HISTORICAL FACTS: 3 - Caught on Camera

Notorious mushroom killer could walk free in her 80s

Convicted killer Erin Patterson has been left with the hope of one day being released after murdering three lunch guests with deadly mushrooms.

AAP · Sep 7, 2025

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 · Sep 7, 2025

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.

AAP · Aug 25, 2025

Sole survivor of Australian mushroom poisoning grieves loss of wife and friends

Ian Wilkinson, the sole survivor of a deadly Australian mushroom poisoning, says he feels only half alive after losing his wife and two close friends

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2025

Australian Mushroom Meal Survivor Says 'Half Alive' After Wife's Killing

The only guest to survive a toxic mushroom lunch with Australian murderer Erin Patterson said Monday he feels "half alive" without his wife, who was one of the three victims.

International Business Times · Aug 25, 2025

Australia's Mushroom Murderer Faces Victims' Family In Court

Australian toxic mushroom killer Erin Patterson faces her victims' relatives in court Monday before a judge sentences her for a triple murder that made headlines worldwide.

International Business Times · Aug 25, 2025

Erin Patterson plea hearing: mushroom murderer’s prison conditions ‘don’t sound very humane’, judge says – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 25, 2025

'No mercy': life behind bars awaits Erin Patterson

Mushroom killer Erin Patterson accepts she will receive a maximum term of life behind bars but asked a judge to consider giving her eventual release on parole.

AAP · Aug 24, 2025

Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson will face the families of her victims at a plea hearing. Here’s what to expect

Prosecutors have warned there will be ‘a lot’ of victim impact statements, taking up one full day of the two-day hearing which begins at the supreme court in Melbourne on Monday

The Guardian - AU · Aug 24, 2025

Australian mushroom murderer 'served poisoned pasta, chicken curry and wrap to her husband'

Simon Patterson kept a spreadsheet of his illnesses the court heard he suffered after eating his estranged wife's cooking

Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2025