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TYLENOL MURDERS: After a joint FBI task force was unable to pin the 1982 Tylenol murders on prime suspect James Lewis, special agent Roy Lane was coaxed out of retirement to carry out a daring undercover mission. He tells Bevan Hurley Lewis’ death this week ‘puts the pursuit of justice to an end’

The death of James W. Lewis -- long the leading suspect in the 1982 Tylenol killings that brought widespread panic to the suburbs, and nationwide reforms in medication product packaging -- could present a new opportunity for investigators to crack a case thats long been cold.

The prime suspect in the Tylenol poisonings of 1982, which killed seven people in the Chicago area, died at his home on Sunday, according to Massachusetts police.

James Lewis Cause of Death? 1982 Chicago Tylenol Murders' Sole Suspect, 76, Found Dead The sole suspect, James Lewis, 76, in the infamous Chicago Tylenol murders

The sole suspect in the Tylenol murders has been found dead, ending hopes of convicting him for the killings that changed the way over-the-counter drugs are manufactured.

With the investigation’s only suspect dead, it now seems unlikely that charges will ever be brought in poisonings that killed seven people and caused a worldwide panic.

James Lewis, long the leading suspect in the 1982 Tylenol killings, was found dead Sunday at his Cambridge, Massachusetts home near Boston.

James Lewis was convicted of attempting to extort $1m from Johnson & Johnson but never formally accused of poisoning spree that killed seven in Chicago in 1982

The sole suspect in the Tylenol murders was found dead in his Massachusetts home, dashing officials' hopes of one day convicting him of the murders that

With the investigation’s only suspect dead, it now seems unlikely that charges will ever be brought in poisonings that killed seven people and caused a worldwide panic.