Painkiller: The Tylenol Murders
External Rating44%
202339 minEnded

Painkiller: The Tylenol Murders

Network:Paramount+

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S01E05 - "In Plain Sight"

Aired on Oct 10, 2023, 12:00 PM

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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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Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
39 min
Premiered
October 10, 2023
Ended
October 10, 2023

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Episodes (1 Season · 5 Episodes)

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.

Oct 10, 2023

35 min

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?

Oct 10, 2023

41 min

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.

Oct 10, 2023

34 min

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.

Oct 10, 2023

49 min

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?

Oct 10, 2023

37 min

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