1. ROBERT FERRANTE A.K.A. MASTER MANIPULATOR

2. BACKGROUND INFORMATION He is 66 years old He was married in 2001 to Dr. Autumn Klein They have a daughter who is 6 He was a co-director of the ALS research and visiting professor at the University of Pittsburgh Before moving to Pittsburgh he worked at Harvard Medical School for 20 years and Massachusetts General Hospital.

3. CHARGES, CONVICTION, AND SENTENCE Charged with cyanide death of his wife Also with criminal homicide He was convicted of First Degree murder Sentenced to life in prison

4. EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM The level of cyanide was revealed lethal in Klein’s blood when the autopsy was taken Online researches on cyanide poisoning and how to remove it He kept changing his story

5. QUOTES “I am obviously missing something here: it seems obvious to me how that you want to go to Boston alone.”-an e-mail Robert sent to his wife on April 16,2013

6. CULTURAL REFERENCES Since the case was just recently convicted in November, there have been no books, TV shows, or movies written on it.

7. THEORY Social Control Theory I feel is what best fits my criminal. He had a family and a great job. Nothing in his early child hood would suggest a reason for him to kill his wife. The bond between family just snapped and he lost it and killed his wife.