May 17, 2025 • 14 mins
On a sweltering summer day in Cobb County Georgia, a routine morning drop-off turned into a national nightmare. When 22-month-old Cooper Harris was found dead in the back seat of his father’s SUV, the nation was stunned. But was it a tragic accident—or something far more sinister? In this episode, we delve deep into the chilling case of Justin Ross Harris, the father at the center of one of the most controversial and emotionally charged trials in recent memory. We explore the evidence, the courtroom drama, and the digital breadcrumbs that prosecutors say revealed a dark double life. Join us as we dissect the case that sparked outrage, debate, and a reexamination of what justice truly means.
Follow us on Social Media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloodstainedbackstories/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloodstainedbackstories/
Twitter/X: https://x.com/BloodstaindB
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloodstainedbackstories
Discord: https://discord.gg/ByrDwT4pQE
#truecrime #podcast #murder #JustinRossHarris #CobbCounty
Follow us on Social Media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloodstainedbackstories/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloodstainedbackstories/
Twitter/X: https://x.com/BloodstaindB
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloodstainedbackstories
Discord: https://discord.gg/ByrDwT4pQE
#truecrime #podcast #murder #JustinRossHarris #CobbCounty
Mark as Played
Transcript
Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:00):
Today's episode may have some content that is disturbing for
some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. Welcome back to another
episode of Bloodstained Backstories. I'm your host Jase.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
And I'm your host's summer Jace. Today we have a
very sad case. We have not covered a case like
this yet. I saw a documentary on the television and
it sparked my interest. Now, at the summer month's approaching,
I thought it would be a good time to cover
this case. Today's case is about a father who was
(00:33):
supposed to drop his son off at preschool and for god,
his son was left in the car for over seven
hours and unfortunately, the little boy died due to the
high heat in the vehicle. At the father's trial, a
lot of other things were brought up. Was his child fare?
Did he leave his son in the car intentionally? This
(00:55):
case raised a lot of questions. How as a parent
can you forget a child in a car? An average
of about thirty eight children die each year from being
left in a car. Is there something car manufacturers can
do to the vehicles to prevent this from happening. Let
us get into this case and we could discuss that
stuff later.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Cooper Harris was twenty two months old when he was
left in a vehicle and died due to extreme heat
on June eighteen, twenty fourteen. His parents were Justin Ross
Harris and Leanna Harris. Justin had left Cooper strapped in
his rear facing carsip for about seven hours. Justin was
arrested and charged with Cooper's death, which he referred to
(01:37):
as a tragic accident. Justin had a jury trial that
received all kinds of national attention. He was found guilty
of malice, murder, felony murder, and other charges. He was
sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole,
plus thirty two years. In June of two thousand and two,
Justin's convictions were overturned by the Georgia Supreme Court because
(01:59):
they concluded that he did not have a fair trial.
Other charges still remain, but he would not be retried
on the murder and cruelty charges pertaining to his sons.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Was born in nineteen eighty. He briefly worked as a
police dispatcher until two thousand and nine in Tuscaloosa. He
received a bachelor's degree in Commerce and Business administration in
twenty twelve from the University of Alabama and Tuscaluska. Justin
moved to Georgia and worked for home Depot as a
web developer. He married Leanna, Cooper's mother in two thousand
(02:33):
and six, and they divorced in two thy sixteen. On
that final morning of Cooper's life, he woke up at
about five point fifteen am, and Justin brought him back
to bed with him and his wife, where he cuddled
and fell back to sleep. Now it was noted that
Justin had already sent or exchanged online text messages, some
(02:53):
of them sexual, with at least four women, one of
them being only seventeen.
