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in september, 2005, four years after his wife michele vanished, cal harris was charged with murder. well, it hurts, absolutely. you know, i had a good standing in the community. yeah. had a successful business, donate mid time and money and resources to a lot of good causes in the community, raised my kids in that community and, you know, all of it was just taken away. but, the county d.a. had become convinced that cal killed his wife, late on the night of 9/11. and as the children slept, disposed of her body. the more i met with the people that were close to michele and that knew something about the case, the more convinced i became that he really did this. the trial began in may, 2007, with the prosecution claim that
know, in his early 20s. tubbs identified that man from a photograph. his physical appearance, his facial hair, his height, his age and the type of vehicle he drove. tubbs said the man he drove was driving beside a black truck, stacy stewart drove a black truck, same kind. it s a new model and it s a chevy and it s all coming together. stacy stewart denied any involvement in michele s disappearance. he denied he ever had a relationship with michele that he was never even alone with her. still, cal s side was convinced that stewart and a friend of his played some role in michele s disappearance. in 2015, trial number three opened, a change of venue necessary said the defense because the case was too well known. and the defense managed to get some of the prosecution s case
he became the focus. the district attorney even tried to speak to the two eldest children. didn t accomplish much beyond frightening them, apparently. i know i sat there and cried the whole time. i wasn t allowed to be in there with taylor. how old were you at the time? i was in fourth grade and he was in fifth grade so 9 and 10. but d.a. jerry keen said he interviewed plenty other witnesses who convinced him he had the right man. four years after michelle harris disappeared, the d.a. charged her husband cal with second degree murder. three state police personnel pl literally busted into my office, kicked the door in, jumped me, handcuffed me, shackled me and walked me out the front door of my office. you got a taste of law and order up close and personal. yeah. the d.a. was going to take the case to trial, even though
selection. when he allowed hearsay testimony, so the appeals court ordered trial number three. and cal once again went home to the house on empire lake and his four growing children. tanner, the youngest, was in eighth grade then. the rest were in high school. it was great. what a change, huh? didn t take long to adjust? he had to adjust to what our plans were. you had been coping on your own for so long. yeah. and this time, this third chance, the kids were determined this would be different. we wanted to know that our dad will not be taken away from us again for a crime we know he did not commit. it was a very public coming out. kayla addressed the cameras. the rest of the kids and their teary-eyed dad stood by. we will not sit here in silence and watch another travesty of justice take place. the family launched a tip