Pictures of beef Wellington used in mushroom murders released by court
Published: 7/7/2025

Australian woman Erin Patterson was found guilty of poisoning her relatives with death cap mushrooms hidden in a beef Wellington meal in a Victorian town. The court released images of the toxic mushrooms and the deadly meal as evidence in the trial. Patterson's attempt to conceal her crimes by disposing of evidence, including a food dehydrator containing traces of poison, was also revealed during the investigation. The death cap mushrooms, potentially the deadliest to humans, were linked to the murders, and Patterson's search history and mobile phone data were used as incriminating evidence in the case.