S4 Ep3: The Cold-Blooded Killing of the Candy Man

Crimes of the Centuries

Amber Hunt and Audioboom

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Every parent has worried about their children hauling home tainted candy on Halloween, but not everyone knows where that fear originated. On Halloween in 1974, an 8-year-old boy named Timothy O’Bryan was granted one pick from his basket before bed — and soon after downing the contents of his Pixy Stix, he went limp in his father’s arms. The investigation threw parents into a panic, prompting tons of candy to be taken to sheriff’s offices for inspection. As horrifying as the case appeared to be at first, what police uncovered was far more sinister than anyone had imagined.

"Crimes of the Centuries" is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history.

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0:00.0	Hi all
0:02.0	Quick reminder that if you want early ad-free episodes of Crimes of the Centuries, you can subscribe to Grabbag Collab on
0:09.4	Patreon. Grabbag Collab is an egalitarian profit sharing podcasting network.
0:14.6	I founded with Tony Award winning actor and podcaster Daisy Egan and with Amanda
0:19.0	Rossman, my longtime collaborator on all things journalism.
0:22.8	If you subscribe to Grabbag Collabor at the Feeling Extra Tier,
0:26.3	you'll not only get this show, but you'll have access to several other shows that are
0:30.5	only available on that platform.
0:32.6	They're not all crime related.
0:34.2	We're called Grabbag for a reason.
0:36.0	And that's because we produce all kinds of shows.
0:38.6	Right now we have an advice podcast about secrets called Gear Daisy,
0:42.4	a gossip-laden game show hosted by Rebecca
0:45.1	Lervoy called Other People's Problems, a lovis blind recap show called Shut the F Up
0:49.7	Nick Liche with Daisy and Broadway superstar Ellen Marsh and more is on the way.
0:55.0	Again go to Patreon.com slash Grabbag Collab and see what we've got going over there.
1:00.0	And in case you're curious, here's our tagline. No assholes allowed.
1:03.8	Some crimes are so hard-breaking.
1:11.2	Some crimes are so heartbreaking or shocking that they change laws, change society, or even earn the label crime of the century.
1:21.0	But the stories that made headlines in decades past aren't necessarily remembered today.
1:27.7	I'm Amber Hunt, a journalist and author, and in each episode of this show I'll examine a case that's maybe lesser known today
1:36.3	but was huge when it happened.
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