What happens now in the deadly mushrooms case

Published: Nov. 5, 2023, 6:01 p.m.

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It was the quiet country lunch that ended with three people dead, and the town\\u2019s pastor fighting for his life after police suspect the food they ate was laced with death cap mushrooms.

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Last week, there was a significant development in a case so bizarre it has attracted worldwide attention.

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The woman accused of hosting the now-infamous lunch, 49-year-old Erin Patterson, was arrested and charged by homicide detectives.

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Today, law and justice editor Chris Vedelago on how this latest news unfolded, and what happens with the case from here.

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