It seems reasonable to suspect that somewhere, somebody has information that could help police track down the cyanide killer (or killers) responsible for the seven Tylenol capsule deaths in the Chicago area, Evidence indicates the psrpet;-Iafor “salted” s ore s e ves at a number of establishments wpth one or more lgottlies o con aminate lenol, said Illinois AttoxrIi1eKnGeneral Tyrone a er. Law enforcement officers, including the FBI, argh pursuingl themcase, wi more an suspects being checked out. The ran om killings-a bizarre example of senseless human depravity–halve brought eep anguis to the victims’ families and aroused national concem and outrage. The producers of the Tyleno pain reliever ge alvictinpj of the tragy a so an consumers accugtorrpedhto using the pro uc ave been caused considerable apprehensioin and inconvemence. Investigators believe the killer poisoned the victims lg putting cyanide in xtra-Strength Tgllenol capsules offhthe s ore premises,t en placing the bottles paoprninentgy 3:1 store s eves. s is was written, five bottles of the contaminated capsules had been found and each was traced to a different store. Initially, two lots of the capsules were found to be involved. The manufacturer, McNeil Consumer Products C0., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, recalled lots MC2880 and 1910MD nationwide. Two other kbatches apparently tapped – lots 1801MA and MB1833 – have not been recalled. Bill Gri g, a spokesman for Sie Food and Drug Administration, said the manufacturer has not been asked to regall the lasitl tgo lots ” ecause a xtraStrength Tylenol was ordered recalled from the Chicago area, followed by a nationwide advisory not to use ExtraStrength Tylenol at all.” Actua ly, officials suspect the plroblem is conined to t e Illinois location. Anyone who has any information that might aid lice in the robe shoufd) step forward) with it. A $100,000 reward posted by Johnson Sz Johnson s ould increase motivation. Meantime, as a temporary precaution, consumers should heed the FDA’a advice not to use Extra-Strength Tylenol until advice to the contrary is forthcoming from the agency.