Has anyone ever been poisoned from Halloween candy?

Question

just wanted to know if anyone ever has....like from tricker treating.....THX!

Answer 1

Actually, yes. In Houston, TX, back in the 70's. Technically, the poison did not come from Halloween candy provided by a stranger, but a father put cyanide in Pixie straws and put them in with his childrens Halloween candy to collect insurance.

"1974: This is the year of the most famous case of Halloween poisoning. In Houston, Texas, Ronald Clark O’Bryan (sometimes referred to as “The Candy Man” and “The Pixie Stick Killer”) killed his son (Timothy) by placing cyanide in a type of candy known as Pixie Sticks. Cyanide is a type of highly toxic chemical compound that contains carbon which is strongly bonded to nitrogen. Carbon and nitrogen are two common types of elements. Cyanide is highly toxic because it interferes with the ability to breathe.

O’Bryan killed his son to collect $20,000 in life insurance. He attempted to cover up the crime by distributing the candy to another one of his children and three other children. He apparently placed the candy in their bags while accompanying them during trick or treating. Fortunately, the other children did not eat the candy. O’Bryan was convicted in May 1975 and was executed via lethal injection on March 31, 1984."

Answer 2

Add your answer My brother n laws baby brother was poisoned when he was 5 yrs old. He was normal until that night. He had been given PCP in his candy and it fried his brain. From then on out he was like a two or three year old. He is 43 and yes still the same. My sister married my brother n law when I was 13 so needless to say.. my children did not trick or treat strangers homes only family. He would cry if you even said you were taking the kids trick or treating. So yes... it does happen

Answer 3

There are some sickos in the world who think it's funny to contaminate the treats for little kids. I've heard about people who put razor blades in apples, laxatives in chocolates, etc. That's why parents should inspect carefully what their kids bring home from Halloween. I'd be suspicious of anything that was unwrapped, or looked or smelled funny, and throw it out.

I was never poisoned, but I can remember as a child getting mothballs in my treat bag.

Answer 4

I have not known anyone that has. But in the early days of the 1980's there was some weird stuff getting put into Halloween candy. Local hospitals would allow kids to bring their candy and place it under X-Ray machines to check it for razor blades.

Best rule is only Trick or Treat in place and people that you know.

Answer 5

no I never in countered poisoned candy...but i would check your candy before u eat it. I know store that give out choclate that is expired or going to expire on the date of Holloween. Some chocolate are from last year (if free what can one exept) so i'll be careful about what you eat, but poisoned candy no not yet

Answer 6

Not actually poisoned. When I was little, I always checked my candy before I ate it because my mom said if I didn't she would do it. I found small holes in a few miniature candy bars. I didn't take the chance. I put them in a bag and threw them away.

Answer 7

Yes i was watching the crime scene investigation chanel one day and two children died the night of halloween. After the autopsy and blood test results they established the fact that they were poisoned by potassium cyonide and the stomach contents contained candy..... After a few weeks of investigation they found that it was their own father who gave them the laced candy to make it look asthough it was someone in their neighbourhood as he had recently taken out life insurance on his children..... the police found potassium cyonide in his garage along with empty plactic tubes filled with fizzy sherbet and a plastic melter which he used to reseal the plastic tubes.....How scary is that ill never let my kids go trick or treating after watching that show... you never know!!!!

Answer 8

I've been given candy from every kind of weirdo imaginable.
Ate it all, no poisoning at all.

Answer 9

does this count. a piece of candy went down the wrong pipe and i started to cough and grabbed what i thought was a glass of water but it wasn't water, and well, it was poision in a way

Answer 10

The only kids that ever died of poisond candy on holloween were in fact poisond from a family member. there were razorblades found in apples in the late 80's but nobody died from it.