Technology sniffer dogs brought in by the Australian Federal Police discovered a large number of previously undetected devices at the Leongatha home of alleged mushroom murderer Erin Patterson last year, parliament has been told. Ms Patterson was charged with three counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder lateContinue Reading
A woman found murdered 31 years ago in a river in Belgium has been identified over three decades later thanks to her flower tattoo and an international appeal, Interpol said on Tuesday. The Lyon-based global police organisation said she was Rita Roberts from Cardiff in Wales and British. Roberts, foundContinue Reading
A former colleague of Erin Patterson has revealed details of her past life, describing her as “eccentric” and “abrasive” during her time as an air traffic controller in the early 2000s. Ms Patterson has been charged with three counts of murder and four counts of attempted murder. She is accusedContinue Reading
Mushroom murder-accused cook Erin Patterson is accused of making four attempts on her ex-husband’s life, court documents reveal. Erin Patterson, 49, made a brief appearance in the Latrobe Valley Magistrates’ Court on Friday morning after a police raid at her home on Thursday led to charges in an alleged poisoningContinue Reading
The woman charged with murder over a beef wellington allegedly containing poisonous death cap mushrooms is about to face court. Erin Patterson, 49, was charged with three counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder. The murder charges relate to a lunch she allegedly served to members of herContinue Reading
Erin Patterson has been charged with three counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder after a fatal mushroom lunch served at her home in Leongatha earlier this year. The 49-year-old was arrested at 8am on Thursday after a three-month investigation, with police raiding the Gibson St address withContinue Reading
The airline pilot who allegedly tried to crash an Alaska Airlines flight after admitting to taking magic mushrooms was once the safety officer at his flying club in California, New York Post has learned. Joseph Emerson, 44, was a “consummate professional” when a member of the NRI Flying Club inContinue Reading
A man arrested in connection with the stabbing of two female students at the Australian National University on Monday has been identified. Alex Ophel, 24, was taken into custody by ACT Police on Monday after a horror stabbing at the Canberra university. Police and paramedics were called to the ANUContinue Reading