Speaker 1 (02:59):
Father and son went out for breakfast at Chick fil A,
where Cooper ate a sausage biscuit. Justin was supposed to
take Cooper to daycare, but guess he forgot and he
drove to work. He walked into work carrying a Chick
fil A cup and his work bag. You might think
that carrying a cup would have reminded him, but obviously
it did not. Justin entered his office at nine to
(03:20):
twenty five am, and he left Cooper strapped in the
rear car seat for seven hours. How did nobody approaching
that office building see someone trapped in a car seat,
and did Cooper scream or cry? How did nobody hear
anything for that time to go into the building and
get help.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
You would think he would have cried.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
The year that Cooper died as a result of being
left in the hot vehicle, there were thirty one other
similar deaths. Murder charges for leaving a child in the
car are fairly rare and convictions are less likely.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
Around twelve thirty pm, Chief Friends of Justice picked him
up from work to have lunch at Public's. After lunch,
they went to nearby home depot and Justin picked up
some light bulbs. After his arrest, investigators went to his
home to see if indeed he was in need of
the light bulbs, and yet there were some burned out bulbs.
(04:17):
His friends dropped him back off at the parking lot
of his work and Justin walked to his car, opened
the door, and kind of tossed the light bulbs into
the car. He did not bend down or look into
the car, so still did not see the car seat
with Cooper in it. At around four sixteen, which was
about seven hours after leaving Cooper in the car. Justin
(04:39):
returned to his car and got in. He was planning
on going to an AMC movie theater to see twenty
one Jump Street with friends. Justin pulled into the parking lot.
Witnesses reported hearing squealing tires and then a man screaming
what have I done? Justin tried to perform CPR and
Cooper before a bystander took over. Of the bystanders called
(05:01):
nine to one one. The police and firefighters were nearby patrolling,
so they were able to respond to the scene within
seconds of the calls. Justin was detained in questioned, he
told the police that he forgot Cooper was in his
car seat.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
That day, the temperature reached ninety two degrees fahrenheit, which
would make the temperature in the vehicle about one hundred
and thirty thirty three degrees. Is estimated that Cooper most
likely died at noon, which was about two and a
half hours after being left in the car. Investigation into
Cooper's death sadly focused on extramarital sexual affairs. Justin on
(05:38):
the day of Cooper's death was sending and receiving sexually
explicit texts with some nude pictures, and there were at
least six different persons, including one under the age of consent.
Justin was charged by prosecutors with malicious murder, felony murder,
crueltated children, sexual exploitations of children, and dissemination of heartper
materials to miners. The jury listened to you the evidence
(06:01):
presented for about a month and deliberated for four days
before convicting Justin on all the accountants.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
The trial was initially going to be held in Cobb County, Georgia,
but the judge, after nearly three weeks of jury selection,
granted a change of venue and the trial was moved
to Brunswick, Englynn County. All the media attention had impacted
the Cobb County prospective jurors. Prosecutors said that Justin had
left Cooper in the car on purpose to pursue extramarital
(06:30):
sexual relationships. The defense said Justin had forgot Cooper in
the car because his daily routine had been altered in
several ways. The prosecutors had called fifty one witnesses, while
the defense called eighteen.
Speaker 1 (06:46):
There were several prosecution witnesses who testified about Justin's behavior
at the scene. A police officer testified that he did
not see Justin cry, and he also stated that he
felt like Justin was faking grief and was cursed at
by Justin.
Speaker 2 (07:01):
Wait a minute, maybe he was in a state of shock.
Never not everybody is quick to cry. You know, he
probably was confused, you know, thinking he was dreaming this,
what the hell happened? You know, I think if I
was in that situation, I would be trying to replay
the whole day, see where I missed up, see where
I made my mistake. You know, I'm a crier, but
(07:23):
who knows, and if the situation like that, I would cry.
Speaker 1 (07:27):
The officer was asked on cross examination why he said
Justin was acting hysterically and extremely upset in his initial report.
The officer states that he used the words acting to
indicate that Justin was not being genuine. A witness testified
that he took over doing CPR because Justin was fumbling
around and improperly performing CPR.
Speaker 2 (07:50):
Did Justin ever take CPR classes? I mean, you know, Jason,
I've taken CPR classes a few times, and I don't
know if I would be able to perform it correctly.
Speaker 1 (08:03):
Just think about staying alive as you do it and
play that song in your head. That's all you get.
It known a DCPR. The witnesses also stated that he
knew Cooper was dead, comparing his attempts at rest support
to blowing into busted bags.
Speaker 2 (08:17):
Maybe Justin knew the same thing, and that's why he
was fumbling around.
