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James W. Lewis ordered to submit DNA, fingerprints in Tylenol murders case
The longtime chief suspect in the 1982 Tylenol murders of seven Chicago-area residents has been ordered to submit a DNA sample, fingerprints and palm prints to investigators, sources close to the investigation told the Chicago Sun-Times today.
James W. Lewis appeared before a Massachusetts judge in a closed hearing Wednesday. The judge at the hearing ordered both Lewis and his wife to provide the samples in response to a DuPage County grand jury subpoena, the sources said.
In 1982, seven Chicago-area residents died after taking Extra Strength Tylenol capsules, which later were found to have been laced with cyanide, touching off a nationwide scare that led to new packaging for medicines and food. Lewis was a suspect in the Tylenol deaths, but he was never charged.
Instead, he was charged with extorting the drugmaker’s parent company. He was convicted in 1983.
The investigation into the murders remained dormant until early last year, when FBI agents — citing advances in forensic technology and new tips on the cyanide poisonings — raided Lewis’ Boston-area home and storage lockers. At the time, the FBI said there was probable cause to believe the locations contained evidence related to the murders.
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The longtime chief suspect in the 1982 Tylenol murders of seven Chicago-area residents has been ordered to submit a DNA sample, fingerprints and palm prints to investigators, sources close to the investigation told the Chicago Sun-Times today.
James W. Lewis appeared before a Massachusetts judge in a closed hearing Wednesday. The judge at the hearing ordered both Lewis and his wife to provide the samples in response to a DuPage County grand jury subpoena, the sources said.
In 1982, seven Chicago-area residents died after taking Extra Strength Tylenol capsules, which later were found to have been laced with cyanide, touching off a nationwide scare that led to new packaging for medicines and food. Lewis was a suspect in the Tylenol deaths, but he was never charged.
Instead, he was charged with extorting the drugmaker’s parent company. He was convicted in 1983.
The investigation into the murders remained dormant until early last year, when FBI agents — citing advances in forensic technology and new tips on the cyanide poisonings — raided Lewis’ Boston-area home and storage lockers. At the time, the FBI said there was probable cause to believe the locations contained evidence related to the murders.
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