A decades-old death in an Idaho church has reignited a long-stalled investigation into the infamous 1982 "Tylenol murders" in the Chicago area, which sparked major changes in medication safety. Authorities reopened the cold case in 2019, identifying the man—who had taken his own life with cyanide over 40 years ago and was buried without a name—as a potential link to the unsolved poisonings. The case, which led to the widespread adoption of child-resistant caps on over-the-counter drugs, remains one of America’s most chilling criminal mysteries. New evidence suggests the unidentified victim may hold critical clues to solving it.
Idaho officials say man found dead in a church decades ago may be tied to unsolved poisonings in Chicago area in 1982A man found dead in an Idaho church decades ago may be connected to unsolved poisonings in 1982 in the Chicago area that were dubbed the “Tylenol murders” and ushered in child safety caps for medicines, authorities announced recently.Detective Tim Cooper of the Ada county sheriff’s Office reopened a cold case investigation in 2019 that led authorities to identify Dr Mathew Francis Betkouski posthumously. Betkouski fatally poisoned himself with cyanide more than 40 years ago and was buried anonymously. Continue reading...
