Triple-murderer's claims of accidental mushroom poisoning unraveled as evidence showed she had disposed of a food dehydrator containing death cap residue following the murder of victims.

My lasting memories from my time in the “mushroom bubble” include that sense in the media pack that – one way or another – we ...

Three days before Erin Patterson was found guilty of three counts of murder and one of attempted murder, it was reported that ...

Erin Patterson looks much like you’d expect any middle-aged Australian woman to – brown hair, glasses, unremarkable clothes. As University of Sydney criminologist Dr Helen Easton pointed out, “she ...

Erin Patterson remained composed as a jury decided whether a poisoned beef Wellington lunch she cooked was a deliberate and callous act of murder, or a tragic accident.

In a matter of minutes, a tension built over weeks of legal arguments and disputed versions of what happened the day Erin Patterson hosted her in-laws for lunch was resolved.

The triple-murder by death cap mushroom captured the nation's attention. But with no cameras allowed in, it's the job of courtroom artists to capture what's happening. Anita Lester's depiction of Erin ...