Death cap mushrooms were at the center of an Australian murder trial. What are death cap mushrooms, and why are they so ...

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

Intensive care doctor says murder convict’s lunch guests were ‘certainly the sickest patients in the whole state’ ...

Death cap mushrooms have a large domed or white cap, depending on age and an off-white stem. They can grow up to 15cm wide ...

Erin Patterson's murder convictions for the deaths by mushroom poisoning of her estranged husband's relatives has prompted ...

Erin Patterson hosted four of her estranged husband's relatives for lunch in July 2023. Three of them later died of death cap ...

An Australian woman has been found guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder another by feeding them a ...

Erin Patterson has been found guilty of murdering three relatives by serving them a beef Wellington laced with poisonous ...

Dr Lebel echoed the concern, noting that South Australia, while free from death cap fatalities to date, is home to other toxic species such as the deadly dapperling. In 2022, one person fell ...

Erin Patterson, an Australian woman was found guilty of murdering three of her estranged husband's relatives by deliberately ...

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

The fact she had no clear motive was central to her defence team’s arguments. Patterson, who foraged wild mushrooms in her ...