About This Episode
What is this episode about?
The episode "True Crime Time For September 29, 2026 | A New Lead in the Tylenol Murders, a Deadly McDonald's Run & Family Matters" from Real Life Real Crime covers a possible new lead in the 1982 Chicago Tylenol Murders, alongside updates on #JusticeForHailey, #JusticeForMadison and #JusticeForStephanie, a Carnival cruise passenger reported overboard, a Minnesota hit-and-run followed by a McDonald's drive-thru stop, a Kentucky child-abuse case, and a Detroit funeral home cremation mix-up.
The case behind the episode
The episode focuses on Tylenol-mordene: Uopklaret massegiftning i Chicago 1982, in which seven people — Mary Kellerman, Adam Janus, Stanley Janus, Theresa Janus, Mary Reiner, Mary McFarland and Paula Prince — died in the Chicago area after taking Tylenol capsules laced with potassium cyanide. No one has ever been charged with the killings, though James W. Lewis was the most widely discussed suspect. Investigators are now looking at a possible connection between the murders and a man found dead in an Idaho church in 1982, identified as Dr. Mathew Francis Betkouski, previously known as Boise's Unknown Wanderer. He has not been officially named a suspect, and the case remains unsolved.
Hosts and release
Woody Overton hosts Real Life Real Crime, a weekly true crime podcast built on firsthand accounts from an active investigator, available on Apple Podcasts. This episode runs 43 minutes and was released on September 29, 2026. Listeners can find the full case archive and more episodes through Real Life Real Crime.
