The Tylenol Murders

Listen to this episode from Historically High on Spotify. If you have ever been bested by the safety features of over the counter medicine, you are dealing with a direct result of the Tylenol Murders. In the fall of 1982, Chicago had 7 confirmed deaths from Tylenol consumption. The initial concern was a manufacturing issue. Once they found out the tainted pills came from different facilities, the theory got darker. A potential mass poisoning caused by a single person or group of people was feeling more likely. Then Johnson & Johnson got a letter demanding a million dollars for the chaos to stop. The writer of the letter felt like he was the perfect suspect for the crime. The only problem was they couldn't tie him to anything. Then the suspect list widen. To this day, the Tylenol Murders are unsolved. Join us as we try to solve this true crime mystery while we get Historically High on The Tylenol Murders.Support the show