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Lectures in History

Jean Harris & Scarsdale Diet Doctor Murder Trial

Lectures in History

C-SPAN

History, Politics, News

4.1696 Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2019

⏱️ 71 minutes

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University of Colorado Denver professor Sarah Fields teaches a class about the 1981 Jean Harris trial, also known as the "Scarsdale Diet" doctor murder case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In 1981, Jean Harris, the headmistress at the prestigious Madeira School outside of Washington, D.C., was tried and convicted of murdering her ex-lover, Dr. Herman Turnauer.

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Hi, I'm Shannon Rice, the podcast producer here at C-SPAN.

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And while that intro might sound like something you'd hear on a true crime podcast, this is lectures and history.

1:10.3

This week, University of Colorado

1:11.7

Professor Sarah Fields teaches a class on Ms. Harris' trial. She examines her background,

1:16.5

her long relationship with the doctor known for the, quote, Scarsdale Diet, end quote,

1:20.5

and her conviction. Stay tuned. Class starts after this short break.

1:26.1

All right, good afternoon.

1:27.9

We are going to talk about Gene Harris, and for those of us who are old enough to remember,

1:32.3

the Scarsdale Diet Doctor Murder.

1:35.5

We're going to talk about this case in a couple of different sections.

1:38.3

First, we're going to talk about the case itself and some of the impact of the choices

1:42.0

that the lawyers made during the trial that affected the outcome.

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