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Erin Patterson tries to enlist her estranged husband\'s family to help reunite the family.\\xa0

Patterson cooks a big meal of Beef Wellington and invites her ex, Simon Patterson, as well as Simon\'s parents Gail and Don Patterson. Erin also invites Gail\'s sister Heather and her pastor husband, Ian Wilkinson to the dinner.\\xa0

Simon Patterson cancels at the last minute. The rest of the family enjoys the meal.\\xa0 Gail Patterson, 70, and her husband, Don, 70, both get sick within a day of eating the food.\\xa0 Gail Patterson\'s sister, Heather Wilkinson, 66, and her husband Pastor Ian Wilkinson, also get sick. All three die a few days later. Much beloved Pastor Ian Wilkinson survives the meal but now needs a liver transplant.\\xa0\\xa0

Police opened an investigation saying the people who fell ill and died displayed symptoms of having eaten death cap mushrooms. Erin Patterson is arrested and charged with 3 counts of murder and 5 counts of attempted murder.

The 49-year-old maintains her innocence and stresses she did not intentionally poison her guests.\\xa0\\xa0 \\xa0

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• Jarrett Ferentino \\u2013 Homicide Prosecutor in Pennsylvania; Host: \\u201cTrue Crime Boss\\u201d Podcast; Facebook & Instagram: Jarrett Ferentino\\xa0
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• Dr. Bethany Marshall\\xa0\\u2013 Psychoanalyst (Beverly Hills); Twitter: @DrBethanyLive/ Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall; Appearing in the new show, \\u201cParis in Love\\u201d on Peacock
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• Chris McDonough\\xa0\\u2013 Director At the Cold Case Foundation, Former Homicide Detective; Host of YouTube channel: \\u201cThe Interview Room\\u201d
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• Joe Scott Morgan \\u2013 Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, \\u201cBlood Beneath My Feet,\\u201d and Host: \\u201cBody Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan;\\u201d Twitter: @JoScottForensic
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• Dr. Lyle D. Burgoon, Ph.D.\\xa0\\u2013 Toxicology Expert, President and CEO of Raptor Pharm & Tox, Ltd., and Fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences; Critical Science Podcast:\\xa0https://critscipod.com;\\xa0Twitter/X: @DataSciBurgoon
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• Nicole Partin - CrimeOnline.com Investigative Reporter; Twitter: @nicolepartin\\xa0\\xa0
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