{
  "id": 1660897,
  "title": "Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson was convicted over three deaths. Now she’ll argue the court got it wrong",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/mushroom-murderer-erin-patterson-was-convicted-over-three-deaths-now",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T07:00:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/18/mushroom-murders-erin-patterson-court-appeal-victoria-australia-ntwnfb"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "An Australian court will consider two appeals from Wednesday: whether Patterson’s convictions should be quashed, and if she should remain in prison for life without parole It was a Sunday lunch in a sleepy Australian town that was at the heart of one of the country’s most high-profile murder trials. A central question fascinated people around the world: did Erin Patterson deliberately serve her…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Erin Patterson launches appeal against conviction in mushroom murder case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/erin-patterson-launches-appeal-against-conviction-in-mushroom-murder",
        "published": "2026-08-18T07:07:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Erin Patterson launches appeal against conviction in mushroom murder case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/erin-patterson-launches-appeal-against-conviction-in-mushroom-murder-1660577",
        "published": "2026-08-18T07:07:29.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}