Tea Time Crimes

The Scarsdale Shooting


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Content Warning: Suicide ideation 

On the night of March 10th, 1980, Dr. Herman Tarnower, best-selling author and one of America’s most respected cardiologists, was shot in his own home. His long-time companion, Jean Harris, met police at the house demanding medical attention for Dr. Tarnower while also admitting SHE was the shooter. This seemingly open-and-shut case turned into a complicated story of love, betrayal, addiction, and redemption. 

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Sources:

  • Deadly Women: Season 6, Episode 12
  • Barbara Walters Presents American Scandal: Season 1, Episode 3
  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/03/12/diet-author-slain/1868336f-b70f-4705-9a56-a5c52fd3961b/
  • https://mysterytribune.com/jean-harris-complete-guide-to-jilted-lover-killer-do-gooder/
  • https://youtu.be/skJQl_YLQIg - Jean Harris Documentary - The Scarsdale Diet Doctor Murder
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/29/nyregion/jean-s-harris-killer-of-scarsdale-diet-doctor-dies-at-89.html
  • https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/02/04/All-I-ever-asked-for-was-to-be-with-you/1754350110800/#:~:text=',-By%20RANDALL%20V&text=WHITE%20PLAINS%2C%20N.Y.,his%20other%20lover%2C%20Lynne%20Tryforos
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