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Chicago Tylenol murders

string of murders in Chicago in 1982 involving poisoned Tylenol medicine
Event involuntary_manslaughter Q4515839
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Summary

Chicago Tylenol murders is an involuntary manslaughter[1]. It draws 2,052 Wikipedia views per month (involuntary_manslaughter category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chicago Tylenol murders's instance of is recorded as involuntary manslaughter[3].
  • Chicago Tylenol murders's location is recorded as Chicago metropolitan area[4].
  • Chicago Tylenol murders's has part is recorded as James W. Lewis[5].
  • Chicago Tylenol murders's point in time is recorded as +1982-09-00T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Chicago Tylenol murders's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01ww5k[7].
  • Chicago Tylenol murders's number of deaths is recorded as {'amount': '+7'}[8].
  • Chicago Tylenol murders's connects with is recorded as deliberate poisoning[9].
  • Chicago Tylenol murders's Casefile ID is recorded as 118[10].

Why It Matters

Chicago Tylenol murders draws 2,052 Wikipedia views per month (involuntary_manslaughter category, ranking #2 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_chicago-tylenol-murders_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Chicago Tylenol murders}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/chicago-tylenol-murders}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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