Netflix’s “COLD CASE: The Tylenol Murders” Features Chief Suspect James Lewis’ First and Only Interview, where he addresses the allegations made against Him – Including that he killed seven People in 1982.
That year, cyanide-laced tylenol was distributed in chicago, Leading to the Pharmaceutical industry industry tamper seals to certin products.
The Docuseries Also Includes Interviews with Family Memories of Some of the Vicims.
Joseph Janus Recalled the moment he heard that his Brother, Adam Janus, Had died: “I got a phone call, they Said my Brother Adam Had a Heart Attack. They Said: ‘He’s Dead and We Can Do Nothing for Him.’ I almost passsed out, i was in shock. ”
Lewis, who died in 2023, was arrested but not convicted and denied the allegations.
But he admitted to wringing a ransom letter to Johnson & Johnson, The Manufacturer of Tylenol, for $ 1 Million. He late clalimed it was attempt to point to the autorities at his Wife’s Form Boss for Unpaid Wages.
Lewis was convicted of extortion in 1983 for Writing the letter and served 10 years in prison.
Author Nicholas Mennuti, Who Wrote “The Tylenol Murders” Book and Features in the Three-Department TRUE CRIME Series, Compared the Lewis Case to the Gangster Al Capone, who was suspended of community series than it was convicted of.
“They Make It Look like the World’s Most Horrible, Dangerous person Ever … and i wouldi hurt anybody,” Lewis Says at the end of the first episode, seeringly reference to the autorities and the media.
The Creators of ‘The Tylenol Murders’ Earned Lewis’ Trust
In an interview with The Hollywood ReporterCo-Director Yotam Guendelman Praised the Show’s Producer Molly Forrester for Convincing Lewis to take part.
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Guendelman Said That Forrester Told Lewis: “You’re a human being. We want to talk to you as a human being – if you did all of this horrible stuff.
The Documentarian Said That Lewis Was Cautious About Being Interviewed, But Forrester’s “Intimate Rapport” Helped Him Open Up.
“There was something was something in Him that you wan to say what he want to say, for Many Years. Having People Basically Trying to Get You 40 Years, I GUESS ALSO MAKES YOU WANT TO TALK AND ENJOY THIS ATTENTION,” Guendelman Said.
Ari Pines, The Show’s Co-Director, Said They ALSO AIMED to SHED LIGHT ON THE OTHER CASE CASECTED TO LEWIS “The Tylenol Murders.”
“We didn’t would this interview just get a confession out of (lewis), but to really confront Him about all the hard Questions about this case and the other caes that was suspect of in the past,” pines tooth the Hollywood Reporter.
Lewis was Also Connected with Other Criminal Cases and Was Charged But Not Convital of Killing A Truck Driver Called Raymond West in 1978. Episode Three States That He was Accused of Aggravated AFTER AFTER AFTER KIDNAPPING The Charges.
In the Docuseries, Lewis Said: “I did not kidnap her. There was no evidens that I have had ever been with her or touched her in any way, or form, swimming Shaking Hands.”
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