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
have murdered her some seven hours before. an innocent man had just been convicted and so the judge tossed out the verdict, called for another trial and sent cal home to his kids. many, including michelle s family, thought tubbs story was bogus. everybody knew he was lying. it was the most bizarre story you could have ever told. and, of course, when trial number two opened in 2009, the prosecution attacked tubbs crediblility. why wait six years to come forward? still for the defense tubbs was pure gold, a man to create reasonable doubt. there simply isn t enough evidence to convict cal harris of murder. bill easton was one of cal s attorneys. not an eyewitness and ear witness. none of this direct evidence is present in this case. the prosecution argued that cal showed how unfeeling he was
he was certain of it, was michele harris. i know it was her. reporter: was it true? if kevin tubbs really did see michelle in the early morning hours of september 12th then the prosecutor s case was in ruins, because cal harris couldn t have murdered her some seven hours before. an innocent man had just been convicted and so the judge tossed out the verdict, called for another trial and sent cal home to his kids. many, including michelle s family, thought tubbs story was bogus. everybody knew he was lying. it was the most bizarre story you could have ever told. reporter: and, of course, when trial number two opened in 2009, the prosecution attacked tubbs crediblility. why wait six years to come forward? still for the defense tubbs was pure gold and a man to create reasonable doubt. there simply isn t enough evidence to convict cal harris of murder.
convicted and so the judge tossed out the verdict, called for another trial and sent cal home to his kids. many, including michelle s family thought tubbs story was bogus. everybody knew he was lying. it was the most bizarre story you could have ever told. reporter: and, of course, when trial number two opened in 2009, the prosecution attacked tubbs credible. why wait six years to come forward? still for the defense tubbs was pure gold and a man to create reasonable doubt. there simply isn t enough evidence to convict cal harris of murder. reporter: bill easton was one of cal s attorneys. you had an eyewitness and ear witness. none of this direct evidence is present in this case. reporter: the prosecution argued that cal showed how unfeeling he was by failing to join the search for michelle. that was nonsense said his aunt mary. cal was simply trying to keep it