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Idaho cold case may be tied to unsolved 1982 Tylenol murders, authorities say

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Idaho officials say man found dead in a church decades ago may be tied to unsolved poisonings in Chicago area in 1982 A man found dead in an Idaho church decades ago may be connected to unsolved poisonings in 1982 in the Chicago area that were dubbed the “ Tylenol murders ” and ushered in child safety caps for medicines, authorities announced recently. Detective Tim Cooper of the Ada county sheriff’s Office reopened a cold case investigation in 2019 that led authorities to identify Dr Mathew Francis Betkouski posthumously. Betkouski fatally poisoned…

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