Mass. friend says Tylenol poisoning suspect, wife submitted DNA, prints to investigators

Friend: Tylenol suspect submits DNA, fingerprints

BOSTON — A friend of a man long suspected in the 1982 Chicago-area Tylenol slayings says the man has submitted a DNA sample and fingerprints to authorities.

Roger Nicholson said Monday that James W. Lewis told him he and his wife both gave over samples after a closed-door court hearing last week in a Massachusetts court.

Lewis denies any role in the seven killings. Nicholson says Lewis told him Friday that he was not concerned about giving DNA because “if the FBI plays it fair, I have nothing to worry about.”

No one has been charged in the deaths. Lewis spent 12 years in prison for extortion after sending a letter demanding $1 million to “stop the killing.”

The FBI took items from Lewis’ home in Cambridge last year after Illinois authorities renewed the investigation.