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Have you ever wondered why opening something as innocuous as Tylenol is so difficult? Or why all over-the-counter medication bottles seem to have that annoying seal? You may have heard these precautions called child-proof lids–but there’s also a much darker history behind them.  In 1982‚ between September 29 and 30‚ seven people died sudden‚ shocking deaths seemingly out of nowhere. It would soon be revealed that the same thing had killed all of them–cyanide-laced Tylenol. These deaths would come to be known as the Tylenol murders.  In this article‚ we’ll recount the tragic timeline of the Tylenol murders‚ explain how poisoning so many people in different parts of Chicago was possible‚ and what exactly we know today about the mysterious poisoner.  The seven victims of the cyanide-laced Tylenol. Clockwise top left are Adam Janus‚ Mary McFarland‚ Mary “Lynn” Reiner‚ Terri and Stanley Janus‚ Paula Prince and Mary Kellerman. Chicago Tribune. Chicago Tylenol Murders: A Timeline of Events  While the effects of the Tylenol murders spanned months‚ all seven deaths occurred in just two days–September 29 and 30. It was a frantic race to find the connection between the deaths to prevent more. Here is a timeline of events: September 29‚ 1982 Mary Kellerman‚ a 12-year-old girl from Elk Grove Village dies after taking Extra Strength Tylenol. Adam Janus dies after taking Tylenol for chest pains.  Stanley Janus‚ Adam’s brother‚ takes Tylenol from the same bottle as Adam before offering it to his wife. Stanley dies shortly after. Theresa Janus‚ Adam’s wife‚ takes the pills offered to her by her husband‚ and also dies. Five bottles of tainted Tylenol are found at the various crime scenes. Nurse Helen Jensen connects the deaths of the three Janus family members to Tylenol. September 30‚ 1982 Mary Reiner‚ a new mother‚ takes Tylenol and dies almost immediately.  Mary McFarland takes Tylenol while on break from her mall job and collapses‚ later dying. Paula Price was alone in her condo when she took contaminated Tylenol. She was found dead in her home 2 days later.  Cyanide is found to be the cause of death in the murders. Tylenol begins to be pulled from store shelves.  October 1‚ 1982 Johnson &; Johnson‚ the manufacturer of Tylenol‚ launches a nationwide recall and ceases production of capsule Extra Strength Tylenol. It’s determined that the bottles of Tylenol were purchased‚ the capsules pried open‚ cyanide added‚ and then the bottle was returned to the shelves.  October 5‚ 1982 It’s discovered that the tainted Tylenol came from multiple production facilities‚ so it had to have been poisoned after it reached store shelves‚ not during manufacturing. After early October‚ multiple agencies‚ including local Chicago police and the FBI‚ continued full-scale investigations into the Tylenol murders. Other tainted bottles are found on store shelves‚ but there are no leads on who the actual poisoner was.  Meanwhile‚ Johnson &; Johnson was beginning damage control. They made nationwide announcements that acetaminophen capsules were the only sort of medication found to be affected by the poisonings and urged the public to dispose of any Tylenol capsules they still had.  But Johnson &; Johnson went a step further and created the first tamper-proof packaging for their medications. The company was lauded for its efforts to tackle the controversy of the Tylenol murders head-on–their recall of Tylenol capsules was the first mass recall in American history. This likely saved lives with how swiftly it was implemented following the initial poisonings. So the public was safe. But who was guilty of this terrible crime? Did They Ever Find the Tylenol Killer? The Tylenol murders are still unsolved. No one has ever been officially charged with the Chicago Tylenol murders‚ but authorities do have a few ideas of who the perpetrator might be.  In the early days following the murders‚ police tried several methods to flush the murderer out‚ including releasing the address and location of the grave of the youngest Tylenol murder victim‚ Mary Kellerman. There was a hope that the killer might show up at either place‚ and they were monitored‚ but the killer never appeared.  Suspicious individuals were also found in security footage from the stores where the poisoned bottles had been found‚ but nothing conclusive was ever worked out.  Who Were the Suspects of the Chicago Tylenol Murders? There were two main suspects investigated for the Chicago Tylenol murders: Roger Arnold and James William Lewis.  Roger Arnold was a dock worker who was reported to police by the owner of a bar he frequented. According to the bar owner‚ Marty Sinclair‚ Arnold had become increasingly unhinged after his marriage failed and mentioned using a white powder to kill. There was also a tenuous connection in the fact that Arnold had worked with Mary Reiner’s father at one time. Ultimately DNA collected from Arnold did not match DNA found on the tainted Tylenol bottles. However‚ the accusation by Marty Sinclair made the already disturbed Arnold seek revenge. In 1983‚ Roger Arnold shot and killed a man named John Stanisha after mistaking him for Sinclair. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison.  The suspect who all but delivered himself into the hands of authorities was James William Lewis. While the investigations were still underway for the Tylenol murders‚ he sent Johnson &; Johnson a letter‚ demanding $1 million in exchange for the killings to stop.  He was quickly arrested‚ but despite admitting to writing the letter‚ there was never enough evidence to charge Lewis for the murders. Instead‚ he was sentenced to 10 years for extortion for sending the ransom letter.  Investigators still believed‚ despite the lack of DNA evidence‚ that Lewis was guilty of the Tylenol murders. He had a criminal record and had provided a detailed description of how the pills might have been tampered with‚ but denied that he was the actual killer.  We may never know the truth about whether James William Lewis was responsible for the Chicago Tylenol murders–he died in July of 2023. The families of the victims still hold out hope that justice can one day be served. References “James Lewis‚ the suspect in the 1982 Tylenol poisonings that killed 7 in the Chicago area‚ has died”-Mark Pratt  https://apnews.com/article/tylenol-killings-chicago-suspect-death-af8a7b44d2f45cb438bd7caf8cdb171c “How the Tylenol murders of 1982 changed the way we consume medication”-Dr. Howard Markel https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/tylenol-murders-1982  The post The Chicago Tylenol-Cyanide Murders of 1982 first appeared on History Defined.

