Authorities were convinced the killer didnt know any of the victims. Over the next few days, three more strange deaths occurred: 35-year-old Mary McFarland of Elmhurst, Illinois, 35-year-old Paula Prince of Chicago, and 27-year-old Mary Weiner of Winfield, Illinois.. Learn more about Friends of the NewsHour. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune). Testing found cyanide in the Extra-Strength Tylenol capsule on the right. Retired FBI agent Roy Lane Jr., shown in August, is the only member of law enforcement who has been part of the Tylenol investigation in its entirety. In a surveillance still photo, you can see a man who looks remarkably similar to Lewis standing in the background as one of the victims, Paula Prince, checks out. But their deaths did inspire a series of important moves to make over-the-counter medications safer (albeit never 100 percent safe) for the hundreds of millions of people who buy them every year. Our property guy, he couldnt keep up with it., Chicago police Officer Sam Barsevich, left, takes inventory of Tylenol bottles that residents turned in at his station on Oct. 2, 1982. Helena Tarasewicz, mother of Tylenol victim Theresa "Terri" Janus, weeps over the casket containing her daughter's body during graveside services at Maryhill Cemetery in Niles in 1982. So as we organized, there were about 10, 15 different avenues of investigations to pursue, like disgruntled employees, former employees, lawsuits, Lane said. It wasnt a grab for authority. For example, Johnson & Johnson developed new product protection methods and ironclad pledges to do better in protecting their consumers in the future. Security cameras were scarce in suburban Chicago in 1982, but investigators checked the images that existed. wide worlds of science, health andtechnology. Some of the investigators started using it privately, too. Paramedics came and took Adam Janus to a nearby hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead from what they suspected may have been a heart attack. An FBI agent stood up and started to give a rundown of Chicagos case. The operation was primarily staffed by female agents who answered phone calls and assessed information while their male counterparts worked in the field. Perhaps he traded homemade bombs for poisoned pills. Other copy-cat poisonings, involving Tylenol and other over-the-counter medications, cropped up again in the 1980s and early 1990s but these events were never as dramatic or as deadly as the 1982 Chicago-area deaths. They had a lot of questions and I didnt have any answers at all., Mike Severns, a former Elk Grove Village police detective assigned to Mary Kellerman's murder, says it still bothers him that officials neglected to update her grieving parents in the early days of the investigation. I mean, theres 10,000 reasons why people compete with each other. She has received numerous national honors for her work. Tainted capsules were discovered in early October in a few other grocery stores and drug stores in the Chicago area, but, fortunately, they had not yet been sold or consumed. The FBI and Chicago police performed separate, but largely parallel, investigations until Oct. 6. The attorney general had no authority to intervene, but Fahner had been an outstanding federal prosecutor, a well-liked director of the state police and an effective leader of major criminal investigations. All Rights Reserved. Employees of the Chicago City Health Department continue to test Tylenol medication for the presence of deadly cyanide at the Department's lab on Oct. 7, 1982. Local police departments and states attorneys offices have been trying to crack the case for 40 years. 3: A Nightmare on Halloween: With Molly Jean Brandenburg, Carter Roy. And you know, some agents are better than other agents and can really do a good job. (Charles Knoblock / AP). The evening marked an important shift in the tragedy, moving from a swiftly solved medical mystery into a massive criminal investigation. Its a one-way street for information back and forth. As a state crime, murder fell under the purview of local law enforcement. "As you can see, it is easy to place cyanideinto capsules sitting on store shelves," he wrote in the letter. A new book by a former Johnson & Johnson employee suggests the Tylenol poisonings, which killed seven people in the Chicago area in 1982, took place in the company's production or distribution. It was 1982. But ultimately, three more people Mary Reiner, Mary McFarland and Paula Prince died within days after taking what they thought was an Extra-Strength Tylenol. (Charles Osgood / Chicago Tribune). Thank you. "While this tragic incident remains unsolved, this event resulted in important industry improvements to patient safety measures including the creation of tamper-resistant packaging.". Ford said he quickly interrupted. I tell you, this wasnt a CSI show, he said. The