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Erin Patterson Loses Appeal, Faces Life in Prison for Mushroom Killings

Erin Patterson Loses Appeal, Faces Life in Prison for Mushroom Killings

By Basant El-Faramawy

Australian woman Erin Patterson, known as the "mushroom killer," has lost her appeal against her conviction for the murders of three people who died after eating poisonous mushrooms. The country's top court ruled that she will die in prison for what it described as "shocking" crimes.

The decision confirms Patterson's life sentence without parole, ending her legal challenge.

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