Erin Patterson, convicted in 'mushroom murders,' files an appeal

The woman who killed three people with toxic mushrooms is fighting her prison sentence in court.

Erin Patterson, the woman sent to prison for the infamous 'mushroom murders' in Australia, is trying to get her conviction overturned. Last year, Patterson served a lunch of Beef Wellington to her former in-laws and a local pastor. All three guests—Don and Gail Patterson, and Heather Wilkinson—died after eating the meal. They were poisoned by deadly death cap mushrooms. Patterson has maintained that the tragedy was an accident. However, a court decided she was responsible for their deaths and she was sent to jail. Now, she is officially challenging that decision. Her lawyers are heading ba…