The tarasoff case On October 27, 1969, Prosenjit poddar killed Tatiana Tarasoff. two months earlier poddar confided his intention to kill Tatiana to dr Lawrence moore, a psychologist employed by the Cowell Memorial Hospital at the University of California at Berkeley On Moore's request, the campus police briefly detained Poddar, but released him when he appeared rational Dr. Harvey Powelson, Moore's superior, then directed hat no further action be taken to detain poddar No one warned Tatiana's parents of Tatiana's perilThe Tarasoff case • On October 27, 1969, Prosenjit Poddar killed Tatiana Tarasoff. Two months earlier Poddar confided his intention to kill Tatiana to Dr. Lawrence Moore, a psychologist employed by the Cowell Memorial Hospital at the University of California at Berkeley. • On Moore's request, the campus police briefly detained Poddar, but released him when he appeared rational. • Dr. Harvey Powelson, Moore's superior, then directed that no further action be taken to detain Poddar. • No one warned Tatiana's parents of Tatiana's peril