Erin Patterson appeal: Mushroom killer must stay in jail forever for 'truly dreadful' crime, prosecutors say — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/erin-patterson-appeal-mushroom-killer-must-stay-in-jail-forever-for-truly-dreadful-crime-prosecutors-sayContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Erin Patterson appeals for reduced sentence in mushroom murder casehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/erin-patterson-appeal-mushroom-killer-must-stay-in-jail-forever-for-truly-dreadful-crime-prosecutors-sayhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/erin-patterson-appeal-mushroom-killer-must-stay-in-jail-forever-for-truly-dreadful-crime-prosecutors-say#u45879Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:16:23 +0000Prosecutors are seeking to keep Erin Patterson in jail forever for the 'truly dreadful' murder of her husband and two relatives with Death Cap mushrooms. Patterson's appeal is based on a hotel blunder that allegedly caused an unfair trial. The prosecution argues that she should never be released from prison.Why it mattersThe case involves the death of Patterson's husband, Greg Patterson, and her relatives, Julie and Brett McKechnie, and Brett's mother, Liz McKechnie, who died after consuming poisonous mushrooms at a dinner in 2014. Erin Patterson was convicted of murde