Speaker 1 (08:22):
Another officer who arrived at the scene said that he
thought it was weird that Justin was not near his
son when he arrived.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
Detective Phil Stoddard's testimony became disputed when inconsistencies were discovered.
The detective testified, along with video evidence, that Justin failed
to report the purchase of the light bulbs and putting
the light bulbs into his vehicle. You know that just
seems like such a mute point. You know, that's just
that's crazy. The detective stated that Justin must have seen
(08:52):
Cooper when he put the light bulbs into his vehicle
because he's because he put his whole head in the vehicle.
Security tapes that were played for the jury showed that
Justin never put his head in the vehicle and his
eyeline remained above the car roofs when being crossed examined,
the detective withdrew some of the statements he made at
a pre child hearing. At the pre child hearing, the
(09:15):
detective says that Ross had done internet searchers for child
free lifestyles, visited a child free website, and searched for
a video on the danger of leaving animals in cars. Now,
the detective was stating that Justin had not searched for
the animal video, that he had seen it on Reddit's homepage.
(09:36):
He also agreed that a friend of Justin's had sent
him the link to the child free website as a joke.
Another detective testified that he had knock found any Internet
searches on those subjects. When he examined the cell phones
and computers owned by Justin and his wife.
Speaker 1 (09:54):
Five women, including the miner, testified that Justin's interactions with them.
The prosecutor presented a text that Ross had sent several
minutes before leaving Cooper in the car and said, I
love my son and all, but we both need escapes.
The state's evidence also included nine and large pictures of
(10:15):
Justin's penis.
Speaker 2 (10:16):
Like all right, this is like annoying me. Okay, the
guy is scum for having an affair on his wife,
but that doesn't mean he wanted to kill his son,
and why the hell are you showing pictures of his
penis at a trial to determine whether he killed his
son on purpose or not. I mean, that makes absolutely
(10:36):
no sense. And you know, and if he was, he
might have been distracted by text messages. But this still
does not leave a reason to show those.
Speaker 1 (10:47):
Pictures for the defense. Landa, Cooper's mother, who was divorced
from Justin by now, testified that Justin would have never
intentionally killed their son. The prosecution, on cross examination, said
that after Cooper's death, Leanna was concerned with her future
with Ross. Lenna stated, Justin destroyed my life. I'm humiliated
(11:08):
and I'll never trust anybody again. If I never see
him again after this, that's fine. A travel agent testified
for Justin, said that Justin had contacted her the day
before Cooper's death to inquire about a family vacation. The
defense called several character witnesses who testified that Justin was
a loving father, but prosecution pressed the witnesses about not
(11:33):
knowing that Justin was having extramarital affairs.
Speaker 2 (11:37):
Just because the man was having affairs, which it has
never been stated if he actually met these women, or
were they just online text messaging affairs. But it's still
it doesn't mean that he didn't love his son.
Speaker 1 (11:52):
A psychological professor and memory and attention expert testified for
the defense that Justin could have a memory labs and
left Cooper accidentally in the car. He also stated that
there was nothing unique about this case when compared to
others like it. He also added that on cross examination,
he was not aware of other cases where a parent
had texted I need an escape. I love my son
(12:14):
and we all need an escape ten minutes prior to
leaving a child in the car.
Speaker 2 (12:20):
That one sentence might be he'd taken out of context
compared to the whole conversation. You know what was said
before that sentence, What was said after that sentence, What
was the conversation about. They don't they just focus on
that one sentence. They don't focus on the whole entire conversation.
Justin was found guilty of all charges on November fourteenth,
(12:42):
twenty sixteen. He received a sentence of life imprisonment without
parole plus thirty two years. In January twenty seventeen, Justin's
legal team filed the motion for a new trial. They
argued that relevations about Justin's numerous affairs and his self
admitted sex edition made it impossible for Justin to have
(13:03):
received a fair trial. The judge denied the motion on
May twenty, twenty twenty one. On January eighteenth, twenty twenty two,
the Supreme Court of Georgia heard arguments for a new trial.
It was argued that Justin that the extensive evidence about
Justin's affairs, that all the evidence presented could have led
(13:25):
the jury to question what kind of man is Justin?
