James W. Lewis
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James W. Lewis was convicted of extortion in relation to the 1982 Tylenol scare. He had sent a letter to Johnson & Johnson demanding $1 million for him to stop the cyanide-induced murders. It was later decided there was not enough evidence he had anything to do with the actual killings, though many still consider him a viable suspect. He served 13 years of a 20-year sentence and was released in 1995 on parole. His letter states, "give me the money or ill do it again leave $1,000,000 at the stated destination by 12:30 or ill kill more people"
