Selects: The Tylenol Murders, Part I
Stuff You Should Know
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4.6 • 79.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 March 2022
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
On one terrible day in Chicago in 1982, seven people died suddenly and mysteriously. In just a matter of hours, it becomes clear, someone has poisoned bottles of Extra-Strength Tylenol, one of the most trusted and widely-used products in America. Learn all about it in this classic episode.
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| 0:00.0 | There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of. |
| 0:05.7 | That's why we launched The Big Take. |
| 0:08.3 | It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit |
| 0:14.0 | to give you some space to think. |
| 0:16.4 | I'm Wes Kosova. |
| 0:17.7 | Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters. |
| 0:23.6 | Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. |
| 0:30.8 | Hey everybody, it's me Josh and for this week's Select, I've chosen a two-parter, |
| 0:35.6 | one of the most baffling true crime mysteries ever to hit America, the Tylenol murders. |
| 0:42.4 | In part one, what you're about to hear now, we introduced the murders, the senseless deaths, |
| 0:48.0 | and the panic that gripped America. And then you'll hear from me again for part two. |
| 0:53.7 | So in the meantime, enjoy part one and I'll see you soon. |
| 1:02.2 | Welcome to Stuff You Should Know, a production of I Heart Radio. |
| 1:11.9 | Hey and welcome to the podcast. I'm Josh, there's Chuck, there's Josh. |
| 1:17.3 | Not me, Chuck. |
| 1:19.2 | Guess producer Josh is back in the house. |
| 1:21.8 | Yeah and there's little Chuck in your pocket. |
| 1:24.3 | Remember little Elvis? |
| 1:25.3 | I was just about to say that. |
| 1:27.3 | You got that right, Tony. |
| 1:29.0 | Oh man, what a great sketch. |
| 1:30.8 | That was Nicholas Cage, wasn't it? |
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