He told her no, then carried the memory of the Kellermans anguish with him for the rest of his time on the task force. Arlington Heights police Chief Rodney Kath, second from left, works with other members of the Tylenol task force at its Des Plaines headquarters in 1982. If you are curious, come to a small house on a quiet, winding street in Elk Grove Village. In a surveillance still photo, you can see a man who looks remarkably similar to Lewis standing in the background as one of the victims, Paula Prince, checks out. In those early days, there were so many agencies involved, so many people desperate to solve the case. The bottle's cap was easily opened. Flight attendant Paula Prince bought a tainted bottle of Tylenol at the Walgreens at Wells Street and North Avenue in Chicago. Chicago police Superintendent Richard Brzeczek talks about the Tylenol investigation on Oct. 7, 1982, about a week after the seven deaths. Arlington Heights police Chief Rodney Kath, second from left, works with other members of the Tylenol task force at its Des Plaines headquarters in 1982. You werent there. In an attempt to paint a more detailed portrait of the killer, the FBI turned to a relatively new technique at the time called criminal profiling, in which agents try to identify the personality and behavioral characteristics of an offender based on an analysis of the crime. So as we organized, there were about 10, 15 different avenues of investigations to pursue, like disgruntled employees, former employees, lawsuits, Lane said. Who would be next? He had never been better known in Illinois and was inching up in the polls too. Employees of the Chicago City Health Department continue to test Tylenol medication for the presence of deadly cyanide at the Department's lab on Oct. 7, 1982. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune), John Fellmann at his home in Huntley in September. I dont know what he thought. It was the first of two such trips he made that day, initially with the Reiner bottle and later with the one that killed McFarland. The effort was Herculean, said Jeremy Margolis, a former U.S. attorney who was assigned to the task force. NBC News has not reviewed that evidence. He received the assignment by default, and then it became part of a national news story. Lewis, who now lives in the Boston area, has long denied any involvement in the murders and has never been charged. Later, Lewis was arrested,. Some investigators on the case, including a few still involved with it, considered the rendered profile too vague to be of any real use. At first, the story focused in the Chicago/Cook County . Adam Janus, a 27-year-old postal worker, wasnt feeling well and without having any way to know the mortal peril that the bottle posed for him, he took a pill from it before going to sleep that day. All Rights Reserved. The pills were sold at stores in suburban Chicago, and bottles of Tylenol were immediately pulled from shelves to be tested by health departments for the presence of cyanide. One man, James Lewis, claiming to be the Tylenol killer wrote a ransom letter to Johnson & Johnson demanding $1 million in exchange for stopping the poisonings. I think we ended up charging that guy with a misdemeanor, some disorderly conduct or some nonsense, he said. He didnt fit that profile, Hogberg said. And I would wake them up just to say good night, you know?. Ford and Gildea arrived at the campus with hopes of a break in the case, only to find out the so-called professor was a high school boy pretending to work at UIC so he could pick up college girls. Tylenol murders: A nationwide panic, a family tragedy Her dad, aunt and uncle were killed in the notorious unsolved poisonings that terrorized Chicago. Fahner stepped off the stage and ducked behind a blue velvet curtain, where a state police officer briefed him. Mike Severns, a former Elk Grove Village police detective assigned to Mary Kellerman's murder, says it still bothers him that officials neglected to update her grieving parents in the early days of the investigation. Manufacturer Johnson & Johnson recalled 31 million Tylenol bottles as panic spread nationwide. Neither did the chemist who performed the cyanide test. Tainted capsules were discovered in early October in a few other grocery stores and drug stores in the Chicago area, but, fortunately, they had not yet been sold or consumed. And wherever they fell on the issue, that position hasnt changed much over the past four decades. We were looking for somebody that really looked like they didnt belong. Flight attendant Paula Prince bought a tainted bottle of Tylenol at the Walgreens at Wells Street and North Avenue in Chicago. With fears mounting, Johnson & Johnson recalled all over-the-counter Tylenol capsule products on Oct. 5, nearly a week after Mary Kellermans death. 40 years later, Kasia Janus is sharing. I tell you, this wasnt a CSI show, he said. Nothing was being solved.. "As you can see, it is easy to place cyanideinto capsules sitting on store shelves," he wrote in the letter. Extra-Strength Tylenol, shown in a Tribune studio photograph, once was packaged in a paper box with an unglued lid. Im not saying that the task force didnt work or thats why the case was never solved, Severns said. What are the Tylenol murders? And there were a lot of bottles to come out of that lot.. Jose Rosa, right, was one of hundreds of Chicago city employees and volunteers to distribute warnings about cyanide-laced Tylenol in fall 1982. In all, the task force had only eight bottles to offer clues to where and when the tampering could have taken place. These other men were all worried about his chances. Former Chicago police Superintendent Richard Brzeczek, shown in September, says he felt Ty Fahner was chosen to head the task force for political reasons. The Tylenol case, however, would loom largest over his professional life. The company also introduced price reductions and a new version of their pills called the caplet a tablet coated with slick, easy-to-swallow gelatin but far harder to tamper with than the older capsules which could be easily opened, laced with a contaminant, and then placed back in the older non-tamper-proof bottle. