1982 Chicago Tylenol Murders
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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The Tylenol Poisonings and the Introduction of Tamper-Resistant Packaging
This chapter discusses the 1982 Tylenol poisonings, the lack of tamper-resistant packaging at the time, and how it led to the introduction of safety measures such as glued boxes, plastic sleeve shrink wraps, foil safety seals, and tamper-proof tablets.
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Transcript
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.
