The mushroom murder case had one key ingredient - a female killer
How the fetishisation of murderous women does us all a disservice
It’s a story straight out of a true crime series: a middle-aged mother-of-two invites four of her estranged husband’s relatives to lunch. Days later, three of them are dead - poisoned by toxic deathcap mushrooms hidden within the beef wellington they had enjoyed and which would turn out to be their last meal.
Little wonder that …