Case 118: The Chicago Tylenol Murders
On Wednesday September 29 1982, in the Illinois suburb of Arlington Heights, 27-year-old U.S postal worker Adam Janus felt the symptoms of a cold coming on and decided to take the day off from work. After picking up his two children from preschool, he visited a local Jewel supermarket to purchase some pain relief medication.
Team:
Anonymous Host - research, narration
Milly Raso - research, writing
Mike Migas - production, scoring
Andrew D.B. Joslyn - additional scoring
Comments (9)
Best analysis of this event I've heard - so many further people to be interested in. GREAT job Casefile team!
I kept thinking I had heard this before, and it was making me really second guess myself. Thankfully Casey mentioned the other case they also presented that was about product tampering. This is honestly so shocking. I can’t imagine not taking for granted over the counter medication, especially these days, where they label and seal all products. I can see why now!
That is really scary!! I am having cancer treatment and I take Nurofen and panadol to relieve the associated pain and headaches that are some of the many side-effects. The idea of something as innocuous as one of these being poisoned is just mind-boggling....and for what purpose???
I vividly remember this when it was happening and lived in the area. Was a scary time, afraid to take anything for a headache! Horrible!
Oh, wow. I’m from the Chicago suburbs. I was too young to really remember this going on, but definitely remember my mom telling me to always check pill bottles to make sure they are sealed properly.
My cousins lived in Arlington Heights. I’m just a few towns over. It was a scary for sure.
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