The Tribune has spoken with several people who have been asked to provide DNA samples within the last decade all men who had access to poisoned bottles found in Cook County. Investigators say new evidence may help finally solve the case of seven people who died after ingesting Tylenol laced with cyanide in the Chicago area in 1982. As Fahners team made calls, a DuPage County deputy coroner named Pete Siekmann sat in an office at the Illinois Department of Public Healths toxicology lab in Chicago and waited to see if the Tylenol capsules taken by Mary Lynn Reiner and Mary Sue McFarland were poisoned. They knew the locations. Before the 1982 crisis, Tylenol controlled more than 35 percent of the over-the-counter pain reliever market; only a few weeks after the murders, that number plummeted to less than 8 percent. They were particularly concerned that something happened during the manufacturing or the shipping or storage, Wolnik said. Sadly, the tragedies that resulted from the Tylenol poisonings can never be undone. Each participant has a packet of information that authorities use to explain their findings. For example, Johnson & Johnson developed new product protection methods and ironclad pledges to do better in protecting their consumers in the future. They can do it, in part, by revisiting the earliest days of the Tylenol investigation, a time when evidence was not always handled according to todays careful standards. With absolute certainty, they can say the following: Records show at least four fingerprints were found during the initial investigation. The killer may have salted the bottles with cyanide-laced capsules while standing in the store aisle, investigators thought. Manufacturer Johnson & Johnson recalled 31 million Tylenol bottles as panic spread nationwide. And the last point that they wanted to strike home was that the person who committed this is enjoying the attention right now and the fact that he or she had outsmarted the law enforcement, Lane said. Another tip involved a man who was threatening to poison Hormel food products. Testing found cyanide in the Extra-Strength Tylenol capsule on the right. Extra-Strength Tylenol, shown in a Tribune studio photograph, once was packaged in a paper box with an unglued lid. Six suburbanites had already died from cyanide poisoning by that time, but this was Chicagos first and, in the end, only victim. Scott Stump is a staff reporter and the writer of the daily newsletter This is TODAY. Michael Petros, DrPH Wednesday, September 29, 1982 at 6:30am CDT, the nightmare that was to be known as the "Tylenol Murders" began 1. Police Officer Michael Miljan leaves an Arlington Heights pharmacy after making sure bottles of Extra-Strength Tylenol were being removed from shelves. 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. The investigators would then return around 5 p.m. to update everyone on the days developments. But for something like this, for looking at a pill, it never would even cross our mind., Former DuPage County Coroner Pete Siekmann, who in 1982 was a deputy coroner, handled the Tylenol bottles from Mary "Lynn" Reiner and Mary McFarland. 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. The Tylenol Murders" and asked him if he has any theories on who the Tylenol Killer might be. Authorities were convinced the killer didnt know any of the victims. The bottles traveled to various warehouses, including a final storage stop at a Jewel facility in suburban Franklin Park, before being delivered to different grocery stores on different days before the poisonings. There wasnt that much tension, Fahner said. 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. He said Marys mother, Jeanna, asked him if she should have noticed that someone had tampered with the bottle. Tylenol capsules laced with cyanide that were sold in the Chicago suburbs were linked to the deaths of seven people, leading to a nationwide panic that had the Food and Drug Administration advising consumers across the country to stop taking Tylenol products. Wherever they stand, everyone wishes they had achieved a different result. They apologized, he said, but the trust had been broken. You know, its a hackneyed phrase, but we left no stone unturned., Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeremy Margolis, shown in his Chicago office in July, was part of the original Tylenol task force in 1982. Editors note: This report has been updated to remove the reported amount of cyanide used. Working with FDA officials, they introduced a new tamper-proof packaging, which included foil seals and other features that made it obvious to a consumer if foul play had transpired. What are the Tylenol murders? He is the director of the Center for the History of Medicine and the George E. Wantz Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan and the author ofThe Secret of Life: Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick and the Discovery of DNAs Double Helix (W.W. Norton, September 21). A casket is carried out of St. Hyacinth Roman Catholic Church after the funeral Mass for three members of the Janus family in 1982. (James Mayo / Chicago Tribune). Among the earliest priorities was 24-hour surveillance outside the victims homes, on the assumption that someone who killed anonymously would want to see the results of their work and might drive by the house. (Ovie Carter / Chicago Tribune). The coppers and the FBI guys that I knew all worked together. The Tylenol case, however, would loom largest over his professional life. 