A jury in Australia has begun deliberations in the triple murder trial of Erin Patterson, accused of killing her estranged ...

Simon Claringbold picked and ate wild mushrooms from his garden. Days later, he thought he was taking his last breath.

Erin Patterson, the Australian woman accused of killing three relatives with a meal of death cap mushrooms baked in a Beef ...

Of the 43 cases, 33 had used LSD prior to death and 10 used magic mushrooms, with an average age in the mid-20s. Almost all were men. Mental health problems were reported in a quarter of cases.

Erin Patterson has pleaded not guilty to the murder of her parents-in-law and an aunt, who died days after she served them a ...

Erin Patterson hosted several of her estranged husband's relatives for lunch in July 2023. Within days, three of them were dead of mushroom poisoning. She denies deliberately poisoning them.

Deaths from consuming mushrooms are relatively rare in Australia, which has several species including the "death cap" mushroom that can be deadly if ingested.

Australian Erin Patterson appeared in court on Friday charged with the murder of three elderly people, who police have said are suspected to have died after they ate poisonous mushrooms at a lunch ...

While such cases are rare in the continent, the growth of death caps has become more visible around the world. ... Australia’s mushroom murders — what you need to know. 4 m read.

Erin Patterson hosted several of her estranged husband's relatives for lunch in July 2023. Within days, three of them were dead of mushroom poisoning. She denies deliberately poisoning them.

A jury in Australia has begun deliberations in the triple murder trial of Erin Patterson, accused of killing her estranged husband's relatives by deliberately serving them poisonous mushrooms for ...