22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders OTT Release Date - When and where to watch docu based on Chicago's 1980s horror
Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders OTT Release Date - Before 1982, no one thought twice about taking a painkiller. But one terrifying incident changed that forever. Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders, a three-part docuseries, dives into one of the most shocking unsolved cases in American history. This gripping documentary will be available to stream on Netflix from May 26.
What really happened in Chicago, 1982?
It all began when at least seven people in the Chicago area suddenly died after taking Tylenol, one of the most trusted over-the-counter medicines at the time. What looked like random tragedies turned into a national nightmare when investigators discovered the capsules were laced with cyanide.
The deaths sparked panic across the country, forced companies to recall products on a massive scale, and changed packaging laws forever. Tamper-proof seals on medicine bottles? That's a direct result of this case.
A case that still has no answers
Despite the scale of the investigation, no one has ever been charged or convicted of the poisonings. One man was caught for extortion after he claimed responsibility in a letter to Tylenol's parent company and demanded money. But whether he had anything to do with the actual murders remains unclear.
This series doesn't just retell the facts. It asks the uncomfortable question: Was there a single person behind this crime, or have we been looking in the wrong direction all along? Some experts suggest the case might have been misunderstood from the beginning, and that certain leads were ignored or buried.
Who's behind the documentary?
Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders comes from the creators of powerful true crime shows: Directors Yotam Guendelman and Ari Pines, known for Shadow of Truth and Executive Producer Joe Berlinger, known for Conversations with a Killer, Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey, and Paradise Lost. Guendelman and Pines believe that new light on old facts may help finally bring peace to the victims' families.
