Court Rejects Erin Patterson’s Appeal in Mushroom Murders Case NYT - Top Stories By: Victoria Kim 30 October 2026 at 00:48 Judges took away the possibility of parole for an Australian woman, Erin Patterson, and rejected a bid to overturn her conviction over deadly beef Wellington lunch. © William West/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesErin Patterson leaving the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, in 2025.