244: The Halloween Candy Killer, Ronald O'Brien | USA

244: The Halloween Candy Killer, Ronald O'Brien | USA

On Halloween night in 1974, eight-year-old Timothy O’Brien came home from trick-or-treating in Deer Park, Texas, excited to sample his candy haul. Among the treats was a Pixy Stix — one that would become infamous in American true crime history. Within hours, Timothy was dead, poisoned by cyanide.
Investigators soon discovered that the killer wasn’t a mysterious stranger slipping poison into Halloween candy. It was someone much closer to home — his own father, Ronald Clark O’Brien. His crime forever changed the way parents across the United States viewed Halloween, giving rise to decades of fear over tampered sweets.
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Resources
Articles
In 1974, 'Candyman' turned Halloween truly terrifying in Pasadena, Texas - ABC13 Houston
The Man Who Killed Halloween - Fort Worth Weekly
'Man Who Killed Halloween' still haunts holiday - Houston Chronicle
The Haunting Legacy of Ronald Clark O'Bryan, the Man Who Killed Halloween - A&E True Crime
50 years ago, a Houston killer dubbed the 'Candyman' poisoned his son's Halloween candy - KHOU
Looking into the eyes of evil: The day I covered the execution of Texas' infamous Halloween killer - Breckenridge Texan
The True Story of the Notorious Trick-or-Treat Murderer - Vice
Halloween Horrors: The Poisoning of Timothy O'Bryan - Criminal
The ex-wife of Ronald Clark O'Bryan - UPI Archives
The neighbor who accompanied condemned killer Ronald Clark O'Bryan - UPI Archives
Web Resources
Ronald Clark O'Bryan - Wikipedia
Timothy Marc O'Bryan - Find a Grave Memorial
Ronald Clark O'Bryan - Murderpedia
Ronald Clark O'Bryan - Alchetron
1984: Ronald Clark O'Bryan, candyman - Executed Today
Court Documents
THE CASE OF THE HALLOWEEN CANDY KILLER - Harris County District Clerk
Video Archives
Ronald Clark O'Bryan Murder Trial (1975) - KPRC-TV Collection

Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe
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267: The Lake Alleghe Murders | Italy

267: The Lake Alleghe Murders | Italy

In the small Italian village of Alleghe, high in the Dolomite Mountains, a series of deaths haunted the community for decades. What began in 1933 with the suspicious death of a young hotel waitress wa...

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266: The Monster With 21 Faces | Japan

266: The Monster With 21 Faces | Japan

In 1984, a mysterious criminal group calling itself "The Monster with 21 Faces" launched an unprecedented campaign of extortion against Japan's largest food manufacturers. Beginning with the kidnappin...

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265: Killer Clown, John Wayne Gacy | USA - Part 2

265: Killer Clown, John Wayne Gacy | USA - Part 2

As investigators searched beneath John Wayne Gacy's home, they uncovered a crime scene unlike anything they had encountered before. Hidden within the crawlspace were the remains of dozens of young men...

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264: Killer Clown, John Wayne Gacy | USA - Part 1

264: Killer Clown, John Wayne Gacy | USA - Part 1

In December 1978, 15-year-old Robert Piest vanished after leaving work to meet a potential employer. His disappearance led investigators to John Wayne Gacy, a respected Chicago businessman, political ...

3 Aug 21min

263: The Bizarre Lead Masks Case | Brazil

263: The Bizarre Lead Masks Case | Brazil

In August 1966, two electronics technicians climbed a hill overlooking Rio de Janeiro and were never seen alive again. Days later, their bodies were discovered lying side by side, dressed in suits, wa...

21 Jul 21min

262: The Easey Street Murders | Australia

262: The Easey Street Murders | Australia

In January 1977, two young women, Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett, were brutally murdered inside their Melbourne home, while Suzanne's 16-month-old son was found alive nearby. The shocking crime ...

8 Jul 20min

261: The Breaking Bad Murder of Eva Bourseau | France

261: The Breaking Bad Murder of Eva Bourseau | France

Eva Bourseau, 23, was murdered in her Toulouse apartment on 26 July 2015 by two students, Taha Mrani Alaoui and Zakariya Banouni, over a drug debt. Her body was submerged in hydrochloric acid in a pla...

21 Jun 19min

260: The Unsolved Murder of Robert Wone | USA

260: The Unsolved Murder of Robert Wone | USA

On August 2, 2006, Washington D.C. attorney Robert Eric Wone was stabbed to death inside the Dupont Circle townhouse of his college friend Joseph Price. Three housemates – Price, Victor Zaborsky, and ...

7 Jun 20min

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