Thoth is the Greek name for the ancient Egyptian god Djehuty. Most often depicted as a man with the head of an ibis‚ he was also sometimes shown as a baboon.  The ibis-headed man was often shown with the moon on his head in the form of the lunar disc resting atop a crescent moon. At times he wore the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt or the Ates crown of Osiris. He often held an ankh‚ the symbol of life.  At times‚ he acted as the voice of Ra and carried the Eye of Ra‚ symbolizing the power of the sun.  This god was revered as a source of knowledge and reason‚ having revealed to the ancient Egyptians the secrets of written language and geometry. He was also associated with astronomy‚ art‚ and science (which was often indistinguishable from magic in ancient Egyptian culture). In addition to the ibis and the baboon‚ symbols for Thoth included the moon disk‚ papyrus scroll‚ stylus‚ reed pens‚ writing palette‚ and scales. It is thought that the ibis came to symbolize Thoth because its beak resembles the crescent moon.  Thoth and Ammit in the Book of the Dead. British Museum‚ London The Many Roles of Thoth Thoth was so ancient that he had no mother or father. He begot himself and emerged from the nothingness. Some said that he created the stars themselves along with the Earth and the moon‚ willing creation into being and setting the divine rules that control the heavens.  In his most basic form‚ Thoth was a moon god. The moon provides light through the darkness and allows people to track the days and months of the year. And so Thoth became associated with knowledge‚ wisdom‚ magic‚ measurement‚ and regulation. He was sometimes credited with the invention of music as well.  In some eras of Egyptian history‚ Thoth was said to have created Ra himself. In the form of an ibis‚ he laid the egg from which the sun god hatched. In other stories‚ his song brought the other old gods into existence through the power of language.  According to his priests‚ Thoth was the original author of every sacred text. He was also credited with the creation of the Egyptian lunar calendar.  Legend held that Thoth added an extra five days to a year that originally held only three hundred and sixty. The goddess Nut was unable to have children until Thoth’s bet with the Moon afforded creation an extra five days of light. In those five days‚ Nut gave birth to Isis‚ Osiris‚ Set‚ and Nephthys. In the Osiris myth in which the god is murdered by his brother Set and restored by Isis‚ Thoth gave Isis the magic words that would restore her husband for long enough for her to conceive a son. This thereby ensured the creation of the god Horus. When Horus fought with Set‚ Thoth restored Horus’s left eye (which symbolized the moon). The scribe of the gods‚ Thoth was said to have invented both ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and later forms of writing. He was often shown holding a writing palette and stylus.  The Judgement of Thoth Thoth was also associated with judgment‚ including the arbitration of disputes between gods. He also appears as a wise counselor and persuasive orator‚ two qualities held in exceptionally high regard in ancient Egypt. In the underworld‚ Thoth took the form of a dog-headed ape called Aani. He was a paragon of wisdom who played a role in judging the dead before they moved on to their next life.  Thoth in his baboon form. The British Museum Thoth examined the scales when the heart of the deceased was weighed against a feather. If the scales were balanced‚ he recorded their name and they would be admitted to paradise. If their heart was heavy with sin‚ then it would be devoured‚ and the deceased would cease to exist.  When their heart was being weighed‚ the human being judged would stand before the gods and proclaim the sins they had not committed. Examples from ancient texts include:  I have not stolen. I have not slain men or women.  I have not told lies. I have not destroyed grain.  I have brought no lawsuits.  I have not been neglectful of truthful words. I have not cursed. I have not bragged.  I have not been violent.  I have not had intercourse with a married woman. Thoth also ruled over the Land of Caves in the underworld‚ where he kept records of mortal transgressions and assigned punishments for their sins. Thoth appeared in many ancient stories in the role of wise counselor. He was often connected with Seshat‚ the ancient Egyptian goddess of writing and wisdom. Most often‚ however‚ Thoth was paired with Maat. Thoth and Maat Thoth’s consort was Maat‚ the daughter of Ra and Hathor. She represented truth‚ justice‚ balance‚ harmony‚ morality‚ order‚ and law. She was often shown with wings on her arms and/or with an ostrich feather on her head.  