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Stanley Andrew Janus was 25 when he died on September 29, 1982, in Arlington Heights, Illinois, after ingesting cyanide-laced Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules. He, his newlywed wife Theresa Janus, and his brother Adam Janus all died after taking capsules from the same bottle; Adam had bought the Tylenol at a Jewel Osco and collapsed after taking a dose for a headache before Stanley and Theresa also took pills from that bottle and succumbed to cyanide poisoning.

Their deaths were part of the Chicago Tylenol Murders, a series of poisonings that claimed seven victims and prompted citywide warnings against Tylenol and major changes to over-the-counter drug packaging, including tamper-proof seals. No one was ever formally charged with the tampering. James Lewis was identified as a prime suspect by investigators and was later convicted of extortion for demanding money from Johnson & Johnson, but authorities did not have direct evidence tying him to the actual poisonings.

Does anyone have memories of the Janus family or information about the Arlington Heights bottle purchase that could help shed more light on what happened?