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Mom Who Cooked Allegedly Deadly Mushroom Lunch Admits She Lied to Cops

‘NIGHTMARE’

In a leaked statement to the police, Erin Patterson admits she lied about throwing away an item of kitchen equipment after three of her relatives died.

Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

Breaking News Editor

Published Aug. 14 2023 9:19AM EDT

Erin Patterson speaks to reporters after serving a meal using mushrooms believed to have killed three people in Australia. — ABC News YouTube

Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

Breaking News Editor

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