The Tylenol Mafia (76 page)

The Tylenol box was sealed with permanent adhesive: Norman, Michael. “Officials Say Fatal Tampering of Tylenol was Isolated Case.”
 
The New York Times
, February 12, 1986.

 
“Boxes with sealed flaps make it impossible to reseal the package”:
McEntee
, Helene. “1982 deaths brought new packaging.”
Chicago Sun-Times
, February 12, 1986.

Even Johnson & Johnson executives agreed: Goldman, John J.;
Cimons
, Marlene. “Agencies Pursue Massive Probe of Tylenol Poisoning.”
LA Times
, February 15, 1986.

An article that ran in
The Washington Post
:
Washington Post
.
“A Puzzle for Investigators.”
The Post Standard
, February 15, 1986.

Court documents make it: John Elsroth as Administrator of the Estate of Diane Elsroth v. Johnson & Johnson et al. 87 Civ. 1524, US District Court for the Southern District of New York, November 15, 1988.

Goettel wrote, “The murder remains unsolved”: John Elsroth as Administrator of the Estate of Diane Elsroth v. Johnson & Johnson et al. 87 Civ. 1524, US District Court for the Southern District of New York, November 15, 1988.

 
“The companies could not be held responsible”: John Elsroth as Administrator of the Estate of Diane Elsroth v. Johnson & Johnson et al. 87 Civ. 1524, US District Court for the Southern District of New York, November 15, 1988.

Judge Goettel said the case left “difficult questions”: John Elsroth as Administrator of the Estate of Diane Elsroth v. Johnson & Johnson et al. 87 Civ. 1524, US District Court for the Southern District of New York, November 15, 1988.

Many PBWT lawyers began their careers: Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler website.
Accessed July 10, 2011.
http://www.pbwt.com/

The relationship between Johnson & Johnson and PBWT: Higgs, Robert.
Depression, war, and cold war: Studies in Political Economy
.
Oxford University Press, 2006.
Pg 51.
– “Robert Porter Patterson: Soldier, Judge, Statesman, Citizen.”
Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler website.
Accessed July 10, 2011.
http://www.pbwt.com/files/FileControl/2e195806-13b9-48af-80d5-01111d723ff5/7483b893-e478-44a4-8fed-f49aa917d8cf/Presentation/File/DisplayBk-Printer.final_.pdf
 

Robert Patterson died: Associated Press. “2
^nd
Disaster In Over Month Arouses Citizens: Investigation Underway.”
The Evening Ledger
, January 23, 1952. – Associated Press. “Patterson Said Last Month Death May Come Suddenly.”
The Evening Ledger
, January 23, 1952. - UNITED STATES v. SCHINE 260 F.2d 552 (1958), No. 234, Docket 24722.
United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit, October 20, 1958.

 
“The district courts shall have original jurisdiction”: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 28,
Section
1332(a).

“We are mindful”: John Elsroth as Administrator of the Estate of Diane Elsroth v. Johnson & Johnson et al. 87 Civ. 1524, US District Court for the Southern District of New York, November 15, 1988.

In a decision soaked with hypocrisy: John Elsroth as Administrator of the Estate of Diane Elsroth v. Johnson & Johnson et al. 87 Civ. 1524, US District Court for the Southern District of New York, November 15, 1988.

The doctrine of strict: John Elsroth as Administrator of the Estate of Diane Elsroth v. Johnson & Johnson et al. 87 Civ. 1524, US District Court for the Southern District of New York, November 15, 1988.

 
“We hold that preventing”: John Elsroth as Administrator of the Estate of Diane Elsroth v. Johnson & Johnson et al. 87 Civ. 1524, US District Court for the Southern District of New York, November 15, 1988.

Following the 1986 Tylenol murder: Powell, Bill;
Kasindorf
, Martin.
“The Tylenol Rescue.”
Newsweek
, March 3, 1986.

Kevin Donovan, the current vice president: Milton, Pat. “New York’s FBI Chief Ending Career.” AP Online, March 1, 2002.

Donovan had been the Assistant Director: Newman, Richard.
“Security blankets.”
The Record
, April 13, 2008.

The man Donovan replaced: Thomas, Pierre. “A New Strain of Terrorism; Groups Are Fast, Loose, Hard to Find.”
The Washington Post
, August 3, 1993.

Russell
Deyo
, the current General Counsel: “Management Team,” J&J website.
 
Accessed December 1, 2010.
http://www.investor.jnj.com/governance/managementdetail.cfm?bioid=19178

As the Corporate Secretary:
Deyo
, Russell. Confidential Tylenol Settlement Agreement, May 13, 2991. – Relatives of Tylenol murders victims. Confidential interviews by author, 2010.

In 1991, former McNeil Chairman: Nelson Communications. Form S-1, April 30, 1999.
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1082447/0000950123-99-003962.txt
-- NAPRO BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC · 10-K/A. SEC.gov, December 31, 2001.
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/891504/000089973302000083/form10ka2001.htm

John Norris: “Speaker Biographies: John A. Norris JD, MBA.”
Yet2.com website.
Accessed July 2, 2011.
http://www.yet2.com/app/global/en/html/eb7bio_norris.html
  

Mark Novitch: “Upjohn announces organizational changes (Officers).”
PR Newswire
: November 18, 1988 – “Executive Profile: Mark Novitch M.D.”
Bloomberg
Businessweek
website.
Accessed July 2, 2011
http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=194520&ticker=SYNI:US&previousCapId=25798&previousTitle=Bristol-Myers%20Squibb%20Co
.