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune). Retired FBI agent Roy Lane Jr., shown in August, is the only member of law enforcement who has been part of the Tylenol investigation in its entirety. The decision cost the company more than $100 million, an enormous amount in 1982. Customers who had a problem, anybody that could make some money out of it.. Come to 1425 Armstrong Lane.. Bottles that werent tossed out were sent to J&J, the FDA and various government laboratories for testing. "While this tragic incident remains unsolved, this event resulted in important industry improvements to patient safety measures including the creation of tamper-resistant packaging.". Ford said he quickly interrupted. All 3 networks lead with the Tylenol story on the first day of the crisis. As the 40th anniversary of the 1982 Tylenol murders approaches, investigators are working with prosecutors on a now-or-maybe-never effort to hold a longtime suspect responsible for the. Thompson put him in charge of the investigation to get TV time. Stacy has a journalism degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia, with minors in American politics and Spanish. From the start, Detectives Ford and Gildea didnt understand the purpose of driving out to Des Plaines each day in rush hour traffic when they had a murder to solve back in the city. It sounds like an urban legend, but it was chillingly real in 1982. Within a week, her death would panic the entire nation. Forty years later, Ford shook his head at the memory. The bottles, however, needed to be tested before they could say with certainty. Former DuPage County Coroner Pete Siekmann, who in 1982 was a deputy coroner, handled the Tylenol bottles from Mary "Lynn" Reiner and Mary McFarland. And you know, some agents are better than other agents and can really do a good job. Hearing that threat, the detectives said, they banged on the door and announced themselves as police. And I want people to know that, yeah, this was my family, and it has changed all of us.. And he grabs the pills, picks them up in his hand, dumps a whole bunch of them in his hand and starts sniffing, Ford recalled. Four decades later, task force leaders downplay accusations of tensions among the agencies, suggesting history has been revised in an effort to explain why no one has been charged with the murders. NBC News reached out to Lewis and did not receive a response. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune), If you stopped a thousand people on the street, youd be lucky if one of them could tell you who Ty Fahner was. The Tylenol murders: How we reported this story. His task force partners the FBI and state police had blindsided the Elk Grove Village detective, and he was angry. In reality, some task force members still accuse their colleagues of secretive behavior 40 years later. The 40-year-old Tylenol murder investigation remains at a standstill. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune). (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune). Extra-Strength Tylenol, shown in a Tribune studio photograph, once was packaged in a paper box with an unglued lid. He already had a new job. And the last point that they wanted to strike home was that the person who committed this is enjoying the attention right now and the fact that he or she had outsmarted the law enforcement, Lane said. Deputy coroner Siekmann recalled going to Winfield to pick up the Tylenol collected from Reiners house a few hours after her death. The Illinois State Police told NBC News the investigation remains ongoing. The attorney general had no authority to intervene, but Fahner had been an outstanding federal prosecutor, a well-liked director of the state police and an effective leader of major criminal investigations. (Charles Osgood / Chicago Tribune). Photo by Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images. When the column ran, Severns knew instantly that the authorities had planted the story. Ted Kaczynski had proven he was a revenge-seeking terrorist, and he had connections to Chicago. At the time just four, Janus recalls being with her father, Adam, in their Chicago suburb when he bought an Extra-Strength Tylenol bottle that someone had slipped cyanide pills into. (Chicago Tribune), Look, like any other series of government bureaucracies, theres always tension between agencies, he said. Seven people between the ages of 12 and 35 years old died in 1982 after ingesting extra-strength Tylenol capsules that were found to have been laced with. And lives were at risk. [Para leer en espaol] Los asesinatos de Tylenol, parte 2: Tylenol mezclado con cianuro fue el arma homicida. Our property guy, he couldnt keep up with it., Chicago police Officer Sam Barsevich, left, takes inventory of Tylenol bottles that residents turned in at his station on Oct. 2, 1982. I think hes nothing but a class act, said McQuaid, a retired state police captain. Relatives, including two who took polygraph tests, were quickly eliminated from suspicion. The FBIs counterintelligence unit even reached out to their Soviet counterparts to see if they had any spy satellite images that could help, according to former FBI agent Grey Steed. It would likely be someone with gray hair. The couple were later pronounced dead, too. Im just being honest, Siekmann said. And my next thought was that there are too many cooks in the kitchen.. Shari Kouba, shown in