Today

Short Stuff: 1561 Celestial Event

An amazing case of an early modern mass sighting of UFOs came in Nuremberg, Germany in 1561. Except it wasn’t that at all.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10m 39s

Yesterday

The History of Orthodontics

Crooked teeth have always been a thing, but it took us a long time to do something about it. Learn about the twisted history of orthodontics today!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

43m 36s

Aug 23

Selects: The Flannen Isles Mystery

In December 1900 three lighthouse keepers vanished without a trace from a deserted island in Scotland. To this day no one knows exactly what happened to them. Find out all about this strange situation in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

50m 7s

Jan 2024

1982 Chicago Tylenol Murders

In 1982, 7 people suddenly died in Chicago, having taken Extra Strength Tylenol just before, and police learned the pills had been tampered with. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what happened, who was responsible, and how these events changed American permanently. The post ... Show More

2h 20m

Mar 2024

The Tylenol Murders (with Brad Edwards)

On September 29, 1982, 12-year-old Mary Kellerman took one Extra Strength Tylenol capsule to ease her sore throat and mysteriously died less than four hours later. The same day, three members of the Janus family ingested Tylenol. Brothers Adam and Stanley died hours later. Theres ... Show More

47m 20s

Jan 2019

E130: “Poisoned Pill” - The Chicago Tylenol Murders

In 1982, Chicago saw 7 people drop dead under mysterious circumstances. The deaths sent the area into a panic, and after a lengthy investigation, police discovered a surprising murder weapon: Extra-Strength Tylenol. It would take several years for this pharmaceutical giant to reg ... Show More

48m 2s

Oct 2022

The Chicago Tylenol Murders Pt. 1

Listeners, we’re popping back into your feed this week to share a special crossover episode from Serial Killers and Conspiracy Theories. Forty years ago, cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules led to the deaths of seven people all around the Chicago area. America was gripped by paranoia ... Show More

40m 48s

Oct 2021

Friday 10/8/21 - Chicago's Tylenol Murders

TCA joins the show to talk about the Tylenol murders. We get into how the case changed the over-the-counter medicine industry, an interesting tidbit about almonds, the Unabomber being a suspect, and more.

27m 39s

Nov 2022

The Tylenol Murders: A Conversation with Unsealed's Christy Gutowski and Stacy St. Clair

In 1982, people in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs began dying after taking poisoned Tylenol. Today, the case remains unsolved. But it's far from cold. Chicago Tribune investigative reporters Christy Gutowski and Stacy St. Clair recently came out with a podcast called Unseale ... Show More

1 h

Aug 2020

Bio-Attack

In 1984, hundreds of people in The Dalles, Oregon became ill with food poisoning. Local, state and federal disease detectives slowly unraveled the medical mystery. Along with a unique strain of bacteria, they discovered a religious cult's bizarre plot to overthrow the government ... Show More

23m 35s

Jul 2023

Ep 120 Acetaminophen/Paracetamol: Pain. Killer.

It’s safe to assume that the vast majority of you have a bottle or blister pack of acetaminophen/paracetamol/Tylenol/Panadol in your home medicine cabinet, and an even vaster majority of you have taken the medicine at some point in your life. After all, acetaminophen/paracetamol ... Show More

1h 29m

Oct 2023

Bad Medicine

In June 1986, Sue Snow, a healthy, forty-year-old woman, is found unresponsive in the bathroom of her home in Auburn, Washington. She is rushed to hospital where she dies a short time later. During the autopsy, the pathologist notices a strange smell - the smell of almonds. It’s ... Show More

51m 8s

Selects: The Tylenol Murders, Part I