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Ronald Clark O'Bryan (October 19, 1944 – March 31, 1984), nicknamed The Candy Man and The Man Who Killed Halloween, was an American man convicted of killing his eight-year-old son Timothy (April 5, 1966 – October 31, 1974) on Halloween 1974 with a potassium cyanide -laced Pixy Stix that was ostensibly collected during a trick or treat outing.
- Forest Park East Cemetery
- Execution by lethal injection
- October 19, 1944, Houston, Texas, U.S.
Oct 31, 2016 · In 1974, Ronald Clark O'Bryan gave cyanide-laced Pixy Stix to a group of trick-or-treaters in Texas, killing his own son Timothy. He was arrested after confessing to a neighbor and had taken out life insurance policies on his children.
- Michael Segalov
Oct 22, 2020 · Learn how O'Bryan poisoned his 8-year-old son with cyanide-laced candy on Halloween 1974 and tried to collect insurance money. Explore the investigation, trial and legacy of the notorious case that rattled the nation.
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Nov 1, 2016 · Ronald Clark O'Bryan became known as the Candy Man by fellow prisoners before his 1984 death by lethal injection. O'Bryan was convicted of giving his 8-year-old son Timothy O'Bryan a...
- Will Axford
Oct 14, 2016 · You might think Mike Hinton's anger had ebbed in the 3½ decades since, as a young Harris County assistant district attorney, he was assigned to prosecute Ronald Clark O'Bryan, the father...
- Eric Dexheimer
O'Bryan's arrest shocked his neighborhood and church community, with the trial for the 'Man Who Killed Halloween' receiving national attention. On June 3, 1975, a Harris County jury convicted O'Bryan of murder and sentenced him to death. He was executed on March 31, 1984.
Sep 17, 2023 · Michele Freeman. Updated: Sep 17, 2023 6:40 PM EDT. Timothy O'Bryan (8) died after ingesting a poisoned Pixy Stix on Halloween night in 1974. Ronald Clark O'Bryan's Last Words.
