The world has been gripped by the case of Australian woman Erin Patterson, who was charged with the murder of three people after allegedly serving them a lunch of beef wellington containing poisonous death cap mushrooms (Amanita phalloides).
A new element of the sensational story emerged in court this week, when prosecutors reportedly alleged Patterson used iNaturalist to locate and visit places where death cap mushrooms were known to grow.
Slighty altered:
when prosecutors reportedly alleged the murderer used Google Maps to locate and visit places where handguns were known to be sold.
Sounds kinda dumb, doesn’t it? Once again, a lesser known app gets a portion of the blame because of shitty people.
P.S. I use iNaturalist and greatly appreciate all the people who correct my identifications.
