Episode 25: Timothy O'Brian

Join us this week for a special Halloween Episode.  Much like the movies, today’s episode takes place on Halloween, October 31, 1974, in Texas, and is also the reason we were told to inspect our children’s candy, to make sure it wasn’t poisoned.  So grab your favorite Halloween snack and buckle up for some spooky fun.

Show Notes

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On Halloween 1974, a Texas man poisoned his young son with cyanide-laced candy in an attempt to collect the insurance money. He became known as 'The Candy Man.'

https://texasarchive.org/2017_03761 - News report

https://horrorobsessive.com/2021/10/15/poison-pixy-stix-ronald-obryan-was-the-man-who-killed-halloween/ 

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/01/us/killer-of-son-is-executed-in-texas-after-asking-forgiveness-for-all.html - Last words

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15208882/timothy_marc-o'bryan 

https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Man-Who-Ruined-Halloween-Recounting-the-14663666.php 

https://www.history.com/news/how-americans-became-convinced-their-halloween-candy-was-poisoned - Other stories