EP285: The Death Cap Mushroom Murders

Crimes and Consequences

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6 • 869 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Crimes & Consequences, we unravel The Death Cap Mushroom Murders. A case that begins with a homemade lunch and ends with multiple deaths, a complex investigation, and a courtroom reckoning that captivated the world. Calm on the surface. Calculated beneath.
This is a story about proximity, patience, and the terrifying power of something so ordinary it could be served for dinner.

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0:00.0	This episode may contain content of a graphic nature, including descriptions of physical and sexual violence against adults, children, and animals.
0:21.4	Listener discretion is advised.
0:33.7	Hi, I'm Shannon.
0:35.9	Hi, I'm Tanya.
0:37.0	And we are Crimes and Consequences, a hardcore true crime podcast.
0:44.4	Hey, Shannon.
0:45.7	Hey, Tanya.
0:46.4	How are you?
0:47.3	I'm doing all right.
0:48.6	How are you?
0:49.3	I'm doing very, very well.
0:52.3	Thank you.
0:53.1	Considering.
1:04.2	Considering. It could be so much worse. I mean, my goodness. You know, I remember one time, here's a bit of information, maybe a little two truths and a lie.
1:12.0	But I'll just tell you what the.
1:16.0	You know what I think of when I say stuff like, oh, could be worse.
1:19.9	Anybody ever been in a psych ward?
1:22.6	I have.
1:25.9	So when I say it, I just think of any kind of time I was, you know, a moment when I was in there and I'll be like, when I was on the inside.
1:34.2	When I was on the looking out.
1:36.5	I mean, yeah, it could be worse. You're right.
1:39.2	But it is, yeah, cannot complain. Everybody's good here. And everybody's looking for the weekend.
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