### [2026-10-30](/feed/2026/10/30/index.md)

##### Leongatha mushroom murders
# The Court of Appeal of Victoria, Australia, rejects Erin Patterson's appeal against her murder convictions and removes her 33-year parole eligibility, effectively imposing life imprisonment without parole for killing three relatives with death cap mushrooms in 2023. 

Australian mushroom murderer Erin Patterson lost a bid to overturn her convictions and had a harsher sentence imposed on Friday, failing to prove she was wrongfully jailed for killing...


### Sources:

1. [AFP](https://www.afp.com/en/australian-mushroom-killer-loses-appeal-has-sentence-extended)

### Changes:

1. The Court of Appeal of Victoria, Australia, rejects Erin Patterson's appeal to her murder convictions and removes her 33-year parole eligibility, effectively imposing life imprisonment without parole for killing three relatives with death cap mushrooms in 2023.  _2026-10-30 02:18:52 (First version)_
1. The Court of Appeal of Victoria, Australia, rejects Erin Patterson's appeal against her murder convictions and removes her 33-year parole eligibility, effectively imposing life imprisonment without parole for killing three relatives with death cap mushrooms in 2023.  _(Current version)_

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