Cyanide-Laced Treats Ronald Clark O'Bryan's Twisted Plot

Breckenridge Texan Publisher Tony Pilkington takes a look back at his coverage of the execution of convicted child killer Ronald Clark O'Bryan. AKA "The Candy Man” and “The Man Who Killed Halloween.” - Victim: Timothy O'Bryan, his 8 year old son. - Date of Murder: October 31st, 1974. By 2024 checking your children's Halloween candy is a must for many parents. In 1974, checking candy wasn't a concern until an 8-year-old ... On Halloween 1974, a Texas man poisoned his young son with cyanide-laced candy in an attempt to collect the insurance money. Sarah is sick this week so we decided to re-upload Ronald Clark O'Bryan the man who killed Halloween so she can recover. Ronald Clark O'Bryan is today remembered as the “Man Who Killed Halloween.” He earned the nickname — as well as another, “The Candy Man” — by murdering his own ... On Halloween in 1974, father of two Ronald Clark O'Bryan took his children, Timothy and Elizabeth, trick-or-treating in their neighborhood. Ronald Clark O'bryan, Petitioner-appellant, v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department Ofcorrections, Respondent-appellee, 691 F.2d 706 (5th Cir. O'Bryan, Timothy Mark: Trial of Ronald Clark O'Bryan for murdering his son Timothy by giving him candy laced with cyanide on Halloween ... Ronald Clark O'Bryan earned his confectionery name most distastefully: He murdered his 8-year-old son Halloween night with a cyanide-laced Pixy Stix.