Prime suspect in 1982 Tylenol murders found dead
TL;DR
James Lewis, the suspect in the 1982 Tylenol poisonings that killed seven people, has died at the age of 76. No one was ever charged in the deaths, but Lewis served over 12 years in prison for sending an extortion note to Johnson & Johnson. His death has been determined to be non-suspicious.
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