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Breaking: Mushroom murderer likely to die in jail after failed appeal
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. ABC Australia and The Guardian World are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 29 Oct 2026, 22:24 UTC. 4 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Breaking: Mushroom murderer likely to die in jail after failed appeal”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Erin Patterson lodged an appeal against her convictions over the deaths of three relatives who died after eating beef Wellingtons that contained death cap mushrooms.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Guardian World
Erin Patterson appeal live updates: mushroom murderer to learn fate in retrial bid
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Breaking: Erin Patterson loses appeal over mushroom murder convictions
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Breaking: Mushroom murderer likely to die in jail after failed appeal
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.