Halloween Candy Poisoned? Reality and Urban Legend in Halloween Fears
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A reading of two articles on the alleged poisoning of candy. The reality our favorite holiday ritual and fear in the community. Another on a dramatic case of poisoning as extortion out of Japan. Finally, a third article reviews the motivations for urban legends.
Show Highlights:
- Fears of poisoned candy
- The Tylenol poisonings
- The ‘Mystery Man with 21 Faces’ case out of Japan
- Motivations for urban tales
- https://www.history.com/news/how-americans-became-convinced-their-halloween-candy-was-poisoned
- https://www.history.com/news/extra-strength-tylenol-poisonings-1982
- Donavan, Todd & Mowen, John & Chakraborty, Goutam. (2001). Urban legends: Diffusion processes and the exchange of resources. Journal of Consumer Marketing. 18. 521-533. 10.1108/07363760110404468.
Previous Halloween Specials on Criminal Behaviorology:
- Night of the Shaping Dead, October 2019:
https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/qupNR9T4pub
- Trick or Treat! Behavior Theory and Crime, Dog Training and Beggars’ Night Becomes Halloween, October 2020:
https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/0P8qJ7X4pub
- Eating at Us: Cannibalism in History, Legend and in the Animal World, October 2021:
https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/YXBeX734pub
- More Horror Movies Equals Less Crime: An Analysis of Movies on Crime Reduction, October 2022:
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