On this day October 5 1982, Tylenol products were pulled from store shelves in Chicago after seven people died from cyanide-laced capsules in what became known as the Chicago Tylenol murders. The tragic series of poisonings shocked the nation and led to one of the most significant criminal investigations and public safety overhauls of the 1980s.
The victims, who had taken Tylenol for routine pain relief, died within hours of ingestion after unknowingly consuming capsules that had been...
