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Murder In America

38: EP. 39 - TEXAS - The Poisoned Pixy Stix: The Halloween Murder of 8-Year-Old Timothy O’Bryan

Murder In America

Blood In The Sink Productions

True Crime

4.88.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

In 1974 a horrific crime Houston, Texas, a murder that would spawn urban legends for years to come. A young kid had been murdered after eating a poisoned piece of candy he had received while Trick or Treating on Halloween... but WHO could have been responsible for this atrocity? WHO was the person responsible for "KILLING HALLOWEEN"? The answer will SHOCK you... and YOU'RE listening, to MURDER IN AMERICA.
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0:55.0

Halloween is undoubtedly one of the best days of the year, especially when you're a little kid.

1:04.0

You and your friends are dressing up as princesses, witches, ghosts.

1:09.0

You've been planning out your costume for weeks, and on the 31st of October, every year, the big day is finally here.

1:17.0

Once night falls, you and your friends spend hours running around the neighborhood, knocking on stranger's doors, asking for candy.

1:25.0

By the end of the night, you and your friends compare Halloween baskets, seeing who got the most candy.

1:32.0

But the fun doesn't end there.

1:35.0

After trick or treating is over, you get to come home, empty your candy out on the floor, and eat as much as you can before bedtime.

1:43.0

This is exactly what happened in our case for today, with a little boy named Timothy O'Brien.

1:50.0

But instead of eating his candy and peacefully falling asleep after a night of fun, Timothy starts to vomit.

1:57.0

He starts to converse.

2:00.0

His dad knew that something was wrong and he called the police, but unfortunately, Timothy would never make it to the hospital alive.

2:08.0

He died that Halloween night, because there, inside of his Halloween basket, was a treat that had been laced with cyanide.

2:18.0

This is the story of the poison pixie stick, the Halloween murder of eight-year-old Timothy O'Brien.

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