Forty years later, investigators still cant say with certainty. (Josh Reynolds/AP) The investigation into the 1982 Tylenol murders was pretty dormant when an FBI . Many people who handled potential evidence in 1982 didnt wear gloves because it wasnt protocol at the time. All Rights Reserved. Some of the investigators started using it privately, too. Every agency imaginable attended, many of them represented by their top leaders. Several suspects did too. I think we ended up charging that guy with a misdemeanor, some disorderly conduct or some nonsense, he said. A casket is carried out of St. Hyacinth Roman Catholic Church after the funeral Mass for three members of the Janus family in 1982. Pero quin fue el asesino? The Tribune interviewed nearly two dozen members of the task force, many of whom confirmed the reports veracity and added their own perspective. These other men were all worried about his chances. That wasnt there.. Employees of the Chicago City Health Department continue to test Tylenol medication for the presence of deadly cyanide at the Department's lab on Oct. 7, 1982. The police investigation into the Tylenol murders has centered around prime suspect James Lewis for decades. Whoa, whoa, he recalled. Someone, police hypothesized, must have taken bottles off the shelves of local grocers and drug stores in the Chicago area, laced the capsules with poison, and then returned the restored packages to the shelves to be purchased by the unknowing victims. Fahner stepped off the stage and ducked behind a blue velvet curtain, where a state police officer briefed him. Or, at the very least, get them to remember his name. With no apparent motive and little evidence to go on, it was a tough task. The bottle's cap was easily opened. At first, the story focused in the Chicago/Cook County . He goes, It smells like burnt almonds. . The Tylenol murders of 1982,was a pointless killing spree that resulted in the death of seven Chicago area people from Tylenol tablets .The Tylenol poisoning killings was from tampering with over-the-counter Tylenol branded acetaminophen pills laced with potassium cyanide. And then there are agents who dont. Extra-Strength Tylenol, shown in a Tribune studio photograph, once was packaged in a paper box with an unglued lid. The CPD set up its own tip line and organized 35 detectives to work out of what was then Area 6 Headquarters at Belmont and Western. Lab technicians Nlada Marzette, left, and Lynn Pilaggi inspect the contents of Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules for cyanide contamination at the Illinois Department of Public Health in 1982. It sounds like an urban legend, but it was chillingly real in 1982. I dont know what he thought. So he thought hed maybe get a lifetime supply of ham. It didnt take long for Fellmann to recognize the pressures and expectations under which the newly formed task force would operate. We didnt get anything, but we were kicking around ideas like that.. Authorities believed they offered clues about who could and who could not have poisoned the capsules. NBC News has not reviewed those documents. He would gravitate toward someone with a blue suit and red tie, the quintessential 1980s-style power suit. Her parents gave permission. In a surveillance still photo, you can see a man who looks remarkably similar to Lewis standing in the background as one of the victims, Paula Prince, checks out. Christy Gutowski focuses her work on stories about criminal justice, public corruption and issues that impact the everyday man. Seven people between the ages of 12 and 35 years old died in 1982 after ingesting extra-strength Tylenol capsules that were found to have been laced with cyanide, a deadly chemical. The agents didnt bother to pretend that labeling rules were their true motivation for getting involved. (Michael Budrys / Chicago Tribune). Stanley died that very day and Theresa died two days later. Given the totality of the circumstances, some thought it unusual for the Illinois attorney general to lead the investigation. (Chicago Tribune), Look, like any other series of government bureaucracies, theres always tension between agencies, he said. "As you can see, it is easy to place cyanideinto capsules sitting on store shelves," he wrote in the letter. The decision cost the company more than $100 million, an enormous amount in 1982. The first few days were spent talking to people closest to Prince and sifting through the many tips they received. The FBIs involvement puzzled some because, as far as anyone knew, the federal agency didnt have jurisdiction in the case. The attorney general had no authority to intervene, but Fahner had been