The Candy Man's Evil Ronald Clark O'Bryan's Poisoned Legacy

Download this stock image: Death row inmate in Houston, Texas, Ronald Clark O'Bryan is shown in his cell, March 21, 1984. A crime that changed Halloween forever: Halloween took a real-life horror turn, with poisoned candy that killed an 8-year-old boy in 1974. The sad story of the tragic death of Timothy O'Bryan. A crime story most fitting for Halloween, October 31st 1974 Poisoned candy was passed around. He died on 31 March 1984, in Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Forest Park East Cemetery, Webster, Harris, Texas, ... I remember hearing about this case vaguely years ago, and I always thought it mind-boggling that a man would resort to killing his child for ... A poison that is consider really rare. Cyanide can be found in patients that have smoke inhalators because of residential or industrial fires. This footage from Houston's KPRC-TV follows the trial of Ronald Clark O'Bryan for the murder of his eight-year-old son, Timothy. Ronald Clark O'Bryan was born on 19 October 1944. He died on 31 March 1984 in Huntsville, Texas, USA. 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. Ronald Clark O'Bryan, also known as "The Candy Man" and "The Man Who Killed Halloween," was found guilty of murdering his eight-year-old son ...