🎃 We’ve all heard the warnings about “poisoned Halloween candy.” But did you know that fear started with a real murder? In 1974, a Texas man poisoned his own son’s candy with cyanide for an insurance payout. That crime — known as the Candyman murder — is why parents still check trick-or-treat bags to this day. Halloween has also been linked to robberies, stabbings, and violent crimes that hide in the chaos of costumes. Do you think Halloween is actually more dangerous… or is it just fear that k
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