On August 18, 1978, American mathematics professor Karel de Leeuw was murdered by Theodore Landon Streleski, a graduate student at Stanford University. De Leeuw, who was Streleski's former faculty advisor, was fatally bludgeoned from behind with a ball-peen hammer while in his office after Streleski was informed that he would not receive a doctorate.
On August 18, 1978, American mathematics professor Karel de Leeuw was murdered by Theodore Landon Streleski, a graduate student at Stanford University. De Leeuw, who was Streleski's former faculty advisor, was fatally bludgeoned from behind with a ball-peen hammer while in his office after Streleski was informed that he would not receive a doctorate.
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