The doctor who sounded the alarm on Australia's mushroom murderer
Summary
Erin Patterson was convicted of murdering her in-laws and attempting to kill a local pastor by serving them toxic mushrooms in a beef Wellington dish. Dr. Chris Webster, who treated the victims, suspected the cause was the mushrooms and later confirmed it was not the meat. He became suspicious when Erin claimed the mushrooms came from a supermarket.Key Facts
- Erin Patterson was found guilty of murdering her in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail's sister, Heather Wilkinson.
- Erin was also convicted of attempting to murder Ian Wilkinson, who survived after hospital treatment.
- The victims began showing symptoms of poisoning and were initially thought to have food poisoning.
- Dr. Chris Webster treated Heather and Ian Wilkinson at Leongatha Hospital.
- Dr. Webster discovered the poisoning was due to toxic mushrooms, not the beef in the dish.
- Erin claimed the mushrooms came from a supermarket, which Dr. Webster found suspicious.
- Dr. Webster noticed Erin showed little concern for the victims, which increased his suspicion.
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