now after four trials, the final verdict is in. i m not guilty. i didn t do hello and welcome to dateline. cal harris seem to have it all. a beautiful family, a successful business, and a big house on a lake. but all was not as it seemed. it was september 11th, 2001, as the world witnessed the tragedies unfolding in new york, washington, d.c., and pennsylvania. the harris family was struck by heartbreak much closer to home. cal s wife michelle had disappeared. here with the house on the lake, is keith morrison. it s a long winding ride. this tale. stutter with surprises. i just felt like i was being kidnapped and broad daylight, nobody can help me. it s a story of his life, and there s. we cannot sit here in silence and watch another travesty of justice take place. it s about their world, the one that fell apart in a time they cannot recall. do you remember very much about your mom anymore? not really. it s a long time. it s about what happened on th
yeah. it was here in this path of paradise, said cal, that he woke up one morning, years ago, to find that his wife, michelle, wasn t home. she had gone to work the evening before, didn t come back. mary harris s cows aunt. he didn t know where she was until he found out what happens. she woke up, and she wasn t there. yes, and honestly, he didn t, it wasn t something he seems comfortable talking about a lot. i think it was very emotional for him. she was gone. gone without warning. her friends destroy, called herself. on where the hell are you? you need to call me as soon as breaking possible. i am worried to death about you. they heard her cherry cell phone message, haunting now. hi this is michelle. we leave your name and i ll call you back. michelle?
reporter: i can t imagine. opening presents, playing with the new things you get. reporter: i can t think of a a more ideal place to have christmas. did it feel like that at the time? yeah. reporter: it was here in this patch of paradise, said cal, that he woke up one morning, years ago, to find that his wife michelle wasn t home. she had gone to work the evening before and didn t come back. mary harris is cal s aunt. she didn t know where she was and didn t know what had happened. reporter: woke up and she wasn t there? and honestly he didn t it wasn t something he seemed comfortable talking about a lot. i think it was very emotional for him. reporter: she was gone. gone without warning. her friends distraught. called her cell phone. they called her cheery cell
time? yeah. reporter: it was here in this patch of paradice, said cal, that he woke up one morning, years ago, to find that his wife michelle wasn t home. she had gone to work the evening before and didn t come back. mary harris is cal s aunt. he didn t know where she was and didn t know what had happened. reporter: woke up and she wasn t there? and honestly he didn t it wasn t something he seemed comfortable talking about a lot. i think it was very emotional for him. reporter: she was gone. gone without warning. her friends distraught. called her cell phone. they heard her cherry cell phone message haunting them.
it was here in this patch of paradise, said cal, that he woke up one morning years ago to find that his wife, michele, wasn t home. she had gone to work the evening before, didn t come back. mary harris is cal s aunt. he didn t know where she was and didn t know what had happened. he woke up and she wasn t there. and honestly he didn t it wasn t something that he seemed comfortable talking about a lot. i think it was very emotional for him. she was gone. gone without warning. her friends, distraught, called her cell phone. where the hell are you? you need to call me as soon as freaking possible. i am worried to death about you. they heard her cheery cell