O\u2019Bryan, looking to claim life insurance money from his children to pay off debts, gave cyanide-laced pixie sticks to five neighborhood children, including two of his own on Oct. 31, 1974. Only one of them ate the tainted candy, and it was his eight-year-old son Timothy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Timothy died that night, and O\u2019Bryan was the prime suspect. He was convicted of the murder on March 31, 1984 and sentenced to death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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When is the appropriate age to stop trick or treating? Does such an age exist, or should teenagers be allowed to indulge in the spooky tradition as well?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1964, Helen Pfeil<\/a>, a New York housewife made that decision in a controversial way, handing out ant poison, dog biscuits and steel-wool pads to children she deemed \u201ctoo old\u201d to be going door to door.<\/p>\n\n\n\nShe was arrested and maintained that it was just a \u201cjoke\u201d when questioned. Thankfully, no one ingested the poison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As an added shade of irony, Mr. Ptfeil accompanied the couple\u2019s 14 and 16-year-old sons trick or treating that night as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When is the appropriate age to stop trick or treating? Does such an age exist, or should teenagers be allowed to indulge in the spooky tradition as well?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1964, Helen Pfeil<\/a>, a New York housewife made that decision in a controversial way, handing out ant poison, dog biscuits and steel-wool pads to children she deemed \u201ctoo old\u201d to be going door to door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She was arrested and maintained that it was just a \u201cjoke\u201d when questioned. Thankfully, no one ingested the poison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As an added shade of irony, Mr. Ptfeil accompanied the couple\u2019s 14 and 16-year-old sons trick or treating that night as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n