# Australian "Mushroom Poisoner" has been charged with murder & attempted murder (Convicted July 6, 2025) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 3, 2023, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-mushroom-poisoner-has-been-charged-with-murder-attempted-murder-convicted-july-6-2025/992534 "2023-11-03T15:11:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 38
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-mushroom-poisoner-has-been-charged-with-murder-attempted-murder-convicted-july-6-2025/992534/38 "2025-07-07T16:01:31Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I’m pretty sure this came up in the BBQ Pit, too, but it wasn’t the Omnibus Evil thread. Not sure where it was. I believe this is the cite you seek > [@Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657/4748): > > Surely everyone here has made a minor cooking mistake using the wrong ingredients? Patterson said Wednesday she splurged on expensive ingredients and researched ideas to find “something special” to serve. She deviated from her chosen recipe to improve the “bland” flavor, she said. She believed she was adding dried fungi bought from an Asian supermarket from a container in her pantry, she told the court. There are additional comments off and on for about 20 more posts. Including a lengthy synopsis comment by you. I remembered it because I commented right below you on another subtopic that was weaving in and out amongst the mushroom one. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-mushroom-poisoner-has-been-charged-with-murder-attempted-murder-convicted-july-6-2025/992534)._