tylenol murders

             There are some things you do in life that you would never expect could harm you or your loved ones. For instance: watching television, going to the movies, or even taking a simple capsule of Tylenol for a headache. Well, that's what seven innocent victims thought when they took Tylenol, unaware that they would soon become victims of product tampering.
             There were seven victims total in the Chicago area who all became victims of the Tylenol scare. These poisoned capsules were placed in six different stores with the intent of killing random people.
             One of these victims included twelve year old Mary Kellerman of Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Mary woke up early on September 29, 1982 and went to her parents room complaining of having a sore throat . To ease the pain their daughter was having, Mary's parents had given here just one capsule Extra-Strength Tylenol capsule. Soon after, Mary's parents found her lying on the bathroom floor and immediately rushed her to the hospital. She was later pronounced dead. Doctor's believed she had simply died of a stroke, but later found out it was something more horrible.
             That same day, twenty-seven year old Adam Janus died from what was believed to be the result of a massive heart attack. Like Mary's doctor's, Adam's doctor soon found out that it was anything but natural death.
             Mourning the loss of a family member, Adam's family and friends had gathered at his house. Stanley, Adam's twenty five year old brother, and his wife, nineteen year old Theresa, had both had gotten headachs from the stress of losing their beloved family member. He then found Tylenol on his brother's counter, and gave one to wife, and then took one himself. Coincidently, that happened to be the same Tylenol that had earlier killed his brother. Soon after taking t
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