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Erin Patterson: The Mushroom Murders
BBC·Aug 19, 2026

Erin Patterson: The Mushroom Murders

46 mins · Aug 12, 2026
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'Catastrophic' hotel blunder caused unfair trial, mushroom murderer's lawyers tell court

Erin Patterson was convicted last year of murdering three relatives by serving them beef Wellington laced with poisonous mushrooms.

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Reconstructs the events of Erin Patterson's mushroom poisoning case.

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