Australia's 'mushroom murderer' handed life in prison with parole | News Flash

MELBOURNE, Sept 8, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - An Australian woman who murdered three people with toxic mushrooms was sentenced on Monday to life in prison with parole after 33 years, capping a trial that sparked a global media frenzy. Patterson, 50, was convicted in July of triple murder for serving a poisonous meal to her estranged husband's parents, aunt and uncle during a sumptuous beef Wellington lunch at her home in 2023. Her trial drew podcasters, film crews and true crime fans to a courthouse in the rural town of Morwell, a sedate hamlet in Victoria better known for its prize-winning roses. Audiences from New York to New Delhi followed every twist of what many now simply call the "mushroom murders"....