On June twenty second, twenty twenty two, the court agreed
that the cases should have been tried separately. On May
twenty fifth, twenty twenty three, the murder and cruelty charges
against Justin were dismissed. It was decided that the court
would not retry Justin. In June twenty twenty four, Justin
(13:48):
Ross Harris was released from prison.
Speaker 1 (13:51):
Justin's ex wife, Lenna, always believed her ex husband did
not intention leave her son in the car and that
it was an accident. She can finally have closure now
In can focus on keeping his memory alive and in peace,
which she hasn't been able to do for nearly ten years.
Starting in twenty twenty five, car manufacturers are required to
include rear seat occupant alert systems in all new cars.
(14:13):
It is designed to remind drivers to check the back
seat before exiting the vehicle. That is amazing. Hopefully they
will prevent the deaths of other children from being left
in the hot car. Thanks for tuning into Bloodstained backstories.
Don't forget to follow us on social media to stay updated,
share your thoughts, connect with fellow true crime enthusiasts. You
(14:34):
can also catch us anywhere you listen to your favorite
podcasts Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or whatever your go to platform is.
Make sure hit that subscribe button so you never miss
an episode. Join us next week as we can cover
another chilling case. Until then, stay safe and stay curious.
Today's episode may have some content that is disturbing for
some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. Welcome back to another
episode of Bloodstained Backstories. I'm your host Jase.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
And I'm your host's summer Jace. Today we have a
very sad case. We have not covered a case like
this yet. I saw a documentary on the television and
it sparked my interest. Now, at the summer month's approaching,
I thought it would be a good time to cover
this case. Today's case is about a father who was
(00:33):
supposed to drop his son off at preschool and for god,
his son was left in the car for over seven
hours and unfortunately, the little boy died due to the
high heat in the vehicle. At the father's trial, a
lot of other things were brought up. Was his child fare?
Did he leave his son in the car intentionally? This
(00:55):
case raised a lot of questions. How as a parent
can you forget a child in a car? An average
of about thirty eight children die each year from being
left in a car. Is there something car manufacturers can
do to the vehicles to prevent this from happening. Let
us get into this case and we could discuss that
stuff later.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Cooper Harris was twenty two months old when he was
left in a vehicle and died due to extreme heat
on June eighteen, twenty fourteen. His parents were Justin Ross
Harris and Leanna Harris. Justin had left Cooper strapped in
his rear facing carsip for about seven hours. Justin was
arrested and charged with Cooper's death, which he referred to
(01:37):
as a tragic accident. Justin had a jury trial that
received all kinds of national attention. He was found guilty
of malice, murder, felony murder, and other charges. He was
sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole,
plus thirty two years. In June of two thousand and two,
Justin's convictions were overturned by the Georgia Supreme Court because
(01:59):
they concluded that he did not have a fair trial.
Other charges still remain, but he would not be retried
on the murder and cruelty charges pertaining to his sons.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Was born in nineteen eighty. He briefly worked as a
police dispatcher until two thousand and nine in Tuscaloosa. He
received a bachelor's degree in Commerce and Business administration in
twenty twelve from the University of Alabama and Tuscaluska. Justin
moved to Georgia and worked for home Depot as a
web developer. He married Leanna, Cooper's mother in two thousand
(02:33):
and six, and they divorced in two thy sixteen. On
that final morning of Cooper's life, he woke up at
about five point fifteen am, and Justin brought him back
to bed with him and his wife, where he cuddled
and fell back to sleep. Now it was noted that
Justin had already sent or exchanged online text messages, some
(02:53):
of them sexual, with at least four women, one of
them being only seventeen.
Speaker 1 (02:59):
Father and son went out for breakfast at Chick fil A,
where Cooper ate a sausage biscuit. Justin was supposed to
take Cooper to daycare, but guess he forgot and he
drove to work. He walked into work carrying a Chick
fil A cup and his work bag. You might think
that carrying a cup would have reminded him, but obviously
it did not. Justin entered his office at nine to
(03:20):
twenty five am, and he left Cooper strapped in the
rear car seat for seven hours. How did nobody approaching
that office building see someone trapped in a car seat,
and did Cooper scream or cry? How did nobody hear
anything for that time to go into the building and
get help.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
You would think he would have cried.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
The year that Cooper died as a result of being
left in the hot vehicle, there were thirty one other
similar deaths. Murder charges for leaving a child in the
car are fairly rare and convictions are less likely.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
Around twelve thirty pm, Chief Friends of Justice picked him
up from work to have lunch at Public's. After lunch,
they went to nearby home depot and Justin picked up
some light bulbs. After his arrest, investigators went to his
home to see if indeed he was in need of
the light bulbs, and yet there were some burned out bulbs.
