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  "id": 17191684,
  "title": "Australian mushroom murderer loses appeal and gets harsher sentence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/australian-mushroom-murderer-loses-appeal-and-gets-harsher-sentence-17191684",
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  "published": "2026-10-30T06:45:04.000Z",
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  "summary": "Australia’s mushroom killer has failed to overturn her murder convictions on appeal, with the court also ruling that she will never be released from prison. Erin Patterson, 51, was found guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to kill another when she served them a toxic mushroom-laced meal in 2023. Her life sentence included a […]",
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        "title": "Australian mushroom murderer loses appeal and gets harsher sentence",
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        "title": "Australian mushroom murderer loses appeal to overturn convictions and gets harsher sentence",
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