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The mushroom murder case had one key ingredient - a female killer

The mushroom murder case had one key ingredient - a female killer

How the fetishisation of murderous women does us all a disservice

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Jul 07, 2025
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Erin Patterson. Image: AFP

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 …

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