Talk:Chicago Tylenol murders/Archive 1

Inappropriate statement of fact
Stating that James Lewis had "no connections to the deaths" is wrong, in my opinion. It's unknown whether or not he was involved. Some articles I've seen claim that the police concluded he couldn't have been the killer, while others suggest that they simply were unable to prove that he was involved. Since we don't know for sure, we shouldn't make a claim either way. --Fusion 03:00, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

Comment 1
From the article:

''The capsules were later found to contain 65 milligrams of cyanide each, more than 10,000 times the lethal dose to an adult. This is the first known deliberate tampering of a medication that led to death.''

Obviously, they caused death - however, cyanide is not that toxic. Ricin - by injection - had a lethal dose of dozens of times the amount of cyanide implied. Looking at, cyanide has a lethal dose of almost 5 magnitudes more than the amount implied above! Pakaran. 11:58, 30 Sep 2004 (UTC)
 * I concur there is a problem here. I find an LD50 of about 2 mg/kg which makes it lethal to 50% exposed at roughly a 120 mg dose. I'm not sure where the problem lies here, so I'm going to remove the sentence for the moment. Siradia 06:39, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

Effect on Halloween 1982
If I remember correctly, the Tylenol scare had a major effect on Halloween in the U.S. and Canada. Does anybody have any facts (candy sales, costumes sales or rentals, etc.)that would support this. If so, it might make an interesting tidbit for this article.--Palm90 03:19, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Name, again.
First off, "Crisis" should not be capitalized. Secondly, "crisis" is the wrong word anyway - it implies lots of chaotic, interacting tensions, while these were premeditated murders. Think "Cuban Missile Crisis" or the like for the actual usage of crisis. The move rationale was that it implied Tylenol did the murders itself, which is silly, but if you believe that, then it's equally possible to interpret the current title as Tylenol being in a crisis itself, which is also ridiculous. I think it should be moved back to "1982 Chicago Tylenol murders". SnowFire 17:58, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Michael Swango
I have always thought of it as more than just a coincidence that Michael Swango lived in Illinois at the time of the 1982 Chicago Tylenol murders. Has this thought crossed anybody elses mind? Earpol (talk) 14:08, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

New updates in the investigation - links to massachusetts
according to a new article (http://www.wickedlocal.com/somerville/news/police_and_fire/x1452244081/Tylenol-killer-traced-to-Cambridge-Somerville), the FBI is investigating cambridge/somerville, ma locations that may be linked to this case. Rmd1023 (talk) 18:02, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

best title?
Seven people died -- is Tylenol "scare" the best title for this? Tylenol murders? Tylenol tampering? Tylenol crisis? [[User:CatherineMunro|Catherine\talk]] 08:16, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * I gather there was a large ruckus over this, but the title could be better, I'm thinking something with the year or city in it... Thanx 68.39.174.91 09:25, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

I changed it, but it is kind of long. Father Howabout1 Talk to me! 04:12, August 13, 2005 (UTC)

No information on the "conspiracy" that states the cyanide was added before the Tylenol even hit factories and was covered up by using a murder news story? Or what about contradictory statements on the length it takes for cyanide to destroy the gel by various authorities? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.240.206.208 (talk) 05:50, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

New Suspect In Tylenol Murders
http://unazod.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=30

The above essay, authored by me, details the evidence pertaining to a new suspect in the Tylenol Murders case. The evidence is substantial and compelling. The essay is factually supported and cites to references. I think it is something people who visit this entry would be interested in reading. Akwilks (talk) 18:33, 16 May 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Akwilks (talk • contribs) 18:10, 16 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia is WP:NOT the place for original thought, self-promotion, etc. IF it ever becomes a major news story, then we may link to a representative article in the news covering it. If not it will never be on this article, per Wikipedia standards. DreamGuy (talk) 17:06, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

"Wikipedia is not the place for original thought". Really? How sad. The proposed link meets all requirements. It is with the same parameters as the other links. People interested in this topic will want to read it.Akwilks (talk) 14:51, 18 May 2009 (UTC)


 * That's a fascinating theory. Sadly, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a publisher of original thought or WP:Original Research. Have you considered writing a book about this? Burpelson AFB (talk) 22:50, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Pop culture reference
I think there was a Law and Order: Criminal Intent episode (I think it was "Poison", season 1, episode 7), where some woman buys pills, tampers with them, and puts them back on the shelf. See also Excedrin and Stella Nickell.--Athcnv 23:09, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
 * As you indicate with your references, this episode was actually based on the Excedrin incident in 1986, which was a copycat of this incident. Zarggg (talk) 03:23, 29 January 2010 (UTC)