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Stanley Janus

Case from Arlington Heights, IL dated Sep 29, 1982

Victim Details

Stanley Janus

Male

White / Caucasian

Arlington Heights

IL

1982-09-29

25

Stanley

Janus

06/26/2026

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Stanley Andrew Janus, a 25-year-old Polish-American man, tragically lost his life on September 29, 1982, in Arlington Heights, Illinois. His death was part of the infamous Chicago Tylenol Murders, a series of poisonings that claimed multiple victims. Stanley, along with his newlywed wife, Theresa Janus, and his brother, Adam Janus, unknowingly ingested cyanide-laced Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules, leading to their sudden and unexpected deaths.

The sequence of events began when Adam Janus ...
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