A Japanese vending machine containing (among other drinks) bottles of Oronamin C, which was intentionally poisoned by the culprit or culprits
Location
Japan
Date
April 30 – November 17, 1985
Attack type
Poisoning (using paraquat and diquat)
Deaths
12 killed
Injured
35 poisoned
The paraquat murders were a series of indiscriminate beverage poisonings carried out in western and central Japan in 1985. The drinks were placed in and around vending machines, where the victim would consume the beverage. All the beverages were poisoned with the herbicide paraquat dichloride, except for one which was poisoned with diquat. The most targeted beverages were the energy drinks Oronamin C and Real Gold. The first known case was on April 30, in Fukuyama. At least 12 died and 35 became seriously ill, in what is possibly the deadliest product-tampering case in history. Warning labels and leaflets were posted around Tokyo, and on many of the 5.2 million vending machines across Japan. Police were unable to gather any evidence about the murders, and the case remains unsolved.
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