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cyclonefence

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1. And thus began

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Oct 5, 2023, 09:19 AM

Oct 2023

the foil/plastic liners you have to punch through to get to OTC meds and all kinds of other changes I can't recall right now which made it a lot harder to tamper with or, actually, buy OTC meds.

Was anyone ever arrested? This was a horrible yet incredibly ingenious crime. It would be difficult to pinpoint who the intended victim was (if there was one), and nobody had apparently ever capitalized on the ease with which capsules could be opened, emptied and refilled.

A really important historic date.

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On this day, October 5, 1982, Tylenol products were recalled after bottles were found with cyanide. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2023 OP

And thus began cyclonefence Oct 2023 #1

I can't recall a disposition of the case either. Chainfire Oct 2023 #2

I'm pretty sure no one was ever connected to the poisoning. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2023 #3

They had several suspects but not enough evidence to prosecute. Ocelot II Oct 2024 #4

Thank you for that informatiion. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2024 #5