First of seven cyanide-laced Chicago Tylenol victims dies; six others consume the contaminated capsules and ultimately die from them
The Chicago Tylenol murders were a series of poisoning deaths resulting from drug tampering in the Chicago metropolitan area in 1982. The victims consumed Tylenol branded acetaminophen (paracetamol) powder-filled capsules that had been adulterated with potassium cyanide. At least seven people died in the original poisonings, and there were several more deaths in subsequent copycat crimes.
No suspect has been charged or convicted of the poisonings as of 2026.
The Chicago Tylenol murders were a series of poisoning deaths resulting from drug tampering in the Chicago metropolitan area in 1982.
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