{
  "id": 17142745,
  "title": "Mushroom killer Erin Patterson to die in prison after appeal spectacularly backfires",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/mushroom-killer-erin-patterson-to-die-in-prison-after-appeal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T23:28:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/mushroom-killer-erin-patterson-to-die-in-prison-after-appeal-spectacularly-backfires-20261030-p618ol.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An Australian appeals court has upheld Erin Patterson’s convictions for the murder of three relatives and the attempted murder of a fourth, according to ABC News AU. Victoria's highest court rejected Patterson's plea to have her convictions overturned.\n\nThe Winnipeg Free Press reports that the court ordered Patterson to never be released from prison after agreeing with prosecutors that her 33-year non-parole period for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms was inadequate. The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age report that three appeal judges increased her sentence due to her “shocking criminality.”",
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Breaking: Mushroom murderer likely to die in jail after failed appeal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/breaking-mushroom-murderer-likely-to-die-in-jail-after-failed-appeal",
        "published": "2026-10-29T23:13:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Mushroom killer Erin Patterson to die in prison after appeal spectacularly backfires",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/mushroom-killer-erin-patterson-to-die-in-prison-after-appeal-17142835",
        "published": "2026-10-29T23:28:31.000Z"
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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."
}