Maat predates Thoth. She is mentioned in the Pyramid Texts of Unas‚ the oldest ancient Egyptian funerary texts ever found. They were written between 2375 and 2345 BC. Thoth and Maat served as secretary and counselor to the sun god Ra. They accompanied Ra on his solar barque as he rode through the sky each day‚ bringing light to the world.  Maat represents order. In later traditions‚ when she was said to be the daughter of Ra‚ the sun god installed her in place of the chaos that had reigned before. It was the job of each pharaoh to keep Maat in place‚ holding chaos at bay and maintaining order. Some pharaohs adopted the title Lord of Maat or Meri-Maat‚ meaning Beloved of Maat. Maat was the owner of the feather used in the weighing of the heart ceremony that every Egyptian must pass through between this life and the next. In some versions‚ she was the feather.  Maat wearing the feather of truth She was the paragon of morality that Egyptians sought to emulate. Truth and honor were held in high regard. Egyptians were expected to uphold those values in their interactions with others and with the natural world as well. She was associated with honesty‚ good faith‚ and righteousness.  She was also associated with the daily practice of law‚ and the vizier who oversaw all legal proceedings was called the Priest of Maat. Egyptian law gave women significant power‚ such as the legal capacity to own land independently of any male relatives or other men. Like Thoth‚ Maat was also associated with the order that governs the heavens‚ the cycle of the seasons‚ religious observations‚ and balance itself.  One ancient text preached:  Be generous as long as you live What leaves the storehouse does not return; It is the food to be shared which is coveted‚ One whose belly is empty is an accuser; One deprived becomes an opponent‚ Don’t have him for a neighbor. Kindness is a man’s memorial For the years after the function. Maat became a concept that transcended the personification of the goddess. To do Maat meant to do what was to do good‚ or to act in a manner that was above reproach. It was also to practice balance‚ both in life and in rhetorical arguments.  Sesh Thoth was the favorite god of scribes‚ who often had a picture of him in their workspace. The hymns sung in praise of this god warned scribes that he oversaw their work and would frown upon them if they slacked.  Scribes held prestigious positions in ancient Egyptian society. They maintained tax records‚ recorded petitions‚ and facilitated communication across vast distances.  Both Thoth and Maat influenced the creation of the sesh‚ an intellectual class that often held bureaucratic roles. They debated and maintained the moral principles set forth by Maat.  Systematic schools for scribes became common in the Middle Kingdom Era (2060 to 1700 BC).  Students as young as five sometimes enrolled‚ though they might also start closer to age ten. The boys – and a few girls! – who attended these schools studied two types of writing: sacred writing that focused on Maat and morality‚ and instructive writing that focused on bureaucracy. Following four years of instruction‚ they became apprentices.  Hermopolis The main temple for Thoth / Djehuty was located in Hermopolis‚ an ancient Egyptian city known as Khemenu by its early residents. Because they associated Djehuty with the god Hermes‚ the Greeks named the place Hermopolis.  Located between Upper and Lower Egypt‚ Khemenu was a major city and provincial capital during the Old Kingdom (2700 – 2200 BC). The cult of Thoth became particularly prominent during the Late Period‚ (666 – 300 BC) and millions of ibis birds were mummified in honor of the god. Thoth-Ibis and devotee statue attributed to Padihorsiese‚ 700 – 500 BCE. Metropolitan Museum of Art By this time‚ Maat had faded and Thoth’s consort was Nehmauit‚ the goddess of protection.  At its height‚ Khemenu was an opulent resort town. Passing riverboats paid tolls‚ enriching the centrally located city. The Ptolemies expanded the Temple of Thoth to grand proportions with stone pillars painted vibrant primary colors‚ but it was reduced to ruins in later centuries.  Hermopolis remained a significant location through Roman times. By the third century of the common era‚ the city boasted multiple seven-story buildings.  The city was abandoned during the Muslim Conquest of Egypt in the seventh century. What little remained of the temple of Thoth was demolished and used as the foundation of a sugar factory in the eighteenth century.  References https://www.crystalinks.com/thoth.html https://egyptianmuseum.org/deities-thoth https://www.worldhistory.org/Thoth/ https://www.huntmuseum.com/stories/objects-in-focus/thoth-baboon-and-ibis-god-of-the-moon/ https://www.thecollector.com/thoth-egyptian-god-aspects/The post The Many Roles and Powers of the Egyptian God‚ Thoth first appeared on History Defined.