Frank Young: Anderson, Jack.
“FDA Chief down for the count.”
The Valley Independent
, December 14, 1989. -- “The Proprietary Association offers reward up to $300,000 for the arrest and conviction of person or persons responsible for Excedrin Extra-Strength capsule poisonings in Seattle.”
PR Newswire,
June 19, 1986. -- Church, George J; Griggs, Lee; Healy, Rita. “Copycats Are on the Prowl.”
TIME
, November 8, 1982. -- United Press International. “Tampering Found In Anacin Product”
Pharos Tribune
, June 25, 1986.

 
“The FDA is not now considering any ban on capsules”: Rudolph, Barbara; Delaney, Patricia.
“The Great Capsule Controversy.”
TIME
, July 07, 1986.

Then, the generic drug: Rankin, Ken. “Bribery charges spur tight new drug procedures by FDA.” Drug Store News: March 15, 1989 -- Pines, Wayne L. “Communicating in a Healthcare Crisis.”
FDAnews
, 2007, pg. 197.

 
“[Young] was a good soldier”: Anderson, Jack.
“FDA Chief down for the count.”
The Valley Independent
, December 14, 1989.

Frank Young’s penance was short lived: Frank E. Young Bio, Forbes website, Accessed July 10, 2011.
http://people.forbes.com/profile/frank-e-young/37665

During World War II, Robert Wood Johnson: Keene, Anne T. “Robert Wood Johnson.” American National Biography Online, July 1, 2011.
http://www.anb.org/articles/10/10-02272.html

In 1981, President Reagan appointed James Burke to the President’s Commission: Reagan, Ronald.
“Appointment of the Chairman, Executive Director, and Membership of the President’s Commission on Executive Exchange.”
President’s Executive Order, September 14, 1981. -- Reagan, Ronald.
“Appointment of 14 Members of the President's Commission on Executive Exchange, and Designation of the Chairman.”
President’s Executive Order, February 10, 1986.

William O. Baker: Noll, Michael A., “William O Baker Biography.”
Williamobaker.org website, July 30, 2007.
Accessed July 10, 2011.
http://williamobaker.org/biography.html

Clifton C. Garvin: “Exxon CEO to Be Hatfield Fellow.”
Cornell Chronicle
, September 23, 1982, Vol. 14, No. 5, pg 3.

In the 1980s, J&J executives: The Trilateral Commission.
“The Trilateral Commission at 25.”
Scribd
website, 1998.
Accessed July 10, 2011.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/30079700/T51-The-Trilateral-Commission-at-25-1998

Its 60 delegates from the United States also included:
The Real Story
Behind
the Trilateral Commission
. Citizens for
LaRouche
, March 1980.

James Burke was a member: “Council on Foreign Relations Membership Roster.”
Accessed July 20, 2011.
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/22027831/Council-on-Foreign-Relations--CFR--Membership-Lists-1950-2005

J&J Board members, Thomas Murphy and Joan
Ganz
Cooney: “Council on Foreign Relations Membership Roster.”
Accessed July 20, 2011.
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/22027831/Council-on-Foreign-Relations--CFR--Membership-Lists-1950-2005

FBI Director, William Webster, was a regular: “Council on Foreign Relations Membership Roster.”
Accessed July 20, 2011.
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/22027831/Council-on-Foreign-Relations--CFR--Membership-Lists-1950-2005

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Big Jim’s Boys

When Jim Thompson: Lavin, Cheryl. “Mr. Webb Goes To Washington.”
Chicago Tribune
, March 4, 1990.

“I saw a very bright”: Lavin, Cheryl. “Mr. Webb Goes To Washington.”
Chicago Tribune
, March 4, 1990.

“
after
this is all over”: Lavin, Cheryl. “Mr. Webb Goes To Washington.”
Chicago Tribune
, March 4, 1990.

Jim Thomson surrounded himself: Wheeler, Charles N. III. “Gov. James R. Thompson, 1977-1991: the complete campaigner, the pragmatic centrist.”
Illinois Issues
, December 1990.

Near the end:
 
Wheeler, Charles N. III.
“Gov. James R. Thompson, 1977-1991: the complete campaigner, the pragmatic centrist.”
Illinois Issues
, December 1990.

“
some
incredibly fine investigative work”: Coleman, Brenda.
“Tylenol
poisoner’s
identity remains mystery after 6 months.”
The Register
, March 27, 1983.

“
When all this is said and done
”: Coleman, Brenda.
“Tylenol
poisoner’s
identity remains mystery after 6 months.”
The Register
, March 27, 1983.

Both boxes of Extra Strength:
Dowling, John. “Cyanide Murders Hunt has Dozen Suspcts.”
Ironwood Daily Globe,
October 5, 1982.

In February 1986:
 
McFadden, Robert D. “Two Bottles of Poisoned Tylenol Were Shipped By Same Distributor.”
New York Times
, February 16, 1986. --
Associated Press. “Tylenol banned in Texas.”
The Post Standard
, February 14, 1986.

On February 14, 1986, Joseph Chiesa:
Prokesch
, Steven, “Tylenol Capsule Output is
Suspended
by Maker.”
New York Times
, February 14, 1986.

After J&J announced the recall: Associated Press.
 
“Stockbroker may have been victim in extortion letter hoax.”
The News
, October 9, 1982.

Annual Tylenol sales were about $450 million in 1982 and $525 million in 1986:
Foster, Lawrence. “The Tylenol Tragedy: A Crime Without Precedent,” in
Communicating in a Healthcare Crisis
, ed. Pines, Wayne L. 173-182, Church Falls:
FDAnew
s
, 2007. -- Moore, Thomas.
“The Fight to Save Tylenol.”
TIME,
November 29, 1982.
-- Kerr, Peter Tylenol is
Linked
to a Cyanide Death in Yonkers.”
The New York Times
, February 11, 1986.