It’s so horrifying that a person could commit such a sick crime against their own child. Ryan was executed by lethal injection on March 31, 1984. Shortly after his conviction, Ronald’s wife Daynene divorced him and began living a new life with their daughter Elizabeth and her new husband. On June 3, 1975, Ronald was found guilty of capital murder and 4 counts of attempted murder. Ronald’s in-laws also claimed that at Timothy’s funeral, Ronald talked about plans to use the insurance money to go on vacation and other purchases. Other acquaintances of Ronald further claimed that Ronald had become more interested in cyanide. A chemist that Ronald was acquainted with testified claiming that in 1973, Ronald asked him about how much cyanide could be fatal.
#Pixy stix killer trial
Ronald’s trial for his son’s murder began on May 5, 1975. Ronald was arrested for the murder of Timothy on November 5, 1974.ĭespite the evidence against him, Ronald maintained his claim of innocence. He gave the poisoned candy to the other kids as well to cover his tracks. Days before Halloween, Ronald had visited a chemical supply store and purchased cyanide.Īfter putting the pieces together, investigators determined that Ronald had poisoned his son and attempted to poison his daughter to collect life insurance money. Ronald O’Bryan (right)Īfter investigating Ronald’s background further, it was found that he had taken out a life insurance policy on both his children months before Timothy’s death. They then discovered that none of the houses that the children went to had given out Pixy Stix. The police later found that the children had only gone trick-or-treating on about 2 blocks before returning home because it started raining. Ronald was questioned about which house he got the candy from, but he claimed that he couldn’t remember. The Pixy Stix that Timothy had consumed had enough cyanide to kill 2 adults, and the rest of the candies had enough to kill 3 to 4 adults. The candy that was dumped out was then replaced with the cyanide and then the wrapper was stapled shut. It was discovered that each of the Pixy Stix had been ripped open and partially dumped out. But it was later found in the child’s hand as he was sleeping, still unopened. The parents of the 5th child began to panic when they couldn’t find the candy their son had, fearing he ate the poisoned candy. The other Pixy Stix that Ronald had given out were recovered from the other children. Pixy Stix candyĪfter Timothy’s autopsy was done, it was found that the child had been poisoned with a fatal dose of potassium cyanide after eating the Pixy Stix. The ambulance quickly arrived at the house, but Timothy unfortunately died on the way to the hospital, just less than an hour after he ate the candy. He then went to the bathroom and began throwing up and convulsing. Soon after, Timothy began to complain that his stomach hurt. Timothy then complained that the candy tasted bitter, so his father gave him some Kool Aid to wash it down. Upon opening it, he had trouble getting the powdery candy out, so Ronald helped him. When his parents allowed him to take a candy, Timothy chose the Pixy Stix. He later gave the last one to a 10 year old boy he recognized from church.īefore heading to bed, Timothy asked to have a candy, as he and Elizabeth had not had any of their candy yet. Timothy O’BryanĪfter giving his 2 children 1 Pixy Stix each, Ronald handed 1 to each of his neighbors’ kids as well, leaving him with 1 more. He claimed that one of the people from the previous houses gave them to him. When Ronald finally caught up with the children, he took out 5 Pixy Stix candies from his pockets.
The children began to run ahead of their father after already going to a few houses with no answer. On Halloween of 1974, Ronald took 8 year old Timothy and 5 year old Elizabeth trick-or-treating. Along with being an optician, Ronald was also a deacon at the Second Baptist Church and was in charge of the bus program. He had a wife named Daynene and they had two children: a son named Timothy and a daughter named Elizabeth. Ronald Clark O’Bryan was a 39 year old optician living in Deer Park, Texas.
Ronald Clark O’Bryan was a man who was given the nickname “The Candy Man“ after he killed his own son and attempted to kill other children after poisoning their Halloween candy in 1974.
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