an outstanding federal prosecutor, a well-liked director of the state police and an effective leader of major criminal investigations. It all goes to them, and you get nothing in return., Chicago police Superintendent Richard Brzeczek talks about the Tylenol investigation on Oct. 7, 1982, about a week after the seven deaths. They knew the locations. He investigated the Tylenol poisonings in the Janus family and later served as police chief in Island Lake. They were particularly concerned that something happened during the manufacturing or the shipping or storage, Wolnik said. Most working detectives really dont trust the FBI, and the FBI doesnt trust us, Ford said. Mary was dead by 7 a.m. Despite the passage of time and, in a way, because of it the bottles still may offer clues as to who poisoned the capsules. They had a lot of questions and I didnt have any answers at all., Mike Severns, a former Elk Grove Village police detective assigned to Mary Kellerman's murder, says it still bothers him that officials neglected to update her grieving parents in the early days of the investigation. In the first year alone, the task force used it to track more than 35,000 individuals and 15,000 companies contacted as part of the investigation. The coppers and the FBI guys that I knew all worked together. Authorities wont discuss the potential theories or suspects they have amid an investigation that they insist remains open and unforgotten. In fact, so many big dogs were present, Fellmann said he couldnt find a free chair inside his own 60-seat roll call room. [Para leer en espaol] Los asesinatos de Tylenol, parte 2: Tylenol mezclado con cianuro fue el arma homicida. James Thompson, Illinois Secretary of State James Edgar and shook his head. The lot numbers for the McFarland, Reiner and Prince bottles indicated they were manufactured in Round Rock, Texas, and went to different warehouses in the Chicago area before ending up on store shelves. The first tainted Tylenol victim - Mary Kellerman, 12, of Elk Grove Village - collapsed and died on . Several victims families told the Tribune they didnt hear much from investigators after those initial interviews. Everyone who had access to the box including the judge and his wife provided fingerprints for comparison. Members of the media the same people who were constantly pestering him for information nicknamed Fahner Tylenol Ty. It stuck. J.J. Bittenbinder a tough-talking, mustachioed detective who would later gain fame as a TV safety expert served as a liaison to Fahners task force in Des Plaines. Before that she reported for the Daily Herald, the Dayton Daily News and The Topeka Capital-Journal. What was he liked as a boss?, She added: Good and bad, I want to hear those stories, because its a reflection of who I am., Hurricane Ian: South Carolina and Florida comb wreckage to assess deadly toll, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. And he grabs the pills, picks them up in his hand, dumps a whole bunch of them in his hand and starts sniffing, Ford recalled. The Tylenol murders have never been solved, though at one point, the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, was a suspect. Arlington Heights police Chief Rodney Kath, second from left, works with other members of the Tylenol task force at its Des Plaines headquarters in 1982. The latest Tribune poll showed he was down by about 20 points in the upcoming election. Early on, the task force decided to instruct the public to get rid of their Tylenol by either turning it in to police departments or throwing it away. The substance was grainier than the untainted Tylenol on the left. Ford and his partner Jimmy Gildea both said they tried to stop him because evidence technicians hadnt been to the scene yet, but Stein brushed off their concerns. Police grasped for suspects who might be the so-called "Mad Poisoner." I do think it created a lot of problems because youre always thinking theres somebody doing something behind your back.. When Ford and Gildea arrived at the North Side flophouse where the man lived, he was still on the phone with a company operator and was promising to punish Hormel just like he had in the Tylenol case. Our property guy, he couldnt keep up with it., Chicago police Officer Sam Barsevich, left, takes inventory of Tylenol bottles that residents turned in at his station on Oct. 2, 1982. In keeping with that theory, the task force contacted hospitals to ask about anyone treated for poison burns or symptoms, in case the killer became ill or injured during the spree. That evening, Illinois Attorney General Ty Fahner sat on a dais listening to stump speeches at the Kane County