On the night of March 10, 1980, the life of Herman Tarnower, a 69-year-old male cardiologist, came to a violent end in his Purchase, New York, home. Known as the creator of the popular 'Scarsdale Diet,' Tarnower was shot and killed by his lover of 14 years, Jean Harris, the headmistress of the exclusive Madeira School for girls in Virginia. The catalyst for the fatal encounter was Tarnower's ongoing affair with a younger woman who worked as his secretary, Lynne Tryforos.
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