An Australian woman, previously convicted of murdering three family members using toxic mushrooms, faced new allegations regarding years of poisoning attempts on her husband.
**Mushroom Murders: Accusations of Poisoning by Convicted Killer Exposed**
**Mushroom Murders: Accusations of Poisoning by Convicted Killer Exposed**
The chilling details of Erin Patterson's alleged attempts to poison her estranged husband emerge during court hearings.
Convicted triple-murderer Erin Patterson, who recently made headlines for the deaths of three relatives due to a fatal mushroom-laced beef Wellington, is now at the center of shocking new allegations. The court has heard that the 50-year-old allegedly endeavored to repeatedly poison her estranged husband, Simon Patterson, through various meals, including cookies she falsely attributed to their daughter.
Last month, Erin Patterson was found guilty of murdering her former in-laws Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, along with Gail's sister, 66-year-old Heather Wilkinson. Local pastor Ian Wilkinson, Heather's husband, managed to recover after an extensive hospitalization following the deadly lunch on July 29, 2023. Interestingly, Mr. Patterson was invited to the lunch but canceled at the last minute, a decision that may have saved his life.
In the wake of the trial, the details of Erin's alleged attempts to poison her husband, which had been kept under wraps to protect the integrity of the trial, are now public. Although charges of attempted murder against Simon Patterson were dropped before the trial commenced, evidence presented in preliminary hearings revealed a troubling pattern.
Simon Patterson testified about a suspected long-term campaign by Erin to harm him through tainted food. Among the various meals he cited as potential poisoning attempts were a curry, a wrap, Bolognese pasta, and even chocolate cookies. Disturbingly, the court heard that one incident left him gravely ill and in a coma, with family members preparing for the worst.
In a moment of candid reflection in the hospital chapel, he confided in his family during the dire health crisis affecting his parents, revealing his suspicions that Erin had been attempting to poison him for years. Law enforcement began investigating, with evidence suggesting that rat poison may have been involved in at least one instance. The chilling narrative continues to unfold as communities are left grappling with the shocking events surrounding these mushroom murders.
