The Chicago Tylenol Murders Pt. 3

Killer Stories with Harvey Guillén

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True Crime, Education, History

4.7 • 30.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

By 2011, the FBI was ready to reexamine the evidence. A theory emerged: What if the Mad Poisoner was actually the Unabomber? Ted Kaczynski had proven he was a revenge-seeking terrorist, and he had connections to Chicago. Perhaps he traded homemade bombs for poisoned pills. Or maybe the deadly concoctions came straight from the Johnson & Johnson facility itself. In the absence of clear answers, only theories remain… and rumors that someone is still out there, replacing Halloween treats with fatal tricks. This is a crossover special with Conspiracy Theories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi listeners, it's Vanessa.
0:03.5	Every week I take you into the minds and madness of serial killers.
0:07.3	But sometimes we need to look beyond our initial suspect, because the official story isn't
0:12.5	always the truth.
0:14.3	That's where I come in.
0:15.3	I'm Carter Roy, host of Conspiracy Theories.
0:18.7	This is our last episode on Chicago's Tylenol Murders, which happened 40 years ago this week.
0:24.9	Due to the sensitive nature of today's episode, listener discretion is advised.
0:29.0	This episode includes discussions of homicide and dismemberment.
0:32.5	We advise extreme caution for children under 13.
0:45.5	Light Snow drifted outside Michael, no Tarnacola's home in Yonkers, New York.
0:51.0	Michael and his girlfriend, Diane Elz Roth, cozyed up in the den, watching some late-night
0:55.7	TV, a snog romantic evening.
0:59.5	That is, until Diane said she had a headache.
1:03.9	Michael opened his pantry and fished out a bottle of extra-strength Tylenol.
1:08.2	It was February 1986.
1:12.2	Four years had passed since the so-called Mad Poisoner brought the nation to its needs.
1:17.8	By that point, Johnson and Johnson had taken extra measures to keep its product tamper-proof.
1:24.6	Michael tore through the three layers of protection, the adhesive, the plastic band and the aluminum
1:30.4	foil.
1:31.4	It was a fresh bottle.
1:33.2	He knew it would be safe.
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