Hillary's Homicides
2023-08-09 20:51:13 UTC
She killed them all. She wasn't getting money or dick from her ex, so
she killed everybody associated with him.
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A meal of suspected death cap mushrooms served at a family lunch in late
July is at the center of a homicide investigation in Australia following
the deaths of three guests less than a week later.
Erin Patterson served the meal to her former parents-in-law and her
mother-in-laws sister and husband, who were guests at her home in the
town of Leongatha in southern Victoria, on July 29, according to
Victoria Police.
Within days, Gail Patterson, 70, and her sister Heather Wilkinson, 66,
died in hospital, followed by Gails 70-year-old husband, Don, a day
later.
A fourth guest, Wilkinsons husband, Ian, a 68-year-old reverend,
remains critically ill in hospital.
Their deaths have shocked the small town and in recent days parishioners
at the nearby Korumburra Baptist Church have gathered to pray for the
recovery of their reverend, who reportedly needs a liver transplant.
Combined, the towns of Leongatha and Korumburra are home to just over
10,000 people, according to the latest census.
In a tearful exchange with local media outside her home on Monday, Erin
Patterson denied any wrongdoing.
Im devastated. I loved them. And I cant believe that this has
happened and Im so sorry, the 48-year-old told reporters.
At a news briefing Monday, Detective Inspector Dean Thomas with the
Victoria Police homicide squad, said Patterson is a suspect because she
cooked the meal, and is the only adult at the lunch who didnt fall ill.
He said Erin Patterson had separated from her husband, Simon, who lost
both his parents, but described their relationship as amicable.
The former couples two children were also at the lunch, he added, but
they ate a different meal and showed no sign of illness.
We have to keep an open mind in relation to this. It could be very
innocent, Thomas said. But again, we just dont know at this point
four people turn up and three of them pass away, with another one
critical, so we have to work through this.
Patterson has not been charged in the deaths.
Extremely poisonous mushrooms suspected
The symptoms suffered by Pattersons guests are consistent with
poisoning by death cap mushrooms, Thomas said, though toxicology reports
are yet to show exactly what they consumed.
Victoria Health issued a warning about death cap mushrooms (Amanita
phalloides) in April, describing them as extremely poisonous and
listing symptoms of consumption including violent stomach pains, nausea,
vomiting and diarrhea.
Even if initial symptoms subside serious liver damage may have occurred
that may result in death, the warning said.
Native to Europe, death cap mushrooms were first confirmed in Australia
in the 1960s, and they almost always grow near introduced trees, namely
oaks, according to Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.
Its not clear where the mushrooms consumed at the Leongatha lunch came
from, or what type they were. Toxins in death cap mushrooms cannot be
destroyed by boiling, cooking, freezing, or drying and eating only a
small portion can lead to death.
When asked by reporters what meal she had cooked, Patterson didnt
answer, instead retreating inside her home with the request to leave her
alone.
Police said they searched Pattersons home on Saturday and seized a
number of objects for forensic testing. Local media reports suggested a
dehydrator was found at a nearby rubbish dump though police wouldnt
elaborate on specific items.
Obviously a lot of the items that we have seized will be forensically
tested in the hope that can shed some light on what has occurred at the
lunch, Thomas said.
While police work to confirm what Pattersons guests ate, theyre urging
people to stay away from wild mushrooms.
I do ask people out in the community to think about mushrooms that they
may have picked out at paddocks, farms, whatever it might be. Please
think about whether they you should eat them, Thomas said.
My suggestion is if you havent purchased them from a supermarket or
something like that, perhaps stay clear of them.
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