Lethal Dose

Episode 30: Cyanide Pt. 3 The Excedrin Murders


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We're wrapping up this month's cyanide series with the 1986 murders of Sue Snow and Bruce Nickell by tainted Excedrin. For more information on cyanide in product tampering, check out the Chicago Tylenol Murders on Patreon. Or you can just listen to this episode and we'll touch on it a bit, too. You do you. Just be nice to others.

(1) Olson, G. Bitter Almonds: The True Story of Mothers, Daughters, and the Seattle Cyanide Murders; St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2006.

(2) Turner, W. Cyanide Death Halts the Sale of Excedrin Capsules. The New York Times, 18 Jun 1986, 1986.

(3) Poisoned Excedrin Suspected in 2d Seattle Death. The New York Times, 19 Jun 1986, 1986, 28.

(4) Donahan, R. S02:E11 - Something's Fishy. In Forensic Files, 1997.

(5) Seattle Jurors Indict Woman in Cyanide Poisoning Deaths. The New York Times, 10 Dec 1987, 1987, 23.

(6) Poison Pill Trial Winding to Close. The New York Times, 01 May 1988, 1988, 29.

(7) Sentence of 90 Years Imposed in 2 Deaths by Tainted Capsules. The New York Times, 18 June 1988, 1988.

(8) O.C. Woman Gets Big Reward in Mom's Conviction. In Los Angeles Times, latimes.com, 1990.

(9) Carter, M. Stella Nickell, serving 90 years for planting poisoned pills, killing 2, seeks release from prison. In The Seattle Times, seattletimes.com, 2022.

(10) Carter, M. Judge won't release WA woman serving 90 years for planting poisoned pills. In Yakima Herald-Public, yakimaherald.com, 2022.

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