Episode 651: Jean Harris and the Murder of Herman Tarnower (Part 1)
6 March 2025 - 1 hour 25 mins explicitWhen Jean Harris met Herman Tarnower in the winter of 1966, she quickly fell in love the charming doctor. Having just come out of a disappointing twenty-year marriage, Harris was desperate to find the love and stimulating partnership she’d long dreamed of, and believed she’d finally found it in the intellectual Tarnower and the two would live happily ever after. But fourteen years later, Tarnower was dead and Harris was on trial for his murder, her fantasy of happily ever after having crumbled around her.
Thank you to the Incredible Dave White of Bring Me the Axe Podcast for research and Writing support!
References
Alexander, Shana. 1983. Very Much a Lady: The Untold Story of Jean Harris...
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