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The strange life and mysterious death of a virtuoso coder
48 mins | Oct 6, 2020
Jerold Haas was on the verge of a life-altering triumph. Then, his body was found in the woods of southern Ohio. He was a co-founder of Tessr, a buzzed-about Columbus startup that aimed to use blockchain technology to streamline data sharing in higher education. For him, Tessr was a chance at redemption, but as he was about to achieve it, tragedy struck in 2018. Brendan I. Koerner, from WIRED, tells us this thrilling story.