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.. Johnson & Johnson initially recalled only those products with the same batch number as the Janus and Kellerman bottles. And my next thought was that there are too many cooks in the kitchen.. Former DuPage County Coroner Pete Siekmann, who in 1982 was a deputy coroner, handled the Tylenol bottles from Mary "Lynn" Reiner and Mary McFarland. Siekmann didnt wear gloves. 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. The FBIs counterintelligence unit even reached out to their Soviet counterparts to see if they had any spy satellite images that could help, according to former FBI agent Grey Steed. She would be the seventh and final person to die from taking the poisoned medication. We didnt get anything, but we were kicking around ideas like that.. The bottle's cap was easily opened. The decision cost the company more than $100 million, an enormous amount in 1982. 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. No one has ever been charged with the murders. Many people who handled the evidence in 1982 told the Tribune they didnt wear gloves because it wasnt part of their agencys protocol at the time. 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. But if they kept the bottles in their medicine cabinets, more people could die. Before that she reported for the Daily Herald, the Dayton Daily News and The Topeka Capital-Journal. Severns confronted people at both agencies, who blamed each other for keeping him in the dark. The poisonings spanned multiple towns and two counties. Unfortunately, each victim swallowed a Tylenol capsule laced with A lethal dose of cyanide. Investigators, however, are prepared should that question arise. 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. The dire situation, both in terms of human life and business, made it imperative that the Johnson & Johnson executives respond swiftly and authoritatively. But others, including Lane, found it immensely helpful and from his perspective ultimately accurate. These packaging protections soon became the industry standard for all over-the-counter medications. It was 1982. Roger Arnold worked at a jewel warehouse with the father of one of the victims named Mary Reiner. He received the assignment by default, and then it became part of a national news story. The investigation would fork, taking the FBI and Chicago police down vastly different paths. Meanwhile, a 12-year-old child named Mary Kellerman had also died suddenly in another Chicago suburb after taking an Extra-Strength Tylenol. And by days end, flight attendant Paula Princes body would be discovered and tests would show that a Tylenol bottle inside her home contained four cyanide-laced capsules. And when the sitting attorney general was indicted on tax fraud charges, Thompson appointed Fahner to fill the post. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune). By days end, however, tainted capsules would be blamed for two deaths in neighboring DuPage County, broadening both the scope of the investigation and the threat to the public. That box had been turned in, along with an unused bottle, a couple weeks after the murders by the wife of a DuPage County judge. Whoa, whoa, he recalled. So as we organized, there were about 10, 15 different avenues of investigations to pursue, like disgruntled employees, former employees, lawsuits, Lane said. But before Sept. 29, 1982, consumer products had few defenses against a person bent on sabotage. Kasia said she long blamed herself for her fathers death, even though she was just in preschool when it happened. (Fred Jewell/AP). Dr. Howard Markel And, in the decades since, scientific advances have allowed investigators to detect DNA profiles on at least three of the tainted bottles and the capsules inside. On Friday afternoon, doctors removed Stanley Janus wife, Terri, from life support. I think its pretty important, the aide replied. At first, the story focused in the Chicago/Cook County . Product tampering would become a crime in 1983 as a result of these murders, but in 1982 there was no federal law against it. As the 40th anniversary of the 1982 Tylenol murders approaches, investigators are working with prosecutors on a now-or-maybe-never effort to hold a longtime suspect responsible for the. 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. What was he like in school? But no one has ever been arrested in connection with the spate of poisonings that shattered the families of Janus and the others. (Carl Wagner / Chicago Tribune). (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune). Oct. 2, 1982: CBS 2's Phil Walters reports on the investigation into the Tylenol poisonings. And it took over my life.. he answered. In an attempt to paint a more detailed portrait of the killer, the FBI turned to a relatively new technique at the time called criminal profiling, in which agents try to identify the personality and behavioral characteristics of an offender based on an analysis of the crime. The White House, however, had ordered the FBI to find a way into the case amid growing public panic. 