Jean Harris, 'Scarsdale Diet' doc killer, dies
Photo credit: Newsday File | Jean Harris made national news in 1980 as the defendant in a high-profile murder case of her ex-lover Dr. Herman Tarnower, the well-known cardiologist and author of the best-selling book The Scarsdale Diet. She was convicted of second-degree murder.
Jean Harris dies at 89
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Jean Harris, the exclusive girls' school headmistress who spent 12 years in prison for the 1980 killing of "Scarsdale Diet" doctor Herman Tarnower, died in an assisted-living facility in New Haven, Conn., on Sunday. She was 89.
Harris was arrested for fatally shooting the Westchester cardiologist, her longtime lover. The case, involving a love triangle, captivated the nation for more than...
