Did they ever find the Tylenol killer?

Bergmann, Joy (November 2, 2000). “A Bitter Pill – Someone Killed Seven People by Putting Cyanide in Tylenol Capsules – When James Lewis Was Caught for Writing an Extortion Letter, Prosecutors Appeared To Stop Looking for the Killer – Almost 20 Years Later No One Has Been Convicted of the Murders”.

Is Stella Nickell still in jail?

Nickell became eligible for parole in 2018, when she was 75 years old. As of April 2019 Nickell is housed at female-only low security/minimum security Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, California, just east of San Francisco. Her release date is given as July 10, 2040.

What happened Sue snow?

Sue Snow Webking, 40, died June 11 of what was later determined to be acute cyanide poisoning. On Monday, investigators found three capsules containing cyanide in a 60-unit bottle of Extra-Strength Excedrin at her home in Auburn, about 15 miles south of here.

Who is Sue snow?

Murder Victim. She was the innocent pawn in Stella Nickell’s plot to kill her husband, Bruce, by lacing his Excedrin headache capsules with cyanide. She was the innocent pawn in Stella Nickell’s plot to kill her husband, Bruce, by lacing his Excedrin headache capsules with cyanide. …

What was the over the counter Tylenol murder in 1982?

Snow’s death might be a replay of the Chicago Tylenol murders of 1982, in which cyanide, slipped into the over-the-counter pain medicine, killed seven people. More clues pointed to tampering as FBI agents entered the investigation. Cyanide turned up in another bottle in a store in Kent, Wash., about 5 miles away.

How many people died in the Tylenol murders?

The victims had all taken Tylenol-branded acetaminophen capsules that had been laced with potassium cyanide. A total of seven people died in the original poisonings, with several more deaths in subsequent copycat crimes. No suspect was ever charged or convicted of the poisonings.

Who was the suspect in the Chicago Tylenol murders?

Chicago Tylenol murders. The actions of Johnson & Johnson to reduce deaths and warn the public of poisoning risks have been widely praised as an exemplary public relations response to such a crisis. No suspect was ever charged or convicted of the poisonings. New York City resident James William Lewis was considered the prime suspect,…

Are there any over the counter Tylenol poisonings?

Other “copy-cat” poisonings, involving Tylenol and other over-the-counter medications, cropped up again in the 1980s and early 1990s but these events were never as dramatic or as deadly as the 1982 Chicago-area deaths. Conspiracy theories about motives and suspects for all these heinous acts continue to be bandied about on the Internet to this day.