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Excedrin Tamping Case

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Excedrin Tampering Four years after the Tylenol murders in which the killer was never found, Stella Nickell is accused and arrested for putting cyanide in Excedrin. She grew up poor and at 16 years old, gave birth to her daughter Cindy. At 22, she met a mechanic named Bruce Nickell. They were together for 12 till a day in 1986 when Bruce came home with a headache and took four extra-strength Excedrin, and collapsed. Doctors thought it was emphysema, but Stella refused to believe that. Upon hearing that Susan (Sue) Snow died from ingesting Excedrin that was laced with cyanide, she took down the lot number and confirmed that it matched the bottle she had. Pain relievers were swept off the shelves and thoroughly examined and 5 bottles of Excedrin

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