Funeral held for Mary Kellerman in Tylenol poisonings
In Elk Grove Village Illinois mourners attend the funeral of 12 year old Mary Kellerman the first victim in a Tylenol poisonings case. Relatives friends and classmates recall a bright shy girl while families express fear over medicine safety and trust in products. The tragedy followed the deaths of Adam and Stanley Janus in Arlington Heights prompting public concern about tainted capsules.
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Elk Grove Village
Mary Kellerman
Grace West
Queen of the Rosary Catholic Church
Kellerman
Miss Kellerman
Fice
Tylenol turn-in runs as Chicago police collect pills
Chicago police and residents continued a citywide Tylenol turn-in after seven cyanide poisonings sparked panic. About 40 citizens dropped off bottles at the East Chicago Avenue station and other sites, following a mayoral request.
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Chicago
Chicago Avenue
Charles Pachter
Tylenol Tycoon's Ties to Chicago Poison Case Shocks City
A Near North Side woman died from acute cyanide poisoning linked to Extra Strength Tylenol capsules. Police and a 150-member task force investigate tainted lots MC2880 1910MD and 1801MA amid widespread recalls and public pleas to surrender Tylenol products.
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Walgreen’s
Robert Stein
McNeil Consumer Products Co
Johnson & Johnson
Illinois
Tyrone Fahner
Chicago
Prince
Kidnap suspect flown to Galveston hospital
AP reports a man charged with kidnapping three people including one buried alive for four days was flown from Brownsville to Galveston to treat high blood pressure. In other briefs a 21 car derailment near Sour Lake closed a highway for hours after a truck crash injured driver Ronny Humble and spilled cargo and parts along Texas 326. Also in Fort Walton Beach a wife died in a house fire after helping her children escape.
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Galveston
Brownsville
Sour Lake
Missouri & Pacific
South Texas
Ronny Ray Humble
Beaumont
Humble
Fort Walton Beach, Fla
Jean Garrett
Gas for removing ticks explodes in flames
A Texas cowboy on Matagorda Island was badly burned when gasoline used to wash ticks off exploded after he bumped a hot water heater. Scott Tanner, 22, of Minneapolis, was airlifted to Corpus Christi and then Galveston in critical condition with second and third degree burns over about 90 percent of his body.
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Matagorda Island
Texas
Scott Tanner
Minneapolis
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Flora Young
Aston
Tanner
Star Brand Cattle Company
Seven year old girl killed near Tucson anti-violence rally
In Tucson a seven year old girl disappeared during the Take Back the Night vigil near East Speedway Boulevard. Her beaten and stabbed body was found the next day, prompting police to search with neighbors and family friends. Investigators note she was last seen near her home as a crowd of about 1500 protested for more police protection. The mother expressed fear but urged calm amid the tragedy.
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Tucson
Ariz
Cathy Barbara Fritz
University of Arizona
Paul Hallums
East Speedway Boulevard
Dennis
Cynthia DeWitt
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