Watch: Why Australia's mushroom murderer may now die in prison
Judges agreed with the prosecution’s appeal that Erin Patterson’s initial non-parole period of 33 years was insufficient.
Covered by 5 sources from 3 countries. First reported by BBC News ·
How 5 newspapers cover this story
Mushroom murderer fails to overturn convictions in Australian court challenge
Erin Patterson argued her trial was unfair due to seven grounds but three appeal judges dismissed them all.
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Erin Patterson to die in prison after losing appeal against mushroom murder convictions
Victorian court of appeal rules Patterson should be jailed for life with no parole over deadly beef wellington lunch that killed three people Erin Patterson mushroom murders appeal – live updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Erin Patterson has lost her bid to overturn her convictions and…
Court orders Erin Patterson never to be released from prison for mushroom poisonings
An Australian appeals court has ordered triple-murderer Erin Patterson to never be released from prison because of the “shocking criminality” involved in poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms
Woman jailed for mushroom poison murders given harsher sentence
Erin Patterson is only the second woman in Australia to be imprisoned for life without the possibility of parole.
Erin Patterson one of few Australians sentenced to die in prison
Patterson's re-sentencing puts her in a rare grouping of convicted killers in Australia who will never be eligible for freedom.
Coverage details
5 outlets from 3 countries are covering this story: BBC News, The Guardian, ABC News, CBS News and ABC News Australia. BBC News published it first, on October 30, 2026; the last outlet to join was ABC News Australia, 19 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: Erin Patterson, Australia and Get.
By country: United Kingdom (2), United States (2), Australia (1). In total 7 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.
