VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-20
“Not only did the respondent sit by and watch her victims consume the deadly meal over chit-chat and banter, but the meal ended with a prayer for her, following her lie about having been diagnosed with cancer. ”
Crown prosecutors · said 2026-08-20 · reported 2026-08-20
Prosecutors described how Patterson watched her victims eat the poisoned meal and later feigned a cancer diagnosis.
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