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Tylenol Murder Mystery: Unsolved Case Linked to Chemist?
24 Sep
Summary
- Chemist Mathew Betkouski identified as 'Unknown Wanderer'
- Forensic experts saw Betkouski as viable suspect in Tylenol case
- Investigators seek info on Betkouski's 1982 Chicago movements
Decades after his death, the mystery surrounding the 'Unknown Wanderer' has been solved. He has been identified as Dr. Mathew Francis Betkouski, an organic chemist with a known interest in poisons. Betkouski died in December 1982 from cyanide poisoning in Boise, Idaho, a case that remained unsolved for over forty years.
Forensic professionals, anonymously reviewing Betkouski's information, overwhelmingly deemed him a viable suspect in the infamous 1982 Tylenol murders. While investigators have not placed Betkouski in Chicago during the week of the poisonings, evidence such as a Chicago map and sodium cyanide were found among his effects. This discovery has led authorities to seek further details regarding Betkouski's movements and communications in 1982.
