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Withywindle

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18. There's only one known case of a child being poisoned by Halloween candy

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2022, 10:23 PM

Sep 2022

He was poisoned by his own father for insurance money, who tried to pass it off on strangers.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/10/forget-poisoned-candy-and-razor-blades-heres-the-real-halloween-horror/

An investigation into the death of little Kevin Toston revealed that the deadly dose of heroin didn't come from his Halloween spoils; it came from his uncle's stash. Likewise, Timothy O'Bryan wasn't poisoned by a stranger—he was murdered by his own father for insurance money. The tragic truth came out in court as his dad stood trial for capital murder.

In other deaths initially blamed on Halloween sadism, medical investigators found far less nefarious explanations. A 9-year-old who died while trick-or-treating in California in 1990 actually succumbed to a preexisting heart condition, not from poisoned candy, the coroner determined. An autopsy of an unnamed Canadian four-year-old who died after eating Halloween candy in 2001 revealed that she actually died of a Streptococcus infection.

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Don't go trick-or-treating... They want to kill you!!!?!! [View all] Nevilledog Sep 2022 OP

I would be more worried Mr.Bill Sep 2022 #1

Destroy a country's traditions, norms, customs, holidays, institutions. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #2

Don't think this isn't a nod to the thumpers underpants Sep 2022 #3

Those Harvest festivals? Ilsa Sep 2022 #5

No these were religious folks - at churches and homes underpants Sep 2022 #11

Yes unwittingly what they are doing, celebrating "harvest", Ilsa Sep 2022 #25

Well, the Sanderson sisters do want to suck out your soul, too much Disney Channel for fox... wcmagumba Sep 2022 #4

I'm so very much looking forward to this. Ilsa Sep 2022 #8

The trailer looks great...hopefully the entire film...love the Sandersons...nt wcmagumba Sep 2022 #9

Looking forward to this MustLoveBeagles Sep 2022 #20

The bogeyman drug in the 60's - 70's was LSD in the gummies. 3Hotdogs Sep 2022 #6

In the 80's it was razor blades in the candy Docreed2003 Sep 2022 #7

This kills you Tickle Sep 2022 #10

Yeah Fentanyl kills, but no one is putting fentanyl is kid's candy or passing it out. FSogol Sep 2022 #12

There was never any LSD in the candy Mariana Sep 2022 #13

Nobody is putting fentanyl in candy. Nevilledog Sep 2022 #15

Nobody is giving fentanyl to children for Halloween. yardwork Sep 2022 #17

I think the point of the post is that Fox/Republican talking point is now about fentanyl is being 3Hotdogs Sep 2022 #22

I donno... Conjuay Sep 2022 #26

all hallows eve(which halloween stands for ). is the flip side of all saints day. AllaN01Bear Sep 2022 #14

PATTERNS/History, they too matter! Brainfodder Sep 2022 #16

There's only one known case of a child being poisoned by Halloween candy Withywindle Sep 2022 #18

Gotta keep up with the fear mongering, eh, Fox? sakabatou Sep 2022 #19

I'm a little old to go trick-or-treating MiniMe Sep 2022 #21

especially Conjuay Sep 2022 #27

Rainbow fentanyl will be prowling the streets on election day! All good GOPers stay home!!! Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #23

Ah, man. Now I'll have a shit ton of Rainbow Fentanyl leftover Halloween night Captain Zero Sep 2022 #24