Videos show longtime Tylenol murder suspect James Lewis discussing the crime with undercover agents
CHICAGO — One month after the death of James Lewis, the sole suspect in the 1982 Chicago Tylenol murders, authorities have released two old videotaped FBI interviews in which he makes what many investigators view as incriminating statements about his possible role in the unsolved crime.
Arlington Heights police, the lead law enforcement agency in the investigation, provided the video clips late Tuesday in response to a Chicago Tribune open-records request. The Tylenol investigation remains open, but Lewis’ July 9 death from a blood clot in his lungs cleared a legal path for some of the long-confidential recordings to be released.
Each interview was recorded during an elaborate 2007-08 undercover FBI sting investigation and runs about an hour in length; some of the audio is redacted.
Last year, the Tribune reported exclusive details about the secret FBI operation and the recorded interviews as part of the narrative series and companion podcast “,” which was produced in partnership with At Will Media.
