The panic that began in Chicago spreads and begins to change the world. The investigation into the murders turns up leads and suspects, but still no one has ever been charged with the murders. It remains unsolved to this day. Find out the extent of what we know in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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This episode discusses the infamous Tylenol murders of 1982, in which seven people in the Chicago area died after taking Tylenol that had been tampered with. The crisis led to major changes in the way over-the-counter medications are packaged and sold, and is widely regarded as a textbook example of crisis management in the business world.
Johnson and Johnson managed to regain the public's trust and position themselves as victims after the Tylenol murders, but not without sacrificing millions and taking a hit financially.
The use of cotton in the medical industry dates back to the transportation of Bayer aspirin tablets, and even today, cotton is still used in various medical products.
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In 1982, Tylenol faced a crisis when capsules were laced with cyanide, killing seven people. Despite the creation of a 140-person task force and a hotline, the perpetrator was never found.
In 1982, seven people in the Chicago area died after consuming extra-strength Tylenol capsules that had been laced with cyanide. Despite a massive investigation involving local, state and federal law enforcement, the case has never been solved.
A man was mistaken for the owner of a bar he was in and was nearly charged with murder because of it. Despite being cleared, he was later charged with the murder of someone else.
Though the Tylenol murderers were never found, one man sought retaliation by framing the owner of the travel agency for it. This was in response to his wife never receiving her last paycheck when the agency went bankrupt.
The speaker discusses the Zodiac killer's habit of copying names and addresses of newspapers to send them letters, and the fact that he was ultimately railroaded into being convicted for the murders he committed.
A man was sentenced to 20 years for extortion and original credit card fraud, but was released after serving 13 years. The victim's family never got over the incident and hopes to someday find out who was behind it.
In 1982, seven people in Chicago died after taking Tylenol that had been laced with cyanide. Three years later, a woman in New York died in a similar incident but with a chemically different cyanide compound. The slow reaction by the company feels even more egregious given that it should have learned from the prior tragedy.
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