decision cost the company more than $100 million, an enormous amount in 1982. he answered. The bottle's cap was easily opened. If people threw out their Tylenol, authorities would never know the full extent of the tampering. Chicago police Detective Charlie Ford, assigned to the Prince murder, recalled being stunned when Cook County Medical Examiner Robert Stein showed up at the victims Old Town condo and immediately asked to see the Tylenol. And only months later, it changed the way we purchase and consume over-the-counter medications. Fahner stepped off the stage and ducked behind a blue velvet curtain, where a state police officer briefed him. At the time just four, Janus recalls being with her father, Adam, in their Chicago suburb when he bought an Extra-Strength Tylenol bottle that someone had slipped cyanide pills into. They gave her one extra-strength Tylenol capsule that, unbeknownst to them, was laced with the highly poisonous potassium cyanide. The task force opted to work out of an Illinois state police bunker in Des Plaines, a central location that would be home to a tip line, twice-a-day investigator briefings and news conferences for the scores of reporters camped outside the building. Forty years later, investigators still cant say with certainty. The 40-year-old Tylenol murder investigation remains at a standstill. It started in 1982, not long after the murders. The Tylenol murders of 1982,was a pointless killing spree that resulted in the death of seven Chicago area people from Tylenol tablets .The Tylenol poisoning killings was from tampering with over-the-counter Tylenol branded acetaminophen pills laced with potassium cyanide. The best suspect for the Tylenol murders has always been James William Lewis, who sent an extortion letter to Johnson & Johnson demanding $1 million to stop the murders. Chicagos doing what they want, so lets just give them something minor to do.. History's Greatest Mysteries looks into the theories regarding the Tylenol Murders in Chicago 1982. You know, because Ty was just a classy lawyer, and he never was a politician, he said. And they would remain apart for the next four decades. The first tainted Tylenol victim - Mary Kellerman, 12, of Elk Grove Village - collapsed and died on . In keeping with that theory, the task force contacted hospitals to ask about anyone treated for poison burns or symptoms, in case the killer became ill or injured during the spree. The agents didnt bother to pretend that labeling rules were their true motivation for getting involved. She would be the seventh and final person to die from taking the poisoned medication. The company also introduced price reductions and a new version of their pills called the caplet a tablet coated with slick, easy-to-swallow gelatin but far harder to tamper with than the older capsules which could be easily opened, laced with a contaminant, and then placed back in the older non-tamper-proof bottle. Unfortunately, each victim swallowed a Tylenol capsule laced with A lethal dose of cyanide. Christy Gutowski focuses her work on stories about criminal justice, public corruption and issues that impact the everyday man. And my next thought was that there are too many cooks in the kitchen.. Some investigators on the case, including a few still involved with it, considered the rendered profile too vague to be of any real use. Severns confronted people at both agencies, who blamed each other for keeping him in the dark. Because all the other possibilities had been eliminated.. Former DuPage County Coroner Pete Siekmann, who in 1982 was a deputy coroner, handled the Tylenol bottles from Mary "Lynn" Reiner and Mary McFarland. And neither does the DNA. In the first year alone, the task force used it to track more than 35,000 individuals and 15,000 companies contacted as part of the investigation. Former Chicago police Detective Jimmy Gildea, shown at his Chicago home in July, investigated the death of Tylenol victim Paula Prince. But others, including Lane, found it immensely helpful and from his perspective ultimately accurate. On that day, two unrelated things happened: A pub owner made a phone call to police, and an extortion letter arrived at a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary. I thought, well, this is rather impressive, Siekmann said. President Reagan wanted the FBI in the investigation, retired FBI Special Agent Roy Lane Jr. told the Tribune. The red cap was easily flipped open, with nothing but a little piece of cotton left to cover the capsules. Michael Petros, DrPH Wednesday, September 29, 1982 at 6:30am CDT, the nightmare that was to be known as the "Tylenol Murders" began 1. The original theory behind the crimes was a culprit who took the Tylenol bottles from drug and grocery stores in the Chicago area over a period of weeks, opened the capsules and added potassium cyanide, after which the culprit would return