Halloween Candy Poisoned? Reality and Urban Legend in Halloween Fears

The entire interview can be found on our YouTube channel: @criminalbehaviorology The views of our guests do not necessarily reflect those of Criminal Behaviorology, nor our sponsors. Donate to Criminal Behaviorology Patreon: A reading of two articles on the alleged poisoning of candy. The reality our favorite holiday ritual and fear in the community. Another on a dramatic case of poisoning as extortion out of Japan. Finally, a third article reviews the motivations for urban legends. Show Highlights: Fears of poisoned candy The Tylenol poisonings The ‘Mystery Man with 21 Faces’ case out of Japan Motivations for urban tales - - - - Donavan, Todd & Mowen, John & Chakraborty, Goutam. (2001). Urban legends: Diffusion processes and the exchange of resources. Journal of Consumer Marketing. 18. 521-533. 10.1108/07363760110404468. Previous Halloween Specials on Criminal Behaviorology: - Night of the Shaping Dead, October 2019: - Trick or Treat! Behavior Theory and Crime, Dog Training and Beggars’ Night Becomes Halloween, October 2020: - Eating at Us: Cannibalism in History, Legend and in the Animal World, October 2021: - More Horror Movies Equals Less Crime: An Analysis of Movies on Crime Reduction, October 2022: Look up CrimBehav on Facebook: facebook.com/CrimBehav. Criminal Behaviorology on Blogger. CB Podcast Sites: On YouTube: On Rumble: On Locals Social Media: On Twitter: On Patreon: Amazon: Please write a review on any of our podcast sites listed above. Questions, comments, and requests for transcripts to: criminalbehaviorology@gmail.com Thank you for listening.

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Halloween Candy Poisoned? Reality and Urban Legend in Halloween Fears is an episode from Criminal Behaviorology by Timothy Joseph.

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This episode was published on Oct 31, 2024.

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