'Tylenol Murders' docuseries dissects unsolved cold case that killed 7

A new Netflix docuseries is diving into the 1982 unsolved Tylenol murders case , which involved seven victims killed in Chicago, created mass panic and led to a safety overhaul of over-the-counter ...

Unsolved and unsettling—Cold Case : The Tylenol Murders (May 26, 2025) revisits the 1982 cyanide-laced Tylenol killings that changed consumer safety forever. Watch the chilling new docuseries from the creators of Shadow of Truth and Conversations with a Killer.
'A new form of mass murder'

One of the most shocking true crime stories of the 80s is re-investigated in Netflix docuseries Cold Case : The Tylenol Murders "You've got an old one, huh?" asks James Lewis, eyeing the ...
The three-part documentary series Cold Case : The Tylenol Murders is the latest installment in the Cold Case franchise. The Tylenol Murders reexamines the case that turned the ubiquitous over-the-counter drug into a murderous threat — and fundamentally called into question the blind faith many have in the world's most trusted brands.

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Who really laced Tylenol with cyanide? This true-crime series examines alarming theories behind the unsolved killings — and tracks down a key suspect.
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is expanding another one of its non-fiction strands. The streamer has ordered a three-part documentary series about the Tylenol murders , which saw at least seven people die in ...

Netflix Unpacks One of Chicago's Most Infamous Unsolved Mysteries in ...
In the second episode of the three-part Netflix true crime documentary series " Cold Case : The Tylenol Murders ," James Lewis fiddles with a box of Extra Strength Tylenol some four decades after he became the prime suspect in the case , and says to the off-camera filmmakers, "You think I'm going to open this and get my fingerprints all ...
Cold Case : The Tylenol Murders : With Jeff Flock, James Lewis, Richard Brzeczek, Michelle Rosen. It explores 1980s Chicago deaths from cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules. The case led to tamper-proof packaging and became one of America's largest criminal investigations.

Who Was the Tylenol Serial Killer True Story of 'Cold Case
Here are all the details about the Tylenol serial killer, who caused the death of seven people by poisoning painkiller capsules, and the true story of Netflix's 'Cold Case : The Tylenol Murders.'






Here's what to know about the Tylenol murders , how Lewis has remained the main suspect for so long, and why the case is still cold after four decades.