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9. Very few cases of tainted candy given to neighborhood

Fri Oct 30, 2015, 03:17 PM

Oct 2015

kids. There was one true case of a child being poisoned by his own father to get insurance money. You can read about it here:

http://m.chron.com/crime/article/Poisoned-Halloween-candy-True-story-behind-urban-6593573.php

The urban myth was also perpetuated by the advice columns "Ask Ann Landers" and "Dear Abby",

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It's been decades since I last heard of tainted candy or razors in apples. [View all] RandySF Oct 2015 OP

I buy it ohheckyeah Oct 2015 #5

Tainted candy and razors are SO last century, dude. KamaAina Oct 2015 #3

I doubt it ever really happened in the first place. n/t Throd Oct 2015 #4

Very few cases of tainted candy given to neighborhood TexasBushwhacker Oct 2015 #9

Have there ever actually been any poisonings Mariana Oct 2015 #6

Yes, and it always has been TexasBushwhacker Oct 2015 #10

It's why we have indivdually wrapped candy now, IIRC... CTyankee Oct 2015 #11

Yep. And it was safe back then, too. Iggo Oct 2015 #12

WTF? That's not funny! n/t TexasBushwhacker Oct 2015 #14

Freaks and Geeks Mendocino Oct 2015 #16

Razor blade found in Ohio trick-or-treat candy OhioChick Oct 2015 #17