Erin Patterson spoke Wednesday about the July 2023 lunch and offered her explanations on how she planned the meal that killed three of her four guests who ate it.

Prosecutors allege she intended to kill two elderly couples – including her children’s grandparents – and deliberately picked death cap mushrooms for murder.

CAUTION: There are several similar-looking, potentially poisonous mushrooms that grow on wood. MDC said true oyster mushrooms will leave a white to grayish-lilac spore print. Oyster mushrooms can ...

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (Gray News) – Health officials in California are warning a community about poisonous mushrooms used in some meals that may be mistaken for a commonly eaten variety. Salinas ...

Calls to U.S. poison control centers about hallucinogenic mushrooms tripled in five years, even as calls about psychedelics decreased overall. A new paper by researchers at University of Colorado ...