the bottles to the stores to be purchased. We also are still were looking at emerging forensic technology, Sgt. Many people who handled potential evidence in 1982 didnt wear gloves because it wasnt protocol at the time. Investigators, however, are prepared should that question arise. Illinois Attorney General Ty Fahner talks about the Tylenol deaths on Oct. 1, 1982. The man shrugged off his dismissal when investigators asked, saying it was the nature of the business. Seven people died in 1982 after taking painkillers from bottle someone - police do not know who - had slipped cyanide pills into Ramon Antonio Vargas Sun 2 Oct 2022 02.00 EDT Forty years after the. By 2011, the FBI was ready to reexamine the evidence. They told stories of information hoarding, turf wars and glory seeking even when there was none to be had. Police departments and fire stations began collecting bottles, as well. Most came from a banking service that snapped a photograph of anyone writing a check. He was released in 1995 after serving only 13 years. (Michael Budrys / Chicago Tribune). The prints, however, dont match the prime suspect. (Josh Reynolds/AP) The investigation into the 1982 Tylenol murders was pretty dormant when an FBI . Several victims families told the Tribune they didnt hear much from investigators after those initial interviews. And I want people to know that, yeah, this was my family, and it has changed all of us.. They can do it, in part, by revisiting the earliest days of the Tylenol investigation, a time when evidence was not always handled according to todays careful standards. Several months have passed since the suburban detective made his pitch to the Cook County states attorneys office. But thats not a problem, the investigators say. Each participant has a packet of information that authorities use to explain their findings. Following the same theory, investigators took pictures . Police departments were working the murders in relative isolation, and each county had its own states attorney to oversee the case. He investigated the Tylenol poisonings in the Janus family and later served as police chief in Island Lake. McNeill and Johnson & Johnson offered replacement capsules to those who turned in pills already purchased and a reward for anyone with information leading to the apprehension of the individual or people involved in these random murders. Other task force members, it should be noted, werent particularly fond of Chicagos efforts either. Come to 1425 Armstrong Lane.. Wherever they stand, everyone wishes they had achieved a different result. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration then cautioned the public against taking the pain reliever in capsule form. The Unsolved Tylenol Murders of 1982: The Unabomber Theory Written by C.W.S. The task force knew the mechanism behind the murders, Fellmann said. As weeks went by without an arrest, detectives started using different doors to avoid the cameras. A native of the south suburbs, Gutowski received a master's degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois at Springfield and is a graduate of Southern Illinois University. Johnson & Johnson initially recalled only those products with the same batch number as the Janus and Kellerman bottles. [[Para leer en espaol] Los asesinatos de Tylenol, parte 2: Tylenol mezclado con cianuro fue el arma homicida. (Don Casper / Chicago Tribune), People were terrified, Fahner said. The tainted bottle from the Schaumburg pharmacy contained three partial prints on the capsules, but (they) were not suitable for comparison, the memo states. Within a week, her death would panic the entire nation. Whats going on? The victims had all taken Tylenol-branded acetaminophen capsules that had been laced with potassium cyanide. And, in the decades since, scientific advances have allowed investigators to detect DNA profiles on at least three of the tainted bottles and the capsules inside. The Tribune interviewed nearly two dozen members of the task force, many of whom confirmed the reports veracity and added their own perspective. Siekmann didnt wear gloves. The Chicago Tylenol Murders: With Laurence Fishburne. She also laments that her dad never got to meet her and her husband, her son, her stepson and her step-grandson. That testing uncovered three more poisoned bottles: two turned in by customers in Wheaton and Chicago and one found on a Schaumburg pharmacy shelf. A casket is carried out of St. Hyacinth Roman Catholic Church after the funeral Mass for three members of the Janus family in 1982. In all, the task force had only eight bottles to offer clues to where and when the tampering could have taken place. I have no idea who gave that one, but it was perfect.. Our highest responsibility has always been the health and safety of our consumers," Johnson & Johnson said in a statement to NBC News. Mike Severns, a former Elk Grove Village