Overview

• Dr. Camille Truong testified that no traces of death cap mushrooms were found in the beef Wellington remnants, identifying only supermarket field mushrooms.
• Security footage shows Erin Patterson disposing of a food dehydrator at a local tip, which later tested positive for traces of Amanita phalloides and her fingerprints.
• Medical experts confirmed that Patterson exhibited no signs of liver damage or death cap poisoning, in contrast to her lunch guests who suffered fatal poisonings.
• Mycologist Dr. Tom May provided evidence on the challenges of identifying death cap mushrooms and noted sightings near Patterson’s home prior to the fatal lunch.
• The defense argues the poisoning was an accident, highlighting Patterson’s claims of sourcing mushrooms from supermarkets and an Asian grocer.