The Cyanide Killings

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The deaths with the exception of Janice family all took place in different towns. Johnson & Johnson offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Psychics were calling. People were calling because they think their uncle is a little crazy and they should investigate the uncle.

On September 29, 1982, Adam Janus suddenly collapsed in his home outside of Chicago. He died within hours. Later that same day, in the same house, his brother also collapsed — then his sister-in-law. All three of them had been healthy. Nobody could figure out what was going on.

Stacy St. Clair and Christy Gutowski reported an investigative series looking back on the Tylenol murders for the Chicago Tribune. You can listen to their podcast here, and read their series in the Chicago Tribune here.

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