Chicago Tylenol murders

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The Chicago Tylenol murders were a series of poisoning deaths resulting from drug tampering in the Chicago metropolitan area in 1982. The victims consumed Tylenol-branded acetaminophen (paracetamol) capsules that had been laced with potassium cyanide. At least seven people died in the original poisonings, and there were several more deaths in subsequent copycat crimes.

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