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'I became much more observant of over-the-counter drug purchases.'

The 1982 Chicago cyanide poisonings known as the 'Tylenol murders' terrified the nation and forever changed the way over-the-counter medications are manufactured.

"It's hard for me to live," said Joe Janus, who lost two brothers and a sister-in-law. "But I still got my daughter, my son, my grandchildren. I've got to live for them."

Thursday marks the 40th anniversary of the tragic and still unsolved Tylenol murders. This Daily Herald editorial honors the victims and those whose quick actions saved lives.

Elk Grove Village Police Chief Charles Walsh still keeps the case file from the 1982 Tylenol murders investigation in his top desk drawer as a regular reminder of the still unsolved killings of seven people, including a 12-year-old girl. "We call it a cold case, but its not a forgotten case," he said.

As the 40th anniversary of the 1982 Tylenol murders approaches, investigators are working with prosecutors on a now-or-maybe-never effort to hold a longtime suspect responsible for the poisonings that killed seven people in the Chicago area, the Tribune has learned.

Forty years after the 1982 Tylenol murders, the Chicago Tribune launched an in-depth investigation into why the case has never been solved. Read the six-part series.

Cyanide-laced Tylenol took seven lives in the Chicago area in 1982. Here are short bios of each victim and a timeline of the deaths.

The Tylenol murders launched a massive criminal investigation. With no apparent motive and little evidence to go on, it was a tough task.

With the 40th anniversary of the 1982 Tylenol case approaching, the Tribune launched an in-depth investigation into why the murders that both terrified and fascinated the country have never been solved.