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Leslie, who accepted an offer from the University of Delaware in order to get away from Buettner-Janusch, says, 'I hated him. I fantasized about shooting him. It became so completely unbearable that I had to leave...
...aspect of the poisoning affair that amazes people is that one of Buettner-Janusch's fingerprints was on the box of candy sent to the judge. Whatever else Buettner-Janusch may or may not have been capable of, leaving an incriminating print seems an act of carelessness out of keeping with his meticulous personality. Some friends have suggested that the former professor, disillusioned by his attempts to reintegrate himself into academia, became so despondent that he wanted to return to jail...
Others are especially surprised by this act of vengeance because Buettner-Janusch had seemed fairly content since leaving jail. He planned to get back into academic life and mentioned his hopes for new research projects. The big talk, however, served only to cover his disappointments...
...Buettner-Janusch had been staying in the Tattersalls' Greenwich Village apartment, looking after their dog while the couple was away when, police say, he allegedly prepared the poisoned candy. Furthermore, chocolates were also sent to friends of the Tattersalls. Tattersall says that he feels betrayed. "He has not endeared his latter self to us," comments the museum curator...
...consensus of Buettner-Janusch's former mentors is that attempted murder is the act of someone very different from the man they knew and admired. "He must have just lost his wits. It was not a clever thing to do, and he was a clever man," says Thiene. "It has a certain flamboyance, however, that is typical...