▁stand ▁trial ▁for ▁murder ▁on ▁two ▁occasions . ▁After ▁years ▁of ▁mental ▁inst ability , ▁she ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁in ▁j ail ▁by ▁h anging ▁herself ▁with ▁a ▁sho el ace . ▁Le ary ▁and ▁Barbara ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁and ▁he ▁ens con ced ▁himself ▁in ▁a ▁circle ▁of ▁artists ▁and ▁cultural ▁figures ▁as ▁diverse ▁as ▁Johnny ▁De pp , ▁Susan ▁Sar andon , ▁Dan ▁A yk ro yd , ▁Zach ▁Le ary , ▁author ▁Douglas ▁R ush k off , ▁and ▁Sp in ▁magazine ▁publish er ▁Bob ▁Gu cc ione , ▁Jr ▁ ▁Despite ▁decl ining ▁health , ▁he ▁maintained ▁a ▁regular ▁schedule ▁of ▁public ▁appearances ▁through ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁sym pos ium ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Psych ological ▁Association . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁on , ▁Le ary ▁had ▁begun ▁to ▁re - est ab lish ▁his ▁connection ▁to ▁un con vent ional ▁religious ▁movements ▁with ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁alter ed ▁states ▁of ▁conscious ness . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁he ▁appeared ▁with ▁friend ▁and ▁book ▁collabor ator ▁Robert ▁Anton ▁Wilson ▁in ▁a ▁dialog ▁entitled ▁The ▁Inner ▁Front ier ▁for ▁the ▁Association ▁for ▁Cons cious ness ▁Ex pl oration , ▁a ▁Cleveland - based ▁group ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁responsible ▁for ▁his ▁first ▁Cleveland ▁appearance ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁After ▁that , ▁he ▁appeared ▁at ▁the ▁Star wood ▁Festival , ▁a ▁major ▁Ne o