On September 29, 1982, seven people in Chicago died after taking Extra Strength Tylenol capsules laced with cyanide. Officials have long cited the scarcity of physical evidence and apparent lack of motive to explain why they never solved the Tylenol murders. However, new revelations and information not previously disclosed tell a very different story of a crime that should have been solved.
In a story both fascinating and dramatic in its warnings, The Tylenol Mafia rips away the facade of an investigation that J&J CEO James Burke labeled "A demonstration without parallel of government and business working with the news media to help protect the public." This gripping, meticulously documented expose' unearths the troubling details of an investigation corrupted by well-connected corporate executives and politically motivated government officials who simply buried the truth inside a shadow legal system inaccessible to everyday Americans.
Praise for The Tylenol Mafia...
Scott Bartz authored a brilliant piece of investigative journalism that reveals shocking details of what really happened when these tragic Tylenol murders were investigated.
Lesley
Book Reviewer
This is such an interesting and horrifyingly revealing read. Having grown up in one of the towns where this heartbreaking tragedy hit, this subject has always been of particular interest to me. It amazes me how much of this case was ignored, mishandled, and covered up. This was a very scary time for so many, and it makes me very angry to realize how the public and the victims were lied to and continue to be lied to about this incident.
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Book Reviewer
According to the legend - and that's all it is, a fabricated corporate legend - J&J "immediately" pulled Tylenol capsules off the shelves and were "transparent" with the media. Scott Bartz's new book, The Tylenol Mafia, finally blows up these fabrications with a devastating analysis of the 1982 tragedies that killed 7 people.
BRS
Book Reviewer
Review
"The Tylenol Mafia by Scott Bartz is one of the best pieces of journalism I have ever seen. All students of PR and journalism should read it... This expose' of the No. 1 phony story in PR is long overdue. -- Jack O'Dwyer, O'Dwyer PR
"This is really a story, not of the murders themselves, but of corporate corruption and an American political system that is willing to allow murderers to go free in order to protect corporations from lawsuits." -- Michael Rivero, "What Really Happened" radio show.
It reads like a murder mystery -- WGN-TV Chicago
From the Inside Flap
"This expose' of the No. 1 phony story in PR is long overdue. It is regrettable that major media such as the New York Times, The Economist, Fortune magazine and the Christian Science Monitor continue to refer to the Tylenol tragedy as some kind of "gold standard" for crisis handling. It is the opposite of that--the gold standard of spin and lying." -- Jack O'Dwyer, who has covered the PR industry since 1968 after ten years at two of America's biggest dailies--the Chicago Tribune and New York Journal-American.
"For 29 years now, the FBI and mainstream media have done nothing but make a circus out of this still-unsolved case. We have lost all hope for closure or justice at this point. Finally, Scott Bartz brings to light key evidence that exposes Johnson & Johnson's handling of the Tylenol crisis, not as the gold standard, but as a heavily-connected empire literally getting away with murder. The extremely well-researched facts in The Tylenol Mafia put all the puzzle pieces together from a case that should have been solved within a week." -- Michelle Rosen, the daughter of Tylenol murder victim Mary "Lynn" Reiner.
The Tylenol Mafia is "probably the most threatening book to Johnson & Johnson, the feds, and the media." -- Gary Franchi, National Director of Restore the Republic.
Description:
On September 29, 1982, seven people in Chicago died after taking Extra Strength Tylenol capsules laced with cyanide. Officials have long cited the scarcity of physical evidence and apparent lack of motive to explain why they never solved the Tylenol murders. However, new revelations and information not previously disclosed tell a very different story of a crime that should have been solved.
In a story both fascinating and dramatic in its warnings, The Tylenol Mafia rips away the facade of an investigation that J&J CEO James Burke labeled "A demonstration without parallel of government and business working with the news media to help protect the public." This gripping, meticulously documented expose' unearths the troubling details of an investigation corrupted by well-connected corporate executives and politically motivated government officials who simply buried the truth inside a shadow legal system inaccessible to everyday Americans.
Praise for The Tylenol Mafia...
Scott Bartz authored a brilliant piece of investigative journalism that reveals shocking details of what really happened when these tragic Tylenol murders were investigated.
Lesley
Book Reviewer
This is such an interesting and horrifyingly revealing read. Having grown up in one of the towns where this heartbreaking tragedy hit, this subject has always been of particular interest to me. It amazes me how much of this case was ignored, mishandled, and covered up. This was a very scary time for so many, and it makes me very angry to realize how the public and the victims were lied to and continue to be lied to about this incident.
kb
Book Reviewer
According to the legend - and that's all it is, a fabricated corporate legend - J&J "immediately" pulled Tylenol capsules off the shelves and were "transparent" with the media. Scott Bartz's new book, The Tylenol Mafia, finally blows up these fabrications with a devastating analysis of the 1982 tragedies that killed 7 people.
BRS
Book Reviewer
Review
"The Tylenol Mafia by Scott Bartz is one of the best pieces of journalism I have ever seen. All students of PR and journalism should read it... This expose' of the No. 1 phony story in PR is long overdue. -- Jack O'Dwyer, O'Dwyer PR
"This is really a story, not of the murders themselves, but of corporate corruption and an American political system that is willing to allow murderers to go free in order to protect corporations from lawsuits." -- Michael Rivero, "What Really Happened" radio show.
It reads like a murder mystery -- WGN-TV Chicago
From the Inside Flap
"This expose' of the No. 1 phony story in PR is long overdue. It is regrettable that major media such as the New York Times, The Economist, Fortune magazine and the Christian Science Monitor continue to refer to the Tylenol tragedy as some kind of "gold standard" for crisis handling. It is the opposite of that--the gold standard of spin and lying."
-- Jack O'Dwyer, who has covered the PR industry since 1968 after ten years at two of America's biggest dailies--the Chicago Tribune and New York Journal-American.
"For 29 years now, the FBI and mainstream media have done nothing but make a circus out of this still-unsolved case. We have lost all hope for closure or justice at this point. Finally, Scott Bartz brings to light key evidence that exposes Johnson & Johnson's handling of the Tylenol crisis, not as the gold standard, but as a heavily-connected empire literally getting away with murder. The extremely well-researched facts in The Tylenol Mafia put all the puzzle pieces together from a case that should have been solved within a week."
-- Michelle Rosen, the daughter of Tylenol murder victim Mary "Lynn" Reiner.
The Tylenol Mafia is "probably the most threatening book to Johnson & Johnson, the feds, and the media."
-- Gary Franchi, National Director of Restore the Republic.