The Tylenol Murders /// Trailer | Forensic Files

[Music] [Music] [Music] thank you foreign it's a normal Wednesday a work day a school day a day in the
life but you don't feel normal you have a headache a cold or a fever you do the most normal thing in the
world you take your preferred pain reliever pills with a sip of water knowing that soon you'll feel like
yourself again only you don't within minutes of taking the pills you experience respiratory failure
seizure cardiac arrest and death this is what happened in the greater Chicago area in Illinois
several people took over the counter pain medication for everyday ailments purchased at their neighborhood pharmacy
only to die inexplicably within hours what in the world happened here How could a medication the very essence
of something intended to make people better kill them so suddenly and efficiently it is the very rare but very
real crime of product tampering someone some ones or maybe even a group of people were poisoning the General
Public killing indiscriminately shopping at the grocery store was like playing Russian roulette
but what was the motive the how was clear but the why and what for is anyone's guess
was the motive simply just to kill was this a form of public terrorism or mass extortion or both
and what kind of monster uses a painkiller as a vehicle for murder this is true crime garage
and this is the case of the Tylenol murders [Music] September 29th 1982 Mary Kellerman was 12 years old the
middle schooler lived in Elk Grove Village Illinois she wasn't feeling well that day and had stayed home from school
she told her dad that she had a headache and a sore throat and he went to the medicine cabinet and brought her an
extra strength Tylenol capsule he took from a bottle his wife purchased the day before at a Jewel Osco store in Elk
Grove Village Mary dutifully swallowed the pill went into the bathroom and then she collapsed by the time paramedics
arrived they found Mary in full cardiac arrest she was rushed to the hospital where she
was pronounced dead around 10 A.M doctors could only guess that she had suffered an aneurysm she was her parents
only child

The Tylenol Murders /// Episodes 480-481

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This week we explore an unsolved case out of the Chicago area. Back in the early 80’s the Tylenol Murders became the most extensively covered news event since the assassination of JFK. In just three days, seven people died all exhibiting the same symptoms. Symptoms that pointed to cyanide poisoning as the cause.

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Brief Summary

The episode discusses the 1982 Tylenol murders and the tragic case of Mary Kellerman's death from poisoned medication.

Key points

The Tylenol Murders. A series of mysterious deaths linked to over-the-counter pain medication rocked the Chicago area.
Mary Kellerman's Tragic Death. A 12-year-old girl dies after taking Tylenol, marking the start of a chilling case.

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What in the world happened here?

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