Republican Organizations annual dinner. Many of the task force members interviewed by the Tribune recounted difficulties as more than 100 people tried to work as a team. Paramedics came and took Adam Janus to a nearby hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead from what they suspected may have been a heart attack. I stepped off that dais, Fahner told the Tribune this year. These packaging protections soon became the industry standard for all over-the-counter medications. Chicago police Detective Charlie Ford, assigned to the Prince murder, recalled being stunned when Cook County Medical Examiner Robert Stein showed up at the victims Old Town condo and immediately asked to see the Tylenol. Illinois state police and FBI supervisors did most of the talking at that first meeting, several attendees told the Tribune. The Kellerman and Janus bottles contained Tylenol from lot MC2880, manufactured in Pennsylvania on April 26, 1982. He believed Thompson was behind the move, though Fahner denied it. Neither did the chemist who performed the cyanide test. Reporters from the Chicago Tribune tracked down Lewis last month as part of the investigative podcast "Unsealed: The Tylenol Murders" and asked him if he has any theories on who the Tylenol Killer might be. Investigators first considered whether the tampering could have occurred at the manufacturing plants. Stores were pulling the product off shelves. Kouba reviewed each as it came in, deciding which needed a field agents attention and which could be placed in a bin with other ludicrous claims. What the hell is this? The arrests came as the result of an undercover FBI operation, and The Marquette 10 as the disgraced officers came to be known remain an enduring symbol of police corruption in Chicago. And I would wake them up just to say good night, you know?. Following the same theory, investigators took pictures . The Tylenol Murders In 1982, seven innocent Chicago civilians were boldly murdered. 3: A Nightmare on Halloween: With Molly Jean Brandenburg, Carter Roy. He also laid the foundation to get Extra-Strength Tylenol off store shelves statewide, going beyond the single batch the pain relievers manufacturer had recalled that day. Margolis, who later became director of the Illinois State Police, says multiagency efforts always endure allegations of infighting and spotlight stealing. Back then, bottles of pills did not have tamper-proof seals, just a cotton ball stuffed inside. Chicago police Detectives Jimmy Gildea. Ford, a Vietnam veteran with a classic Chicago accent and an Irishmans love of storytelling, died of a heart attack a few days after speaking with the Tribune. She rarely heard how the tips panned out. While acetaminophen the active ingredient in the top-selling pain reliever was a fine white powder, these were filled with a grainy, translucent substance. Still, in his opinion, Fahner was exactly what the task force needed. The Tylenol murders: The story of a 40-year-old unsolved case begins with a terrifying medical mystery. Some of those interviews may have gone to an agent who didnt do a good job., Shari Kouba, shown in July at an FBI office in Mount Prospect where she used to work, ran a tips desk as part of the Tylenol task force. President Reagan wanted the FBI in the investigation, retired FBI Special Agent Roy Lane Jr. told the Tribune. I was the detective at the scene. (Carl Wagner / Chicago Tribune). Thats because nobody was keeping track of who was buying cyanide, Wolnik said. The investigation would fork, taking the FBI and Chicago police down vastly different paths. Unfortunately, each victim swallowed a Tylenol capsule laced with A lethal dose of cyanide. Elmhurst police Detective Herb Hogberg interviewed a chemist who had been laid off from the company in recent months. Helena Tarasewicz, mother of Tylenol victim Theresa "Terri" Janus, weeps over the casket containing her daughter's body during graveside services at Maryhill Cemetery in Niles in 1982. His brother and sister-in-law, Stanley, 25, and Theresa, 19, of Lisle, Illinois, rushed to his home to console their loved ones. Retired FBI agent Roy Lane Jr., shown in August, is the only member of law enforcement who has been part of the Tylenol investigation in its entirety. Investigators express frustration, anger even. The most promising leads involved people doing curious things with chemicals. It is something that altered the life of every person in the world, Janus, who had never before spoken publicly about her ordeal, told CNN. In Illinois, some towns began pulling bottles from the store shelves and sent police officers down the street with bullhorns encouraging people