The Tylenol Poisonings
An unsolved murder story…
Prior to 1982, a small Tylenol bottle was used to relieve common ailments. After 1982 Tylenol became the poster child for crisis management.
Johnson and Johnson…
Before the year of 1982, Johnson and Johnson distributed a product like no other, they dominated the over-the-counter pain killer market at the time and they were looked at by America to continue distributing this miracle of a drug. Many people depended on Johnson and Johnson to be effective, consistent, and trustworthy.
Unfortunately, the empire that Johnson and Johnson had built over the years was critically threatened due to seven people falling dead after the use of Tylenol Extra Strength.
October 1982:
The first victim was a 12-year-old girl who woke up with flu-like symptoms, the girl was given Tylenol by her parent. The next victim was a woman who had just given birth to her fourth child. Authorities were baffled, all seven victims died in the same circumstances but there was no evidence of foul play.
First Responders were dumbfounded by the string of deaths and had asked themselves what did they all have in common? A nurse from the public health department was combing through the inventory of the homes in which these…
