What's Going on With Tylenol?

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Mary Kellerman's father heard her go into the bathroom before school began, and she took a Tylenol. He found his daughter in the bathroom, and she was pronounced dead shortly later. The doctor who treated the Janus family only knew of one chemical that could kill someone that quickly. Four of the 44 capsules from the Janus bottle contained cyanide. They also tested the capsules from the bottle found at Mary Kellerman's house, and again found cyanide.

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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