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'''Theodore Landon "Ted" Streleski''' (born 1936) is an American former [[graduate student]] in [[mathematics]] at [[Stanford University]] who murdered his former faculty advisor, Professor [[Karel de Leeuw]], with a |
'''Theodore Landon "Ted" Streleski''' (born 1936) is an American former [[graduate student]] in [[mathematics]] at [[Stanford University]] who murdered his former faculty advisor, Professor [[Karel de Leeuw]], with a ball-peen hammer on August 18, 1978. Shortly after the murder, Streleski turned himself in to the authorities, claiming he felt the murder was justifiable homicide because de Leeuw had withheld departmental awards from him, demeaned Streleski in front of his peers, and refused his requests for financial support.<ref name="Schmidt">Schmidt, Jeff. ''Disciplined Minds''. Rowman and Littlefield, 2000. Pages 259–260.</ref> Streleski was in his 19th year pursuing his [[doctorate]] in the mathematics department,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/keyword/remorse/recent/3/recent/2/featured/5/recent/4|title=NEWS Unremorseful, Professor`s Slayer Completes Jail Term|publisher=Chicago Tribune |accessdate=2 October 2014}}</ref><ref name="Time">{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,959900,00.html|title=American Notes Crime - Unrepentant about Murder|publisher=Time. dated 23 Sep 1985}}</ref> alternating with low-paying jobs to support himself.<ref name="Schmidt"/> |
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During his trial Streleski told the court he felt the murder was "logically and morally correct" and "a political statement" about the department's treatment of its graduate students, and he forced his court-appointed lawyer to enter a plea of "not guilty" rather than "not guilty by reason of insanity" as the lawyer had urged.<ref name="Schmidt"/> Streleski was convicted of [[Murder (United States law)#Degrees of murder in the United States|second degree murder]] and he served seven years in [[prison]] for his actions. |
During his trial Streleski told the court he felt the murder was "logically and morally correct" and "a political statement" about the department's treatment of its graduate students, and he forced his court-appointed lawyer to enter a plea of "not guilty" rather than "not guilty by reason of insanity" as the lawyer had urged.<ref name="Schmidt"/> Streleski was convicted of [[Murder (United States law)#Degrees of murder in the United States|second degree murder]] and he served seven years in [[prison]] for his actions. |
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Revision as of 22:47, 15 September 2015
Theodore Landon "Ted" Streleski (born 1936) is an American former graduate student in mathematics at Stanford University who murdered his former faculty advisor, Professor Karel de Leeuw, with a ball-peen hammer on August 18, 1978. Shortly after the murder, Streleski turned himself in to the authorities, claiming he felt the murder was justifiable homicide because de Leeuw had withheld departmental awards from him, demeaned Streleski in front of his peers, and refused his requests for financial support.[1] Streleski was in his 19th year pursuing his doctorate in the mathematics department,[2][3] alternating with low-paying jobs to support himself.[1]
During his trial Streleski told the court he felt the murder was "logically and morally correct" and "a political statement" about the department's treatment of its graduate students, and he forced his court-appointed lawyer to enter a plea of "not guilty" rather than "not guilty by reason of insanity" as the lawyer had urged.[1] Streleski was convicted of second degree murder and he served seven years in prison for his actions.
Streleski was eligible for parole on three occasions, but turned it down as the conditions of his parole required him to not set foot on the Stanford campus. Upon his release in 1985, he said, "I have no intention of killing again. On the other hand, I cannot predict the future."[3]
In 1993 Streleski was turned down for a fare box repair position with the San Francisco Municipal Railway after his crime came to light.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Schmidt, Jeff. Disciplined Minds. Rowman and Littlefield, 2000. Pages 259–260.
- ^ "NEWS Unremorseful, Professor`s Slayer Completes Jail Term". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ a b "American Notes Crime - Unrepentant about Murder". Time. dated 23 Sep 1985.
- ^ Staff report (May 4, 1993). Murderer turned down for railway job. San Jose Mercury News
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