police detective assigned to Mary Kellerman's murder, says it still bothers him that officials neglected to update her grieving parents in the early days of the investigation. Here's what to know about the history of the case and the latest developments. Dr. Howard Markel writes a monthly column for the PBS NewsHour, highlighting momentous historical events that continue to shape modern medicine. I said, Agent, agent. Hearing that threat, the detectives said, they banged on the door and announced themselves as police. Investigators pulled library records to see who had checked out books on cyanide. Theories The first suspect is 48 year old dock worker Roger Arnold, who said some suspicious things about the Tylenol murders at a bar one night. Many people who handled potential evidence in 1982 didnt wear gloves because it wasnt protocol at the time. Some worked at the medical examiners office, which played a key role in figuring out the cyanide connection. That evening, Illinois Attorney General Ty Fahner sat on a dais listening to stump speeches at the Kane County Republican Organizations annual dinner. Do not use it.. The Kellerman and Janus bottles contained Tylenol from lot MC2880, manufactured in Pennsylvania on April 26, 1982. NBC News has not reviewed those documents. And everyone in the meeting is aware of one undeniable truth: There is no physical evidence linking a suspect to the poisonings. . The new timeline suggests Lewis wrote the letter before the public knew the deaths were linked to the tainted Tylenol pills, according to the Chicago Tribune. He already had a new job. He didnt fit that profile, Hogberg said. Others found Fahner the obvious choice. Lane would think of that line a year later when, without prompting, a suspect called him and offered to help solve the case. The 20-year-old would be buried alongside her husband and her brother-in-law Adam in a triple funeral made even more heartbreaking when relatives had to pull Terris mother off her daughters casket before it was lowered into the ground. Finally, in late July, officials from both Cook and DuPage gather for a video conference. Four decades later, task force leaders downplay accusations of tensions among the agencies, suggesting history has been revised in an effort to explain why no one has been charged with the murders. Fahner had worked for James Thompson in the U.S. attorneys office, handling some of the citys biggest federal corruption cases. I think after a day or two, the state police realized theyre on their own. Ted Kaczynski had proven he was a revenge-seeking terrorist, and he had connections to Chicago. Within a year, and after an investment of more than $100 million, Tylenols sales rebounded to its healthy past and it became, once again, the nations favorite over-the-counter pain reliever. Several suspects did too. Pain in the neck, Hogberg said of his CPD counterparts. Given the totality of the circumstances, some thought it unusual for the Illinois attorney general to lead the investigation. The task force didnt know who or why.. What was he liked as a boss?, She added: Good and bad, I want to hear those stories, because its a reflection of who I am., Hurricane Ian: South Carolina and Florida comb wreckage to assess deadly toll, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. So I stopped by the house on the way home, introduced myself and tried to answer any questions they had, he said. The discovery, so far, has been more of a curse than a blessing for present-day investigators, who have spent years obtaining DNA samples from investigators, public health officials, scientists and medical professionals who came in contact with the poisoned Tylenol. Advances in technology have allowed investigators to determine the postmark date on the extortion letter written by Lewis that demands $1 million be wired to a bank account "if you want to stop the killing," according to the Chicago Tribune's review of the documents. Why was this happening? Thompson put him in charge of the investigation to get TV time. Investigators quickly dismissed the possibility that the killer was targeting a single victim and the other bottles were contaminated to make it harder to solve that murder. Stacy St. Clair joined the Chicago Tribune in 2007. The killer may have salted the bottles with cyanide-laced capsules while standing in the store aisle, investigators thought. They apologized, he said, but the trust had been broken. The attorney general largely stopped campaigning after joining the task force, but his face was on TV every night. Photo by Yvonne Hemsey/Getty Images. Chicago police Detectives Jimmy Gildea. Her parents gave permission. The agencies, at times, clashed with each other. The FBIs counterintelligence unit even reached out to their Soviet counterparts to see if they had any spy satellite images that could help, according to former FBI agent Grey Steed. Records show law enforcement has spent the past several years dealing almost entirely with forensic evidence. Here, you go, Pete, the police chief said, passing the bottle to him without the type of evidence bag that would now be standard in any investigation. