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EPISODE · Feb 13, 2026 · 4 MIN

Episode 41- The Tylenol Murders: Poison on the Shelf

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In this unsettling episode of Five-Minute Crime, Ronan Wolfe examines the 1982 Tylenol Murders—when ordinary capsules turned into deadly weapons. Seven people died in the Chicago area after taking Tylenol laced with cyanide, triggering a nationwide panic and revolutionizing consumer safety forever. The case remains officially unsolved.

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