Crime
Station:
Paramount+ (US)
Status:
Ended
Start:
2023-10-10
Rating:
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Painkiller: The Tylenol Murders follows as investigators focus on a key suspect: James Lewis. In real-time, the five-part docuseries unravels the dark, complicated mystery of the crime, exploring the various police missteps and the madness that consumed Lewis, who lived in plain sight for more than 40 years. The series meticulously pieces together other crimes to which Lewis was connected, including extortion, dismemberment and another murder. Four decades later, the grieving families carry the horror of the heinous crime. Past clues and new technology raise the question: Could DNA evidence finally nail the killer?
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S1E1 - It's Gotta Be the Tylenol
It's 1982 and 7 people including a child are dead after taking Tylenol laced with cyanide. A paramedic and a nurse rush to piece together the truth.
Air Date: 10 Oct 2023 07:00 (CDT)
S1E2 - The Man in the Photo
Suspects emerge. A chilling letter and a leaked surveillance photo of a mystery man offer new clues. Could he be the person who poisoned the pills?
Air Date: 10 Oct 2023 07:00 (CDT)
S1E3 - Back from the Dead
As police ramp up their manhunt for prime suspect James Lewis, the makers of Tylenol execute a multimillion-dollar PR campaign to save the brand.
Air Date: 10 Oct 2023 07:00 (CDT)
S1E4 - The Ties That Bind
Reporter Brad Edwards sets off to find James Lewis, the prime suspect in the Tylenol murders, and traces missed clues and chilling secrets of Lewis' past.
Air Date: 10 Oct 2023 07:00 (CDT)
S1E5 - In Plain Sight
Decades pass. Victims' families remain haunted. Was the killer hiding in plain view all along? Could DNA technology crack this cold case?
Air Date: 10 Oct 2023 07:00 (CDT)