Chicago law enforcement and the FBI have been trying to find the culprit of the so-called Tylenol Killings in Chicago, Illinois in 1982 which led seven people dead after unknowingly ingesting cyanide-laced capsules of Extra Strength Tylenol.
Now, the FBI has shifted its sights on an apartment complex in Cambridge, MA. Have they found their man?
Well, maybe. The focus of the FBI evidence raid on a residence belonging to James W. Lewis comes shortly after an influx of tips coming in on the 25th anniversary of the killings.
James Lewis is no sporadic suspect. In 1983 he sent an extortion letter to the maker of Tylenol, Johnson & Johnson (you might have used their iconic 'no more tears' baby shampoo as a child), demanding $1 million to stop the killings.
Suspicious? Debateable. Lewis served nearly twelve years in jail for extortion before getting out in 1995 and moving to Massachusetts. Law enforcement authorities determined that Lewis was not responsible for lacing the capsules with cyanide.
But then again, the culprit was never apprehended, causing an even bigger headache for law enforcement authorities. Could it be that with new evidence and new technologies the FBI has zeroed in on their man? Stay tuned.
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