Today’s episode kicks off our very first episode in an every-Friday series for the month of October in honor of all things spooky! We’re covering the case of Ronald O’Bryan, the “Man Who Killed Halloween” by poisoning his son with some tainted Pixy Stix in order to collect on a life insurance policy.

References:

• People: https://people.com/candy-man-killer-timothy-obryan-murder-8732896
• Law.justia.com https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/1979/59731-3.html
• Click 2 Houtson: https://www.click2houston.com/news/investigates/2024/10/31/a-legacy-of-fear-50-years-after-the-candyman-tainted-tick-or-treating/
• HCDistrict Clerk: https://www.hcdistrictclerk.com/Common/HistoricalDocument/pdf/COTM_Oct_2021.pdf
• ABC 13: https://abc13.com/post/1974-candyman-turned-halloween-terrifying-pasadena-texas/375883/

Medium.com: https://medium.com/@nikyoung/the-story-of-the-candy-man-killer-49455baf0ae3