Tim Cooper

“Before he was terminated Dr. Betkouski made a comment about how poison could be introduced into over-the-counter capsules if a person wished to do so,”

Tim Cooper · said 2026-09-23 · reported 2026-09-23

Detective Cooper described a comment Betkouski made while employed at Lockheed Martin in New Mexico in early 1982 before his termination.

“I cannot put his shoes in a pharmacy store aisle 44 years ago. But I also can't dismiss his statements, his actions,”

Tim Cooper · said 2026-09-23 · reported 2026-09-23

Cooper acknowledged investigators could not place Betkouski in the Chicago area when the poisonings occurred in September 1982.

“Co-workers reported Dr. Betkouski discussing the perfect crime. And how cyanide could be used as a less messy way of taking one's life,”

Tim Cooper · said 2026-09-23 · reported 2026-09-23

Detective Cooper described comments Betkouski allegedly made to co-workers while working at a fragrance company in Jacksonville years before the Tylenol killings.