The Australian woman accused of killing her estranged husband’s elderly relatives with toxic mushrooms in a home-cooked meal is sharing her story — and dropping bombshells — during multiple days of testimony in court.

Erin Patterson, 50, is accused of intentionally putting death cap mushrooms — which are among the most poisonous in the world — in a beef Wellington dish she served at a July 2023 lunch at her home in the small town of Leongatha, some 85 miles from Melbourne.

All four of her guests — her husband’s parents, aunt and uncle — were hospitalized with gastrointestinal symptoms the following day, and three of them died the following week from altered liver function and multiple organ failure due to Amanita mushroom poisoning.

Patterson was briefly hospitalized but did not have

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