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...BUETTNER-JANUSCH'S STORY contains many Dr. Jekyll-Mr. Hyde elements. His behavior changed drastically according to whom he was with, swinging unexpectedly from charming to spiteful and back again...
...most common theory, however, is that Buettner-Janusch was always slightly off balance. "He wasn't doing it for money, he was doing it for ego. This was just part of his megalomania. He thought he could do anything and get away with anything," says former NYU professor Charles Leslie...
...James N. Spuhler '40, former chair of the University of Michigan's anthropology department and advisor of Buettner-Janusch's doctoral dissertation, says he believes the full story...
Some of those who were victims of his nastier side do not see the alleged attempted poisoning of Judge Brieant as a move out of character for Buettner-Janusch. Rather, they point to this latest act as proof positive of his dangerous eccentricity and vindication of their own suspicions. If Buettner-Janusch had a talent for impressing certain people, he also, apparently, had a flair for making enemies...
...Chicago, Buettner-Janusch was one of the most colorful people on campus. He was a dramatic character, one who stood out in a crowd. He thought of himself as a celebrity--powerful, elegant, witty. But he was so flamboyant, and so egotistical, that it seemed at once a tip off to some hidden flaw," Leslie says...