The Tylenol Murders: Two Suspects, Two Investigations, Zero Answers. Pt. 2
5/13/202629 min
A week after seven people died from poisoned Tylenol, Johnson & Johnson received a handwritten letter demanding one million dollars. It was the first real break in the case, and it raised more questions than it answered. In the second of three episodes on the Tylenol murders, Katie Ring follows the investigation as it begins to fracture from within. As FBI agents, Chicago detectives, and suburban police clash over jurisdiction and trust, two very different suspects emerge: a man with a grudge, and a couple who had quietly vanished from Chicago weeks before the murders, leaving behind a trail that led somewhere far darker than anyone expected. This episode contains descriptions of poisoning. Please listen with care. Head over to our America’s Most Infamous Crimes YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericasMostInfamousCrimes If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow America’s Most Infamous Crimes to never miss a case! For ad-free listening subscribe to Crime House+ on Apple Podcasts. America’s Most Infamous Crimes is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios. 🎧 Need More to Binge? Listen to other Crime House Originals Clues, Serial Killers & Murderous Minds, Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes, Murder True Crime Stories, and more wherever you get your podcasts! Follow me on Social Instagram: @Crimehouse TikTok: @Crimehouse Facebook: @crimehousestudios X: @crimehousemedia YouTube: @AmericasMostInfamousCrimes America’s Most Infamous Crimes is hosted by Katie Ring Instagram: @the.self.defense.girl TikTok: @the.self.defense.girl To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Means, motive, opportunity. It's almost cliche at this point, but if you wanna figure out who committed a crime, those are the three key things you need. Miss out on any of them and your case could fall flat. That was exactly what was frustrating the Tylenol Task Force as their investigation dragged on for days, and then weeks. They figured out how the killer turned five ordinary bottles of painkillers into murder weapons. They knew when it was done, but what they didn't have yet was a motive. Without that, the investigation stalled, until a couple of well-placed tips looked like they might just bust the case wide open. [upbeat music] Hi, I'm Katie Ring, and this is America's Most Infamous Crimes. Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, I'll take you deep into cases that have a lasting imprint on society and still haunt us today. If you haven't subscribed yet, be sure to hit that button so you never miss an episode. Let's get into the chaotic search for the Tylenol Killer, and why personal grudges threatened to tear the investigation apart before it even got going. Every crime tells a story about the people involved, the system that tried to stop