she go to prison for?

The story of a woman who used deadly mushrooms to kill family members has shocked the world, and she's now been sentenced for her crimes.

Woman & Home

Australia's Mushroom Murder Trial: What Was Ex-Husband Simon Patterson's Testimony

Erin Patterson was sentenced to life in prison after serving a mushroom-laced meal that killed three family members in 2023.

International Business Times UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson is jailed for life after killing relatives with poisoned beef Wellington

Erin Patterson was convicted of murdering three people with foraged death cap mushrooms

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: mushroom murderer Erin Patterson sentenced; fugitive father shot dead by NZ police; and pictures of the blood moon

Patterson sentenced to life imprisonment with non-parole period of 33 years after being found guilty of murdering three people and attempting to murder a fourth

The Guardian - AU

‘Only you know why’: how mushroom murderer Erin Patterson faced her sentencing

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

Euronews

Australian woman jailed for life after serving toxic mushroom lunch

Erin Patterson handed prison sentence after killing three relatives with beef wellington laced with poisonous mushrooms.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Australian judge sentences Erin Patterson to life in prison for poisoning relatives with mushrooms

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

The Guardian - AU

Australia mushroom murderer Erin Patterson sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years

Triple murderer sentenced in Victorian supreme court after killing relatives with a beef wellington lunch laced with death cap mushrooms

AAP

The long road from fateful mushroom lunch to sentencing

After an 11-week trial and four guilty verdicts, mushroom cook Erin Patterson will learn of her prison term for three murders.

The Guardian - AU

Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson to learn fate at sentence hearing in Victorian supreme court

Justice Christopher Beale will sentence the triple murderer on Monday, with the hearing to be broadcast live in a state first

The Guardian - AU

Family of Erin Patterson’s victims say mushroom trial media frenzy fed off their suffering

Heather and Ian Wilkinson’s daughter says it is ‘revolting to experience our family’s tragedy being turned into entertainment’. Plus: Andrew Greene’s second chance

AAP

Mushroom cook awaits fate over 'slow, painful' deaths

Triple murderer Erin Patterson will learn whether she will ever be eligible for parole when she is sentenced for what prosecutors labelled "horrific" offending.

The Independent UK

Erin Patterson plea hearing: Deadly mushroom lunch survivor says he feels ‘half alive’ without late wife

Erin Patterson returns to court for a pre-sentencing hearing

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.