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Program: 'Mushroom murderer' gets life in prison

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Two years after she served her notorious beef Wellington lunch in regional Victoria, convicted triple murderer Erin Patterson has been sentenced to life in prison for her crimes.

She will be eligible to apply for parole in 33 years time, when she'll be in her eighties.

Patterson killed her husband's parents and aunt and nearly killed his uncle, by putting death cap mushrooms in their meals.

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Justice Christopher Beale 
Ian Wilkinson, victim
Justin Hannebery KC, criminal barrister

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Erin Patterson (centre) leaves the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne, Monday, September 8, 2025. 

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