GUILTY Australia - 3 dead after eating wild mushrooms, Leongatha, Victoria, Aug 2023 *Arrest* #21

[Monstradamus]

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/06/health/california-death-cap-mushrooms

 

[LinasK]

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/06/health/california-death-cap-mushrooms

Most Californians know not to forage mushrooms or let their dogs eat mushrooms off the lawn. Only eat mushrooms purchased from a market.

 

[Detechtive]

Mushrooms aren’t even expensive when they’re hand picked from an organic safe seller. Why do people continue this?

 

[LinasK]

Mushrooms aren’t even expensive when they’re hand picked from an organic safe seller. Why do people continue this?

It's beyond me. I never forage mushrooms. I only buy mushrooms from a market, then you are guaranteed that they are safe.

 

[LinasK]

Erin's experience as a mushroom forager means that she knew she was picking Death Caps. She knew exactly what to look for and what to avoid. She purposely foraged the Death Caps. That's why she had all the books and photos of them.

 

[Monstradamus]

Mushrooms aren’t even expensive when they’re hand picked from an organic safe seller. Why do people continue this?

If only EP had taken that course of action and bought her mushies from a grocery store.

 

[Monstradamus]

Erin's experience as a mushroom forager means that she knew she was picking Death Caps. She knew exactly what to look for and what to avoid. She purposely foraged the Death Caps. That's why she had all the books and photos of them.

Yes, she was a meticulous researcher. Not so good at hiding evidence, though.

 

[LinasK]

If only EP had taken that course of action and bought her mushies from a grocery store.

That's the point- it was no "accident". She intended to forage for Death Caps and knew exactly what to look for and where to find them. She figured that she could pull it off by hiding them in a dish with other innocuous mushrooms so that no one could blame it on the mushrooms.