to throw out their Tylenol. Finally, in late July, officials from both Cook and DuPage gather for a video conference. wide worlds of science, health andtechnology. Investigators quickly dismissed the possibility that the killer was targeting a single victim and the other bottles were contaminated to make it harder to solve that murder. Not just the hours, but the frustration. Customers who had a problem, anybody that could make some money out of it.. Testing found cyanide in the Extra-Strength Tylenol capsule on the right. Subscribe to Heres the Deal, our politics Tainted capsules were discovered in early October in a few other grocery stores and drug stores in the Chicago area, but, fortunately, they had not yet been sold or consumed. They apologized, he said, but the trust had been broken. Critics who had prematurely announced the death of the brand Tylenol were now praising the companys handling of the matter. The Tylenol murders would soon spur the development of plastic seals and tamper-evident packaging. The effort was Herculean, said Jeremy Margolis, a former U.S. attorney who was assigned to the task force. His boss assigned him to the Janus murders two days earlier because the departments more seasoned detectives were working the fatal beating of a homeless man in a local park. "Ladies, you ever been harassed for something for 40 years that you had nothing to do with?" We felt kind of creepy doing it, retired FBI agent Bob Gibson said of his graveyard duty. The Tylenol investigation began as a loose collaboration among detectives in Arlington Heights and Elk Grove Village, the towns where the first three deaths were identified. Seven people died in 1982 after taking painkillers from bottle someone police do not know who had slipped cyanide pills into. He also would have a history of animal cruelty, Lane told the Tribune. Fahner had worked for James Thompson in the U.S. attorneys office, handling some of the citys biggest federal corruption cases. It didnt take long for the Tylenol murders to become national news. Eight of them would be three-member squads composed of a federal agent, a state investigator and a suburban detective from one of the towns where the victims lived or tainted bottles were discovered. The results came back positive for cyanide at 1:30 a.m. The dire situation, both in terms of human life and business, made it imperative that the Johnson & Johnson executives respond swiftly and authoritatively. Dr. Howard Markel. And there were a lot of bottles to come out of that lot.. Tylenol murders investigators pursue new charges in 40-year case. According to the state police memo obtained by the Tribune, the FDAs work traced the cyanide from the tainted capsules to Fisher Scientific, a Massachusetts-based lab supply company, which distributed that particular batch in 1978. Former Chicago police Superintendent Richard Brzeczek, shown in September, says he felt Ty Fahner was chosen to head the task force for political reasons. Now she's sharing her story for the first. They knew the weapon. We had gloves in our car and basically used them on decomposed bodies. So as we organized, there were about 10, 15 different avenues of investigations to pursue, like disgruntled employees, former employees, lawsuits, Lane said. 1: Poisoning the Well: Directed by Travis Clark. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/tylenol-murders-1982, Why Eleanor Roosevelts civics book for kids is making a comeback. The man shrugged off his dismissal when investigators asked, saying it was the nature of the business. Authorities already considered the womens deaths to be cyanide related by the time they contacted Fahner during his campaign event. Among them was Lane, a well-respected federal agent who would help put away all kinds of criminals during his nearly 30-year career, including mob boss Sam Carlisi, former Illinois Gov. History's Greatest Mysteries looks into the theories regarding the Tylenol Murders in Chicago 1982. All 3 networks lead with the Tylenol story on the first day of the crisis. Pero quin fue el asesino? I dont think that bore fruit at all.. The Tylenol murders fundamentally changed the way we consume medication - among other things, leading to tamper-proof pill and bottle designs. After eliminating the possibility that the poisonings happened at the plant level, investigators scoured the backgrounds of workers at trucking companies and storage warehouses involved in the distribution of the tainted bottles, as well as other company records. Come to 1425 Armstrong Lane.. And so the Department of Justice just looked up a law and by a little bit of a hook and a crook said the FBI