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Mushroom murder trial: Jury retires to decide verdict

Erin Patterson is accused of killing three relatives and targeting a fourth at lunch

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Erin Patterson, an Australian woman accused of murdering three people with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington, at the Latrobe Valley Law Courts in Morwell, south of Melbourne
Erin Patterson, an Australian woman accused of murdering three people with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington, at the Latrobe Valley Law Courts in Morwell, south of Melbourne
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Morwell, Australia: Jury members retired Monday to decide the fate of an Australian woman accused of murdering three members of her husband's family with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington lunch.

Jurors began deliberating their verdict on 50-year-old home cook Erin Patterson after a nine-week trial, with each twist consumed by a global audience.

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