July at an FBI office in Mount Prospect where she used to work, ran a tips desk as part of the Tylenol task force. September 22, 2022. he answered. Siekmann didnt wear gloves. You know, boost exposure and stuff like that.. Still, in his opinion, Fahner was exactly what the task force needed. Arlington Heights police Chief Rodney Kath, second from left, works with other members of the Tylenol task force in an old state police bunker in Des Plaines. Back then, bottles of pills did not have tamper-proof seals, just a cotton ball stuffed inside. But others, including Lane, found it immensely helpful and from his perspective ultimately accurate. Tylenol Ty, Ford said. What was he liked as a boss?, She added: Good and bad, I want to hear those stories, because its a reflection of who I am., Hurricane Ian: South Carolina and Florida comb wreckage to assess deadly toll, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. In late September of 1982 seven people were killed after an unknown suspect placed cyanide laced Tylenol pills in store bottles. The attorney general largely stopped campaigning after joining the task force, but his face was on TV every night. They told stories of information hoarding, turf wars and glory seeking even when there was none to be had. Why was this happening? The more she . Former Chicago police Detective Jimmy Gildea, shown at his Chicago home in July, investigated the death of Tylenol victim Paula Prince. It didnt take long for Fellmann to recognize the pressures and expectations under which the newly formed task force would operate. We felt kind of creepy doing it, retired FBI agent Bob Gibson said of his graveyard duty. Retired FBI agent Roy Lane Jr., shown in August, is the only member of law enforcement who has been part of the Tylenol investigation in its entirety. By 2011, the FBI was ready to reexamine the evidence. Thats clear, Margolis told the Tribune. In Illinois, some towns began pulling bottles from the store shelves and sent police officers down the street with bullhorns encouraging people to throw out their Tylenol. In the first year alone, the task force used it to track more than 35,000 individuals and 15,000 companies contacted as part of the investigation. The panic stemming from the Tylenol murders resulted in a permanent change in the packaging of medicine. We locked him up.. The Tylenol murders would soon spur the development of plastic seals and tamper-evident packaging. Arlington Heights police Chief Rodney Kath, second from left, works with other members of the Tylenol task force in an old state police bunker in Des Plaines. Manufacturer Johnson & Johnson recalled 31 million Tylenol bottles as panic spread nationwide following the deaths. You shove those up my nose again, youre going to get socked in the face. Stores were pulling the product off shelves. That testing uncovered three more poisoned bottles: two turned in by customers in Wheaton and Chicago and one found on a Schaumburg pharmacy shelf. He regaled reporters with all kinds of stories during that final interview, but none seemed to amuse him more than the unhappy Hormel ham man. Most working detectives really dont trust the FBI, and the FBI doesnt trust us, Ford said. Reports would be written in triplicate so each member would get a copy. The man shrugged off his dismissal when investigators asked, saying it was the nature of the business. As everyone left that first meeting Friday morning, DuPage deputy coroner Siekmann, who hadnt slept in more than 24 hours, looked around the room and wondered how it would all work. I knew how to organize things.. She rarely heard how the tips panned out. Authorities were convinced the killer didnt know any of the victims. Several people had died within the last day in the Chicago suburbs after ingesting Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules laced with cyanide and the situation needed attention. The bottle's cap was easily opened. I mean, theres 10,000 reasons why people compete with each other. Among them was Lane, a well-respected federal agent who would help put away all kinds of criminals during his nearly 30-year career, including mob boss Sam Carlisi, former Illinois Gov. He hangs up, opens the door and we come in like gangbusters, Gildea said. A lot of people who didnt like me or didnt like Thompson or my association were taking shots, Fahner said. Other task force members, it should be noted, werent particularly fond of Chicagos efforts either. Fahner, as head of the task force, quickly became the public face of the investigation. Among those questioned was a clerical worker who was fired for repeatedly missing work. John Fellmann at his home in Huntley in September. (Stan Policht / Chicago Tribune). That thrill, however, would eventually diminish over time and the killer would seek more excitement, according to the profilers. I thought he was perfect.. And only months later, it changed the way we purchase and consume over-the-counter medications. The police questioned him and searched his home, they turned up several interesting connections. Thank you. The discovery, so far, has been more of a curse than a blessing for present-day investigators, who have spent years obtaining DNA samples from investigators, public health officials, scientists and medical professionals who came in contact with the poisoned Tylenol. Seven people in the Chicago area were killed that year by Tylenol that had been poisoned with potassium cyanide. By the time he reached his house in Evanston, he was the de facto leader of what had quickly become the countrys highest-profile murder case. Within a year, and after an investment of more than $100 million, Tylenols sales rebounded to its healthy past and it became, once again, the nations favorite over-the-counter pain reliever. (Stan