James Lewis, the suspect in the 1982 Tylenol poisonings that killed 7 in the Chicago area, has died

From Oct. 13, 1995: James Lewis is escorted through Boston’s Logan Airport after being released from the Federal Correctional Institution in Oklahoma.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The suspect in the 1982 Tylenol poisonings that killed seven people in the Chicago area, triggered a nationwide panic, and led to an overhaul in the safety of over-the-counter medication packaging, has died, police said on Monday.

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