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Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders


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Netflix 3 part doc series premieres May 26

The series revisits the crime that shattered the nation’s trust in the safety of everyday brands. The deaths sparked nationwide panic and became one of the largest criminal investigations in U.S. history. The series will ask whether there was one mastermind behind these horrific deaths, or whether that theory is simply a convenient scapegoat in a darker conspiracy and potential cover-up.

Article about the series https://deadline.com/2025/04/netflix-cold-case-tylenol-murders-series-1236372200/

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Yeah it went a bit off the rails.   Why would the guy who was probably a murderer already not be the guy who spiked the capsules?   Suuure, he just sent a ransom note.   To call attention to his wife's boss's bad dealings.   Not you know, call the police, or report him somewhere.   Nope, send a ransom note regarding the tylenol murders.

that guy was darn creepy.   

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12 hours ago, merylinkid said:

Yeah it went a bit off the rails.   Why would the guy who was probably a murderer already not be the guy who spiked the capsules?   Suuure, he just sent a ransom note.   To call attention to his wife's boss's bad dealings.   Not you know, call the police, or report him somewhere.   Nope, send a ransom note regarding the tylenol murders.

that guy was darn creepy.   

It's funny, I never thought the theory made a ton of sense, but that guy was such a chilling odd duck that I can actually see it.

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I didn't like the fact that it went a bit into conspiracy theory at the end. 

Yes, corporations do lie, but it felt like the doc was trying to let those who believed in the conspiracy theory highlight the facts that fit the narrative, and they put information that didn't fit into that conspiracy into on-screen text.

For instance, yes J&J did lie about cyanide not being present, but the pills came from two separate manufacturing plants, and the chemical makeup from the plant's cyanide didn't match up with the poison found in the capsules. 

There could be more undiscovered victims, but if there are, it's likely that they're all in the Chicago area since there wasn't another death in any other part of the country until the NY death. 

I could be wrong, but the conspiracy would involve two separate plants with a different cyanide and all ending up in the Chicago area. 

I think it would have been fine leaving it at 1.5 parts. 

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