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Killer Candy - The Curious Case of Halloween Sadism
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On another chilling, thrilling and (hot water) spilling installment of Disinformed, we are visited by The Candyman as Michael discusses yet another American panic : poisoned Halloween candy. Can one secret a razorblade into an apple without a trace? Are Fentanyl being manufactured to intentionally kill children? Find out now...
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoned_candy_myths
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fentanyl
The Razor Blade In the Apple: The Social Construction of Urban Legends - Joel Best
https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/09/28/rainbow-fentanyl-scare-halloween/
https://www.snopes.com/articles/458144/snopestionary-scarelore/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Phillips
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders
Outro:
Semi-Funk by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4333-semi-funk
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