has jurisdiction because of an FDA law (about) truth in labeling.. The state police memo indicates fingerprints were found on at least one of the bottles, as well as a full print on the inside of a different bottles box. Retired FBI agent Roy Lane Jr., shown in August, is the only member of law enforcement who has been part of the Tylenol investigation in its entirety. The task force met each morning at the Des Plaines headquarters to discuss leads and get their assignments. I tell you, this wasnt a CSI show, he said. Prince was officially declared dead by the Medical Examiner's office at 6:45 p.m. Investigators discovered a bottle of Extra-Strength Tylenol in her bathroom with one capsule missing and a. When the family returned home, both Adam's brother Stanley and Stanely's wife Theresa took a Tylenol, resulting in both of their deaths. Over the next few days, three more strange deaths occurred: 35-year-old Mary McFarland of Elmhurst, Illinois, 35-year-old Paula Prince of Chicago, and 27-year-old Mary Weiner of Winfield, Illinois.. But no one has ever been arrested in connection with the spate of poisonings that shattered the families of Janus and the others. He bought a rancid ham at Jewel and when he opened it, it was spoiled. I think after a day or two, the state police realized theyre on their own. On Friday afternoon, doctors removed Stanley Janus wife, Terri, from life support. Police departments and fire stations began collecting bottles, as well. With absolute certainty, they can say the following: Records show at least four fingerprints were found during the initial investigation. (Don Casper / Chicago Tribune), People were terrified, Fahner said. Nearly three weeks after the murders, for example, the FBI asked Chicago Tribune columnist Bob Greene to write a column about Mary Kellerman and include specific details such as the familys home address and the location of the little girls grave, with her parents permission. Deputy coroner Siekmann recalled going to Winfield to pick up the Tylenol collected from Reiners house a few hours after her death. The new timeline suggests Lewis wrote the letter before the public knew the deaths were linked to the tainted Tylenol pills, according to the Chicago Tribune. The FBI and Chicago police performed separate, but largely parallel, investigations until Oct. 6. Perhaps he traded homemade bombs for poisoned pills. Simply put, the feds entry into the investigation hinged on the admittedly preposterous notion that the manufacturer intentionally put poison in the pain reliever and then committed a misdemeanor crime by not including it on the label. The White House, however, had ordered the FBI to find a way into the case amid growing public panic. It marked the first mass recall in U.S. history, involving more than 31 million bottles. NBC News reached out to Lewis and did not receive a response. In 2000, Joy Bergmann revisited the story in "A Bitter Pill" . John Fellmann, whose last name was misspelled on his ID from 1980, was a young Arlington Heights police detective when he was assigned to the Tylenol murders. Tylenol murders victims Among the victims there were three from the same family, as Adam Janus, aged 27 collapsed after ingesting extra-strength Tylenol and was rushed to the hospital where he died. Tribune reporter Stacy St. Clair told NBC News correspondent Kathy Park on TODAY Friday that a number of law enforcement sources close to the investigation have told her that Lewis is the only person currently described as a target of the investigation. The Tylenol case marked one of the earliest uses of the approach. The 50-count bottle, which the woman told police she purchased at Franks Finer Foods in Wheaton, contained seven capsules filled with potassium cyanide, records show. Photo by Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Theories The first suspect is 48 year old dock worker Roger Arnold, who said some suspicious things about the Tylenol murders at a bar one night. Congress eventually criminalized tampering with medications and other consumer products, classifying that as a federal crime that could carry up to life imprisonment in cases involving a death. In all, the task force had only eight bottles to offer clues to where and when the tampering could have taken place. You shove those up my nose again, youre going to get socked in the face. The bottle's cap was easily opened. As weeks went by without an arrest, detectives started using different doors to avoid the cameras. And Fahner wasnt the only source of tensions. Tylenol Ty, Ford said. The tips were written up on 3x5 index cards. 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