Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The 1982 Tylenol poisonings froze a nation in fear. Ready to sleep better? Visit magbreakthrough.com/newsthink and use code: NEWSTHINK10 for 10% off.

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15:05 Faces of the Forgotten YouTube channel youtube.com/watch?v=3PwhJHps9aY

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Sources:
1:40 Kingkevy, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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2:56 Stephen Hogan via Flickr Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) flickr.com/photos/chicagocrimescenes/32695924327

Articles and interviews referenced:
13:35 Chicago Tribune's Bob Greene's letter to the Tylenol killer: chicagotribune.com/history/ct-bob-greene-column-tylenol-tragedy-goes-beyond-death-1982-20220922-aexhy2vhpzflti2kxe5qzjffba-story.html

Music:
13:27 Music by Clovis Schneider clovis-schneider.com