Section VI · The Index
When one case rewrote the rules.
Some crimes end in a verdict. These ended in new rules, for packaging, for policing, for safety, for the rest of us.
5 cases on file · 1 reported in full
In 1982, seven people in the Chicago area died after taking Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules laced with cyanide. The killer was never identified, but the case rewrote how every sealed product is sold.
A 1981 case that helped launch the modern missing-children movement and lasting legal change.
A landmark, heavily publicized trial that influenced public perception of the justice system.
How a flawed profile derailed an investigation, and what it changed.
One 1981 case whose aftermath rewrote the rules.