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. Security cameras were scarce in 1982, but investigators checked the images that existed, including this photograph from a drugstore camera showing Paula Prince, center, buying a bottle of tainted Tylenol. Fahner ordered his staff to work through the night, calling local police, sheriffs, coroners, the FBI, the FDA, prosecutors and public health officials. A lot of people who didnt like me or didnt like Thompson or my association were taking shots, Fahner said. She rarely heard how the tips panned out. The company also introduced price reductions and a new version of their pills called the caplet a tablet coated with slick, easy-to-swallow gelatin but far harder to tamper with than the older capsules which could be easily opened, laced with a contaminant, and then placed back in the older non-tamper-proof bottle. NBC News reached out to Lewis and did not receive a response. They also started grumbling about politics overshadowing their work. We had gloves in our car and basically used them on decomposed bodies. I always wear the blue suit and the red tie, Lane said. Investigators express frustration, anger even. 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. Elk Grove Village Detective Michael Severns said investigators were so intent on chasing leads that they at times lost sight of the grieving families. Investigators took pictures of people who attended the victims funerals to see if they could capture anyone acting unusual. Its a one-way street for information back and forth. The final Tylenol death was confirmed on the evening of Oct. 1, when 35-year-old flight attendant Paula Prince was found dead in her Old Town condominium. In reality, some task force members still accuse their colleagues of secretive behavior 40 years later. Seven people between 12 and 35 died after ingesting cyanide-laced Tylenol pills in the Chicago area in 1982. The task force questioned stock boys, managers, disgruntled former employees and problematic customers at the hot locations, the teams name for the stores that sold the tainted Tylenol. Testing found cyanide in the Extra-Strength Tylenol capsule on the right. And they talked to veterinarians about any unusual animal poisonings, thinking the murderer may have tested the chemical on pets first. Within a week, her death would panic the entire nation. Only really frivolous things went in that other pile, she said. In those early days, the best leads came from the Tylenol bottles themselves. These other men were all worried about his chances. I realized I was in the deep end of the pool, he said. However, investigators believe circumstantial evidence is enough to make this a "chargeable" case, but that decision would have to come from prosecutors, according to documents reviewed by the Chicago Tribune. Lewis admitted to the FBI that he sent a ransom letter at the time to Tylenol's parent company, Johnson & Johnson, according to reporting by The Chicago Tribune. You know, because Ty was just a classy lawyer, and he never was a politician, he said. By 2011, the FBI was ready to reexamine the evidence. Investigators first considered whether the tampering could have occurred at the manufacturing plants. 1996 - 2023 NewsHour Productions LLC. 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. (Chicago Tribune), If you are the Tylenol killer, though, you may be harboring just the vaguest curiosity about the people on the other end of your plan: The people who were unfortunate enough to purchase the bottle you had touched, Greene wrote. The man shrugged off his dismissal when investigators asked, saying it was the nature of the business. By the time he reached his house in Evanston, he was the de facto leader of what had quickly become the countrys highest-profile murder case. 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. Bottles that werent tossed out were sent to J&J, the FDA and various government laboratories for testing. All Rights Reserved. Several people had died within the last day in the Chicago suburbs after ingesting Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules laced with cyanide and the situation needed attention. newsletter for analysis you wont find anywhereelse. That thrill, however, would eventually diminish over time and the killer would seek more excitement, according to the profilers. The victims had all taken Tylenol-branded acetaminophen capsules that had been laced with potassium cyanide. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Thompson put him in charge of the investigation to get TV time. Elmhurst police Detective Herb Hogberg interviewed a chemist who had been laid off from the company in recent months. President Reagan wanted the FBI in the investigation, retired FBI Special Agent Roy Lane Jr. told the Tribune. His wife whom he had just married fell limp in the living room a short while after that. Or, at the very least, get them to remember his name. Forty years later, it still bothers him. Their departments relationship with the FBI had been rocky for decades, but it was at a particularly low point in September 1982. But I didnt have the gray hair yet.. 