{
  "id": 17213527,
  "title": "Australian mushroom killer Erin Patterson loses appeal, gets life without parole",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/australian-mushroom-killer-erin-patterson-loses-appeal-gets-life",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T09:38:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/oceania/australian-mushroom-killer-erin-patterson-loses-appeal-gets-life-without-parole-1.500729346"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Melbourne: Australian mushroom killer Erin Patterson failed to overturn a slew of convictions on Friday, and a judge instead imposed a heavier prison sentence for three \"cold and calculated\" poisoning murders. Patterson was last year found guilty of murdering her husband's parents and aunt in 2023 , deliberately lacing their beef Wellington lunch with lethal death cap mushrooms. Get updated…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}