The items seized at a Boston-area home last week are being examined in Chicago as part of the investigation into the 1982 Tylenol poisonings that caused seven deaths, an FBI spokesman said Wednesday.
A week ago, authorities seized a computer and boxes of files from James W. Lewis' home in Cambridge, Mass.
The recent activity has raised hopes of a long-awaited break in the case.
Investigators returned to Chicago last weekend and began sorting through the items Monday, according to FBI spokesman Ross Rice.
"They brought with them the items that were recovered during the search, and they're now involved in the process of going through, very meticulously, all of those items to try to determine if there's any link to our investigation," Rice said.
Lewis served more than 12 years in prison for trying to extort money from Tylenol's makers after the cyanide poisonings.
But he has denied having anything to do with the deaths.
As for the recent activity in the investigation, the FBI gave little details about its basis but cited forensic advances and tips spurred by the 25th anniversary of the poisonings.
Over three days beginning on Sept. 29, 1982, seven people died after taking cyanide-laced Tylenol in the Chicago area.
The poisonings triggered a huge recall and eventually led to the widespread adoption of tamperproof packaging in food and medical products.
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