#family-betrayal

#family-betrayal

Patterson was convicted in July of murdering Don and Gail Patterson and Gail's sister, Heather Wilkinson, with a lunch of beef Wellington laced with foraged death cap mushrooms. Patterson was also convicted of attempting to murder Heather's husband Ian Wilkinson, who spent weeks in a hospital. Not only did you cut short three lives and cause lasting damage to Ian Wilkinson's health, thereby devastating extended Patterson and Wilkinson families, you inflicted untold suffering on your own children, whom you robbed of their beloved grandparents

Then they won and bought a million-dollar barn-converted house and a Porsche, not to mention luxurious trips to Dubai, Monaco, and New York City. Media stories say their fortune ended in 2010 when a freak fire gutted their house, which was underinsured, forcing them to shell out for repairs and seven months of temporary accommodations. Shortly after, there were claims that Roger drove away in the Porsche after Lara confronted him over emails suggesting that he was interested in another woman.

After her father's arrest, one daughter testified he asked her to create a "deepfake" of her late mom claiming she urged him to order poisons for suicide.

Graham's theft from his mother included funds used for lavish expenses like art, travel, and jewelry, highlighting a deep betrayal of trust.