Trial of Erin Patterson: Accused of Poisoning Guests with Fatal Meal

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Erin Patterson is on trial for allegedly poisoning her guests, leading to three deaths and one attempted murder, and she pleads not guilty.

Patterson avoided severe poisoning symptoms by inducing vomiting after her guests left, unlike those who consumed her meal.

She claims the poisoning was accidental, resulting from a mishap with mushroom storage, as she has a history of foraging mushrooms.

Patterson admitted to deceiving her in-laws about having cancer to arrange a lunch meeting regarding her weight loss surgery.

She disposed of her dehydrator and wiped her phone to eliminate evidence related to the mushrooms she foraged, including death cap mushrooms.

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