1982 Chicago Tylenol Murders

MYS294: In 1982, 7 people suddenly died in Chicago, having taken Extra Strength Tylenol just before, and police learned the pills had been tampered with. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what happened, who was responsible, and how these events changed American permanently. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Watch this episode and subscribe on YouTube The video will be available at noon Eastern on the day of release. Help us continue to offer Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode: * Scott Bartz’s book Tymurs * Scott Bartz’s book Tylenol Man * Scott Bartz’s book Tymurs NYC * Amazon/Netflix documentary Painkiller: The Tylenol Murders * Chicago Magazine’s timeline of events * Chicago Tribune’s timeline of the first day of the events * Tylenol Murders * Cyanide * Cyanide Poisoning * Michael Solomon article on the murders * Photo of man in store * Chicago Reader biography of James Lewis * James Lewis interview * James Lewis’s drawings * Lewis death announcement (video) * Lewis death announcement (article) * SciShow video Does Tylenol Actually Do Anything? * Please spread the word about the podcast. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! * Purchase the books and other material from this and other episodes at the Mysterious World Bookstore. * Join the conversation at the Starquest Facebook page and the Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World Facebook page. * Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord * Send your feedback or comments to [email protected] or send a tweet to @mys_world * You can also leave a voice message on the Mysterious Feedback Line at (619) 738-4515 This Episode is Brought to You By: