Selects: The Tylenol Murders, Part II

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In 1982, Chicago saw 7 people drop dead under mysterious circumstances. The deaths sent the area into a panic, and after a lengthy investigation, police discovered a surprising murder weapon: Extra-Strength Tylenol. It would take several years for this pharmaceutical giant to reg ...  Show more

In 1983, nationwide panic broke out when seven people unknowingly ingested cyanide and tragically died. Suspects would range from a vengeful soldier to a mentally unstable school shooter, but who was actually responsible for one of the most vile acts of terrorism Chicago has ever ...  Show more

In January 2022, investigative journalists Christy Gutowski and Stacy St. Clair got a phone call they weren't expecting. Their source had an intriguing tip about an unsolved mass murder. Back in 1982, someone put poison on store shelves across the Chicago area. People died at ...

In 1982, people in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs began dying after taking poisoned Tylenol. Today, the case remains unsolved. But it's far from cold.

Chicago Tribune investigative reporters Christy Gutowski and Stacy St. Clair recently came out with a podcast call ...