TYMURS NYC: The 1986 Tylenol Murder
TYMURS, #3
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Murder, True Crime, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
| Author: | Scott Bartz | ISBN: | 9781480264953 |
| Publisher: | Scott Bartz | Publication: | December 12, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Scott Bartz |
| ISBN: | 9781480264953 |
| Publisher: | Scott Bartz |
| Publication: | December 12, 2013 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
On February 7, 1986, forty months after the 1982 Tylenol murders in Chicago, Johnson & Johnson received news that Tylenol had captured its largest share ever of the over-the-counter painkiller market. That night, in a home just outside New York City, a young woman swallowed two Tylenol capsules at bedtime. She was found dead the next morning.
So began Johnson & Johnson's second Tylenol poisoning crisis. This time, however, a tenacious district attorney was not buying the story promoted by J&J and the FDA of a madman who had planted the poisoned capsules in the retail stores. This time, Johnson & Johnson was a suspect.
On February 7, 1986, forty months after the 1982 Tylenol murders in Chicago, Johnson & Johnson received news that Tylenol had captured its largest share ever of the over-the-counter painkiller market. That night, in a home just outside New York City, a young woman swallowed two Tylenol capsules at bedtime. She was found dead the next morning.
So began Johnson & Johnson's second Tylenol poisoning crisis. This time, however, a tenacious district attorney was not buying the story promoted by J&J and the FDA of a madman who had planted the poisoned capsules in the retail stores. This time, Johnson & Johnson was a suspect.
