then an extraordinary thing happened. my first reaction was, come on. the judge is not going to accept this guy s claim. reporter: a new witness with an amazing story and it turned the harris case on its head. itd the harris case on its head. coming up. as i was going by the harris property, there was a blond woman out there, looked like she was crying. i know it was her. reporter: had someone seen michelle? the most bizarre story that you could have ever told. reporter: get ready for trial number two. when dateline continues. when dateline continues. your cravings. you know what i do instead? i snack on blue diamond almonds. wasabi & soy sauce?! mmm! don t deny your cravings. eat em! all the flavors you crave, in a superfood. blue diamond almonds. crave victoriously. i m and i m an emt.erer when i get a migraine at work, it s debilitating. if i call out with a migraine, that s one less ambulance to serve a community.
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i came in the courtroom thinking the defendant was going to sentenced it anded up being more of my being on trial. reporter: who on earth had the power to make this happen? he did. kevin tubbs. i know that she was there, okay? i know she was. reporter: kevin tubbs. a plain spoken farm back then was hauling hay and why was he so important? because after six years during which tuff s war he barely registered the fuss over the harris case, he picked up a paper and saw the story of cal s conviction, and. i seen that and, you know, i started, like, recalling, you know, thinking like, oh, my god. reporter: just like that! he suddenly knew, he said, that what he saw the morning after 9/11, the morning michelle harris disappeared, was important. it was between 5:30 and 6:00 in
not all. lead defense attorney the truth finally began to peek its head at this trial. we finally begin to see at least an outline of who is actually responsible for michelle harris demise. a peek or two, that s all. bar ket made the most of it. talking about testimony tham steelworker stacy stewart once said, something about michelle. he says i was the last person to be seen with her when she was alive. defense attorneys wanted to put stacy stewart on the stand but couldn t track him down. so now, in closing, he didn t offer a detailed theory about what happened to michelle. didn t have to. i m asking the court to find mr. harris not guilty because there s not proof beyond a reasonable doubt that he committed this offense. four trials and now it was all on the line. and so d.a. kirk martin came on
mistrial. a mistrial. it was the outcome nobody wanted. we got closer to justice, but we re not there yet. michelle s family, convinced they knew the truth, that cal murdered michelle, left the courthouse without comment. not right now. and tioga county prosecutor martin vowed to do it again. there have been two guilty verdicts in this case and i eagerly await the earliest possible trial date that fits with the court s schedule. a fourth trial? really? yes, indeed. in march 2016, deja vu all over again. same courthouse, same cast of characters with one notable newcomer. how are you? judge richard maher. when cal waived his right to a jury trial, the new judge suddenly had a starring role in trial number 4. he would decide the case. he d also decide whether to hear the defense s new evidence. in the end, he allowed some, but