Poison At The Vending Machine - November 17 2023

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7 • 723 Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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November 17th: Last of the Paraquat Murders (1985) Random acts of violence can be more difficult cases to solve. On November 17th 1985 the last of what would be 11 victims took a deadly drink in a series of random poisonings that remains unsolved to this day. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraquat_murders, https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/10/world/japanese-puzzle-the-vending-machine-murders.html, https://www.grunge.com/364109/the-untold-truth-of-the-vending-machine-killer/, https://personalinjurylawcal.com/blog/the-paraquat-vending-machine-murders/, https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/the-vending-machine-murders-6876a52be4a7 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:02.8	When police arrive, they found the telephones and electricity lines. We have a weird hummus.
1:08.8	A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...
1:12.4	A cup of murder...
1:15.6	Random acts of violence can be more difficult cases to solve.
1:20.1	On November 17, 1985, the last of what would be 11 victims took a deadly drink
1:25.8	in a series of random poisonings that remains unsolved
1:29.1	to this day. So if you like your coffee hot but your bones chilled, sit back and start your day
1:35.6	with a morning cup of murder. In the year 1985, the Atsuka Pharmaceutical Company noticed a steep
1:42.5	decline in the sales of its healthy tonic drink, Oronom and C.
1:47.4	Wanting to revitalize sales, the company came up with a new campaign and offered a deal where,
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