Between September and October 1982, seven people throughout the greater Chicago metropolitan area were killed after ingesting the over-the-counter painkiller Tylenol. The pills were discovered to have been laced with cyanide. Their deaths sent shock waves throughout the country and forever changed the way we take medicine in the United States. The person behind the…
Read More
On Thanksgiving day 2009, four members of the same family were shot and killed by another family member. Following the murders, the shooter evaded police capture for five weeks. What caused the shooter to turn the gun on his very own family?
Read MoreSubscribe to Forensic Tales podcast so you don’t miss an episode! On Thanksgiving Day 2009, four members of the same family were shot and killed after eating dinner in Jupiter, Florida. Paul Michael Merhige, 35-years old, sat down for Thanksgiving dinner with his family. After the family cleared their plates, they gathered together around the…
Read MoreSubscribe to Forensic Tales podcast so you don’t miss an episode! The Chicago Tylenol murders occurred between September and October 1982 throughout the greater Chicago metropolitan area. During this time, seven people were poisoned and killed by Tylenol-branded acetaminophen capsules that had been laced with potassium cyanide. Many others were killed from “copycat” killers who…
Read MoreSubscribe to Forensic Tales podcast so you don’t miss an episode! On November 17, 1978, four employees at a Burger Chef restaurant in Speedway, Indiana went missing during their closing shift. When the manger and the police arrived at the fast-food chain, they noticed that the back door was left unlocked and $581 in cash…
Read More
In November 1978, four employees of a Burger Chef fast food chain in Speedway, Indiana were murdered in cold blood. A poorly investigated crime scene led the murders to become a cold case lasting over 4 decades. Will forensic science be able to finally solve the Burger Chef murders?
Read More
In January 2013, 17-year old high school student Kendrick Johnson didn’t return home from school. The following morning, his parents learned that their son missed class the day before. Something that was completely out of character for the student. Nearly 21 hours after Kendrick Johnson was last seen, a couple students made a shocking discovery…
Read More
For three weeks in October 2002, the areas of Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia were terrorized by a series of coordinated shootings. Innocent people were being gunned down at gas stations, bus stops, and while just walking down the street. At the end of the rampage, 17 people would be murdered and 10 people…
Read MoreSubscribe to Forensic Tales podcast so you don’t miss an episode! **WARNNG** Graphic images contained in this blog. Viewer discretion is highly advised. On January 10, 2013, 17-year old high school student Kendrick Johnson didn’t return home from school. He was supposed to come home after attending a basketball game at Lowndes High School in…
Read MoreJohn Allen Muhammad, 41-years old and 17-year old Lee Boyd Malvo completely terrorized Maryland’s Montgomery County as well as the surrounding areas of Virginia and Washington D.C. Before October 2002, Montgomery County was regarded as a relatively safe place to live. They didn’t experience a very high crime rate; the homicide rates were pretty low….
Read More
Recent Comments