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. And neither does the DNA. The Kellerman and Janus bottles contained Tylenol from lot MC2880, manufactured in Pennsylvania on April 26, 1982. The gelatin-based capsules were especially popular because they were slick and easy to swallow. While acetaminophen the active ingredient in the top-selling pain reliever was a fine white powder, these were filled with a grainy, translucent substance. The Tylenol murders: How we reported this story. Who would be next? The couple were later pronounced dead, too. This Oct. 18, 1982, column by Tribune columnist Bob Greene included specific details at the request of the FBI, such as the home address of Tylenol victim Mary Kellerman. The evening marked an important shift in the tragedy, moving from a swiftly solved medical mystery into a massive criminal investigation. The FBI and Chicago police performed separate, but largely parallel, investigations until Oct. 6. That wasnt there.. Authorities believed they offered clues about who could and who could not have poisoned the capsules. Pero quin fue el asesino? Later that morning, Siekmann drove to the northwest suburbs to share what he had learned with a group of law enforcement officials assembled by Fahners team. That said, he was charged with extortion and sentenced to 20 years in prison. In the years that followed, Fellmann would rise through the ranks of the Arlington Heights Police Department and eventually become police chief of far north suburban Island Lake. And soon, many medications and foods sold over store counters began being sold in tamper-proof, sealed packaging. 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. (Michael Budrys / Chicago Tribune). Stanley Janus soon collapsed on his late brothers kitchen floor. And lives were at risk. In 1989, the FDA established federal guidelines for manufacturers to make all such products tamper-proof. In one instance, someone reported that a chemistry professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago had been bragging about access to labs with cyanide. Forty years later, Ford shook his head at the memory. I stepped off that dais, Fahner told the Tribune this year. Next week: Police investigate a poor mans James Bond, and an eighth person dies. Here, he offers a Spanish-language flyer to Luisa Acevada. 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. Rosen's theory is that the tampering did not happen on store shelves, but at the manufacturing plant before the product was shipped out. So whatever fits or doesnt fit the storyline, that didnt happen. Customers who had a problem, anybody that could make some money out of it.. Some expressed surprise at how casually other people treated the poisoned bottles. Despite the passage of time and, in a way, because of it the bottles still may offer clues as to who poisoned the capsules. Thats just human nature. Mary was dead by 7 a.m. He needed to be there, no matter how much he hated campaigning. 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. James Thompson, Illinois Secretary of State James Edgar and shook his head. To its credit, the company took an active role with the media in issuing mass warning communications and immediately called for a massive recall of the more than 31 million bottles of Tylenol in circulation. He has been a regular contributor for TODAY.com since 2011, producing news stories and features across the trending, pop culture, sports, parents, pets, health, style, food and TMRW verticals. 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. If you are curious, come to a small house on a quiet, winding street in Elk Grove Village. As everyone left that first meeting Friday morning, DuPage deputy coroner Siekmann, who hadnt slept in more than 24 hours, looked around the room and wondered how it would all work. Thats because nobody was keeping track of who was buying cyanide, Wolnik said. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune), If you stopped a thousand people on the street, youd be lucky if one of them could tell you who Ty Fahner was. Seven people died in 1982 after taking painkillers from bottle someone police do not know who had slipped cyanide pills into. So I stopped by the house on the way home, introduced myself and tried to answer any questions they had, he said. Several months have passed since the suburban detective made his pitch to the Cook County states attorneys office. In this op-ed, he reflects on his experiences leading the public health response to the Tylenol murders of 1982. Over the next several months, Fahners task force would do groundbreaking police work, generate 19,000 pages of investigative reports, be accused of playing politics and, ultimately, fail to hold anyone accountable for the murders. Forty years after that terrifying period in September 1982, investigators say new evidence and a potential motive may be enough to finally solve the case. Relatives, including two who took polygraph tests, were quickly eliminated from suspicion. And Fahner wasnt the only source of tensions. 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