Obituaries
James Lewis, Prime Suspect In The 1982 Tylenol Murders, Died Of Pulmonary Embolism
According to Cambridge police, Lewis was found unresponsive at his home on July 9 just after 4 p.m. He was pronounced dead shortly after.
August 4, 2023
CHICAGO (CBS) -- James Lewis, the prime suspect in the infamous 1982 Tylenol murders, died of natural causes last month, an autopsy has determined.
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The Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined Lewis, 76, died of Pulmonary Thromboemboli, also known as a pulmonary embolism, when a blood clot gets stuck in the blood vessels in the lungs. His death was ruled to be from natural causes, according to a spokesman for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, which oversees the medical examiner's office.
According to Cambridge police, Lewis was found unresponsive at his home on July 9 just after 4 p.m. He was pronounced dead shortly after.
