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  "title": "Australia: Erin Patterson appeals mushroom murder conviction",
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  "summary": "Judges in Melbourne are considering an appeal by a woman convicted of killing three people by serving them toxic death cap mushrooms. But prosecutors have also filed an appeal calling for a harsher sentence.",
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        "title": "Erin Patterson's bid to overturn her murder convictions begins",
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        "title": "Death cap mushroom killer Erin Patterson to appeal triple murder conviction",
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        "title": "Australia: Erin Patterson appeals mushroom murder conviction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/australia-erin-patterson-appeals-mushroom-murder-conviction-1881205",
        "published": "2026-08-19T05:56:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Erin Patterson appeals 3 murder convictions over death cap mushroom lunch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/erin-patterson-appeals-3-murder-convictions-over-death-cap-mushroom",
        "published": "2026-08-19T07:12:32.000Z"
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