Policht / Chicago Tribune). And it took over my life.. The lot numbers for the McFarland, Reiner and Prince bottles indicated they were manufactured in Round Rock, Texas, and went to different warehouses in the Chicago area before ending up on store shelves. In 2010, DuPage County prosecutors filed a sealed affidavit stating investigators had found DNA on three bottles and the capsules inside, according to documents obtained by the Tribune. He also laid the foundation to get Extra-Strength Tylenol off store shelves statewide, going beyond the single batch the pain relievers manufacturer had recalled that day. I dont think that bore fruit at all.. Subscribe to Heres the Deal, our politics Chicago police Detectives Jimmy Gildea. Tamper-resistant pill containers were introduced with packaging that allows consumers to notice if a bottle of pills or medication has been opened or altered. Police departments and fire stations began collecting bottles, as well. On Friday afternoon, doctors removed Stanley Janus wife, Terri, from life support. And neither does the DNA. None matched. J.J. Bittenbinder a tough-talking, mustachioed detective who would later gain fame as a TV safety expert served as a liaison to Fahners task force in Des Plaines. newsletter for analysis you wont find anywhereelse. Over the next several months, Fahners task force would do groundbreaking police work, generate 19,000 pages of investigative reports, be accused of playing politics and, ultimately, fail to hold anyone accountable for the murders. Perhaps he traded homemade bombs for poisoned pills. The Chicago detectives shared that worry. That wasnt there.. They were particularly concerned that something happened during the manufacturing or the shipping or storage, Wolnik said. Given the totality of the circumstances, some thought it unusual for the Illinois attorney general to lead the investigation. The coppers and the FBI guys that I knew all worked together. The publication reported this week that it has obtained video and thousands of documents outlining law enforcement's current case and a possible motive for the killings. Helena Tarasewicz, mother of Tylenol victim Theresa "Terri" Janus, weeps over the casket containing her daughter's body during graveside services at Maryhill Cemetery in Niles in 1982. Chemists working for the Illinois Public Health Department in Chicago test the contents of Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules. Former Illinois Attorney General Ty Fahner stands on the former site of the Tylenol task force headquarters in Des Plaines, now an empty parking lot. Now Fahner had to win the job for himself, and he faced a formidable opponent in Democrat Neil Hartigan, a vote magnet from Chicagos North Side. I stepped off that dais, Fahner told the Tribune this year. Wherever they stand, everyone wishes they had achieved a different result. (E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune). But the police chief of the Chicago suburb where Adam Janus lived, Joe Murphy, told CNN he hopes forensic technology used to analyze DNA could eventually produce the break they need to conclusively identify whoever was responsible for the Tylenol killings. Three of the deaths occurred in Arlington Heights, where police told NBC Chicago last year that they still have the pills, bottles and boxes as evidence. Medicare Pharmacy employee Mary Butler, right, shows a box of Extra-Strength Tylenol to Officer Michael Miljan in Arlington Heights. The red cap was easily flipped open, with nothing but a little piece of cotton left to cover the capsules. Police reports mention several former Johnson & Johnson employees, though none was ever considered a serious suspect. Following the same theory, investigators took pictures of everyone who attended the victims funerals and set up time-lapse cameras at grave sites to see if they could capture anyone acting unusual. Three months earlier, 10 Chicago officers from the citys West Side were convicted of taking bribes to protect heroin rings. The Tylenol murders launched a massive criminal investigation. President Reagan wanted the FBI in the investigation, retired FBI Special Agent Roy Lane Jr. told the Tribune. Following the same theory, investigators took pictures . Im absolutely sure about that. Details about the seven victims, how they obtained the tainted bottles and their final moments were outlined in a confidential police memo obtained by the Tribune. There wasnt that much tension, Fahner said. But on Oct. 1, 1982, he had been a detective for only a year. The evening marked an important shift in the tragedy, moving from a swiftly solved medical mystery into a massive criminal investigation. So I stopped by the house on the way home, introduced myself and tried to answer any questions they had, he said. I do think it created a lot of problems because youre always thinking theres somebody doing something behind your back.. (Charles Knoblock / AP). In keeping with that theory, the task force contacted hospitals to ask about anyone treated for poison burns or symptoms, in case the killer became ill or injured during the spree. But I didnt have the gray hair yet.. According to the state police memo obtained by the Tribune, the FDAs work traced the cyanide from the tainted capsules to Fisher Scientific, a Massachusetts-based lab supply company, which distributed that particular batch in 1978. The best suspect for the Tylenol murders has always been James William Lewis, who sent an extortion letter to Johnson & Johnson demanding $1 million to stop the murders. Another theory was that whoever poisoned the medication did it at home or in a car, then placed the bottles back on the shelves. We also are still were looking at emerging forensic technology, Sgt. 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