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune). As for the ongoing case, sources familiar with the investigation told the Chicago Tribune that charges are not imminent and may not come at all because the case lacks physical proof. Details about the seven victims, how they obtained the tainted bottles and their final moments were outlined in a confidential police memo obtained by the Tribune. And he grabs the pills, picks them up in his hand, dumps a whole bunch of them in his hand and starts sniffing, Ford recalled. Thats being made out of whole cloth all these years later. We were looking for somebody that really looked like they didnt belong. And there were a lot of bottles to come out of that lot.. Each person underwent a rigorous background check. In 1983, the U.S. Congress passed what was called the Tylenol bill, making it a federal offense to tamper with consumer products. And as soon as we got the word out that Tylenol had been laced, people said, What do we do? I said, Well, if youve got any in your medicine cabinet either put it in a plastic bag and keep it or throw it away. At first, the story focused in the Chicago/Cook County . It was at this point, early October of 1982, that investigators made the connection between the poisoning deaths and Tylenol, the best-selling, non-prescription pain reliever sold in the United States at that time. Ford, a Vietnam veteran with a classic Chicago accent and an Irishmans love of storytelling, died of a heart attack a few days after speaking with the Tribune. A drugstore clerk removes Tylenol capsules from the shelves of a pharmacy Sept. 30, 1982, in New York City after reports of tampering. Not just the hours, but the frustration. Fahner, as head of the task force, quickly became the public face of the investigation. There was little evidence to go on, no inkling of a motive and five people dead. They would work the case in Chicago and send someone else to Des Plaines to play nice with the others. The bottles, however, needed to be tested before they could say with certainty. Arlington Heights police Chief Rodney Kath, second from left, works with other members of the Tylenol task force in an old state police bunker in Des Plaines. He told her no, then carried the memory of the Kellermans anguish with him for the rest of his time on the task force. While acetaminophen the active ingredient in the top-selling pain reliever was a fine white powder, these were filled with a grainy, translucent substance. Seven people died in 1982 after taking painkillers from bottle someone police do not know who had slipped cyanide pills into. Following the same theory, investigators took pictures of everyone who attended the victims funerals and set up time-lapse cameras at grave sites to see if they could capture anyone acting unusual. Retired FBI agent Roy Lane Jr., shown in August, is the only member of law enforcement who has been part of the Tylenol investigation in its entirety. Authorities already considered the womens deaths to be cyanide related by the time they contacted Fahner during his campaign event. So he thought hed maybe get a lifetime supply of ham. In reality, some task force members still accuse their colleagues of secretive behavior 40 years later. Oct. 2, 1982: CBS 2's Phil Walters reports on the investigation into the Tylenol poisonings. Police reports mention several former Johnson & Johnson employees, though none was ever considered a serious suspect. Chicago police Superintendent Richard Brzeczek talks about the Tylenol investigation on Oct. 7, 1982, about a week after the seven deaths. Indeed, the Johnson & Johnson recall became a classic case study in business schools across the nation. He didnt get in our way. Another tip involved a man who was threatening to poison Hormel food products. A photograph of a television screen shows the specific lot number for a batch of Extra-Strength Tylenol that was the first to be recalled. However, investigators believe circumstantial evidence is enough to make this a "chargeable" case, but that decision would have to come from prosecutors, according to documents reviewed by the Chicago Tribune. John Fellmann at his home in Huntley in September. Kouba reviewed each as it came in, deciding which needed a field agents attention and which could be placed in a bin with other ludicrous claims. Most working detectives really dont trust the FBI, and the FBI doesnt trust us, Ford said. alfie boe brain tumor, Capsules while standing in the neck, Hogberg said of his CPD counterparts received numerous national honors for her.... 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