Hi listeners, it's Vanessa.

Every week I take you into the minds and madness of serial killers.

Today I'm teaming up again with Carter Roy from conspiracy theories to explore Chicago's

Tylenol murders, which happened 40 years ago this week.

Today we'll dive into the psyche of one of the authorities suspects and evaluate the

idea of his involvement in the Poisonings.

Due to the sensitive nature of today's episode, listener discretion is advised.

This episode includes discussions of homicide and dismemberment.

We advise extreme caution for children under 13.

On October 6, 1982, a dozen federal and state agents hovered outside the lakeside

travel agency where the so-called mad Poisoner worked.

The officers stormed into the small office blocking the exits and surrounding the cold-blooded

killer at his desk.

The officers weren't sure how things would go.

Maybe he'd calmly rise from a seat, resigned to his capture.

Or maybe he'd resist arrest and go out with a final bang.

Frederick Miller-McCahee did neither.

Instead, he just sat there, stunned.

As police stared at the entrepreneur, they quickly realized he wasn't their guy.

It's not clear why they came to that conclusion, but perhaps it was McCahee's absolute shock

at being arrested.

The seasoned agents who'd executed the raid eventually realized he wasn't their man.

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