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Come gather around the campfire and let me tell you about the creepy urban legend that has held fast throughout history. Is there any truth to the idea of strangers slipping poison or sharp objects to unsuspecting trick-or-treaters? Where did this idea come from? Why did your parents make you dump out your pillowcases and sort your candy haul every year? Let me walk you through the history of this idea and a few important cases related to it: an 1858 mix-up with deadly consequences, a Long Island housewife with a bitter grudge, the reason your Tylenol has a tamper-proof seal, a Japanese criminal organization with some vacation plans, and of course, the man who killed Halloween.
**This episode includes sensitive content (CW: death, murder, child abuse). Listener discretion is advised.**
Safety tips for Halloween: https://www.safekids.org/tip/halloween-safety-tips
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Check out our links here to support the show, follow our social media, and see photos from the case: https://linktr.ee/CampfireStoriesPodcast
You can contact me at campfirestoriesbusiness@gmail.com.
Also check out our YouTube channel Campfire Stories: Astonishing History.
Sources for every episode are available in the episode transcript on Buzzsprout.
Music by: Zoliborz
Chapters
1. Background (00:00:00)
2. The 1858 Bradford Sweet Poisonings (00:06:13)
3. Long Island Halloween Poisoning (00:13:26)
4. The Chicago Tylenol Murders (00:14:45)
5. The Mystery Man With 21 Faces (00:19:49)
6. The Man Who Killed Halloween (00:21:53)
7. Conclusion (00:29:33)
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Come gather around the campfire and let me tell you about the creepy urban legend that has held fast throughout history. Is there any truth to the idea of strangers slipping poison or sharp objects to unsuspecting trick-or-treaters? Where did this idea come from? Why did your parents make you dump out your pillowcases and sort your candy haul every year? Let me walk you through the history of this idea and a few important cases related to it: an 1858 mix-up with deadly consequences, a Long Island housewife with a bitter grudge, the reason your Tylenol has a tamper-proof seal, a Japanese criminal organization with some vacation plans, and of course, the man who killed Halloween.
**This episode includes sensitive content (CW: death, murder, child abuse). Listener discretion is advised.**
Safety tips for Halloween: https://www.safekids.org/tip/halloween-safety-tips
Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode!
Check out our links here to support the show, follow our social media, and see photos from the case: https://linktr.ee/CampfireStoriesPodcast
You can contact me at campfirestoriesbusiness@gmail.com.
Also check out our YouTube channel Campfire Stories: Astonishing History.
Sources for every episode are available in the episode transcript on Buzzsprout.
Music by: Zoliborz
Chapters
1. Background (00:00:00)
2. The 1858 Bradford Sweet Poisonings (00:06:13)
3. Long Island Halloween Poisoning (00:13:26)
4. The Chicago Tylenol Murders (00:14:45)
5. The Mystery Man With 21 Faces (00:19:49)
6. The Man Who Killed Halloween (00:21:53)
7. Conclusion (00:29:33)
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