Erin Patterson: The Mushroom Murderer
Former Australian police detective Duncan McNab shared his insights on Erin Patterson, who poisoned her family members with death-cap mushrooms in a Beef Wellington lunch.
I've met some killers in my time, and some of them just view other people as an inconvenience, a trouble to be removed.
McNab expressed his surprise that Patterson didn't expect anyone to survive, particularly Ian Wilkinson. He stated,
I don't think she assumed that Ian Wilkinson would survive.
In the 1970s, the Pacific Northwest was notorious for serial killers. Patterson's conviction for poisoning her family members sparked significant public interest.
Author's summary: Erin Patterson's case is a shocking example of poisoning.
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