
1982 Chicago Tylenol Murders
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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Discovery of Cyanide in Tylenol Bottles
This chapter focuses on the investigation into the Tylenol bottles and the discovery of cyanide. Investigators receive two Tylenol bottles with the same lot number and detect a strong almond scent, confirming their suspicion of cyanide. Tests reveal that four of the remaining capsules in the bottle and the Janice's bottle contain cyanide.
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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.
