It started as a home-cooked meal, ended in multiple deaths and a court sentence for Erin Patterson. Here's how the death cap became the center of a chilling murder case.

Death cap mushrooms have a large domed or white cap, depending on age and an off-white stem. They can grow up to 15cm wide and 15cm tall and although they look similar to a number of mushrooms that can be eaten, they are highly poisonous and ingesting them can be deadly.

Erin Patterson, an Australian woman was found guilty of murdering three of her estranged husband's relatives by deliberately serving them poisonous mushrooms for lunch. The case gripped Australia during its nine week trial,