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Reality Life with Kate Casey

Ep. - 1306 - COLD CASE: THE TYLENOL MURDERS

Reality Life with Kate Casey

Kate Casey

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4.47K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders, a Netflix docuseries directed by Yotam Guendelman and Ari Pines and executive produced by Joe Berlinger, revisits a terrifying crime that rocked the nation in 1982. The series delves into the infamous Tylenol poisonings that shattered public trust in household brands and raises unsettling questions about whether the case was ever truly solved—or if a convenient suspect was used to conceal a deeper conspiracy. 

  

Kate’s guests are the co-directors Yotam Guendelman and Ari Pines.  

  

  

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0:24.5

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0:35.0

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0:38.0

The Amazing Kate Casey. Welcome back for another episode of Reality Life with KKC.

0:45.1

Today's episode is about Cold Case, the Tylenol murders, which is available to stream on Netflix on May 26th.

0:52.5

Today's episode is with the directors, Yotam Gwendolyman and Ari Pines.

0:57.5

This series is produced by Joe Berlinger and revisits a terrifying crime that rocked the nation in

1:03.5

1982. The series delves into the infamous Tylenol poisonings that shattered public trust in

1:09.7

household brands and raised unsettling questions

1:12.9

about whether the case was ever truly solved or if a convenient suspect was used to conceal

1:18.8

a deeper conspiracy. The case centers on a series of random cyanide poisonings in the Chicago area

1:25.5

where seven people, including a 12-year-old girl and several

1:29.4

members of the Janice family, died after taking extra strength Tylenol capsules unknowingly laced

1:35.6

with the deadly toxin. The tampering occurred at the retail level. Bottles were open,

1:41.7

the capsules were replaced with poisoned ones, and then the packaging resealed

1:46.0

and returned to store shelves. The deaths triggered widespread fear and prompted Johnson and Johnson

1:51.8

to recall more than 31 million bottles of Tylenol in a massive effort to protect the public.

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