(04:17):
His friends dropped him back off at the parking lot
of his work and Justin walked to his car, opened
the door, and kind of tossed the light bulbs into
the car. He did not bend down or look into
the car, so still did not see the car seat
with Cooper in it. At around four sixteen, which was
about seven hours after leaving Cooper in the car. Justin
(04:39):
returned to his car and got in. He was planning
on going to an AMC movie theater to see twenty
one Jump Street with friends. Justin pulled into the parking lot.
Witnesses reported hearing squealing tires and then a man screaming
what have I done? Justin tried to perform CPR and
Cooper before a bystander took over. Of the bystanders called
(05:01):
nine to one one. The police and firefighters were nearby patrolling,
so they were able to respond to the scene within
seconds of the calls. Justin was detained in questioned, he
told the police that he forgot Cooper was in his
car seat.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
That day, the temperature reached ninety two degrees fahrenheit, which
would make the temperature in the vehicle about one hundred
and thirty thirty three degrees. Is estimated that Cooper most
likely died at noon, which was about two and a
half hours after being left in the car. Investigation into
Cooper's death sadly focused on extramarital sexual affairs. Justin on
(05:38):
the day of Cooper's death was sending and receiving sexually
explicit texts with some nude pictures, and there were at
least six different persons, including one under the age of consent.
Justin was charged by prosecutors with malicious murder, felony murder,
crueltated children, sexual exploitations of children, and dissemination of heartper
materials to miners. The jury listened to you the evidence
(06:01):
presented for about a month and deliberated for four days
before convicting Justin on all the accountants.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
The trial was initially going to be held in Cobb County, Georgia,
but the judge, after nearly three weeks of jury selection,
granted a change of venue and the trial was moved
to Brunswick, Englynn County. All the media attention had impacted
the Cobb County prospective jurors. Prosecutors said that Justin had
left Cooper in the car on purpose to pursue extramarital
(06:30):
sexual relationships. The defense said Justin had forgot Cooper in
the car because his daily routine had been altered in
several ways. The prosecutors had called fifty one witnesses, while
the defense called eighteen.
Speaker 1 (06:46):
There were several prosecution witnesses who testified about Justin's behavior
at the scene. A police officer testified that he did
not see Justin cry, and he also stated that he
felt like Justin was faking grief and was cursed at
by Justin.
Speaker 2 (07:01):
Wait a minute, maybe he was in a state of shock.
Never not everybody is quick to cry. You know, he
probably was confused, you know, thinking he was dreaming this,
what the hell happened? You know, I think if I
was in that situation, I would be trying to replay
the whole day, see where I missed up, see where
I made my mistake. You know, I'm a crier, but
(07:23):
who knows, and if the situation like that, I would cry.
Speaker 1 (07:27):
The officer was asked on cross examination why he said
Justin was acting hysterically and extremely upset in his initial report.
The officer states that he used the words acting to
indicate that Justin was not being genuine. A witness testified
that he took over doing CPR because Justin was fumbling
around and improperly performing CPR.
Speaker 2 (07:50):
Did Justin ever take CPR classes? I mean, you know, Jason,
I've taken CPR classes a few times, and I don't
know if I would be able to perform it correctly.
Speaker 1 (08:03):
Just think about staying alive as you do it and
play that song in your head. That's all you get.
It known a DCPR. The witnesses also stated that he
knew Cooper was dead, comparing his attempts at rest support
to blowing into busted bags.
Speaker 2 (08:17):
Maybe Justin knew the same thing, and that's why he
was fumbling around.
Speaker 1 (08:22):
Another officer who arrived at the scene said that he
thought it was weird that Justin was not near his
son when he arrived.
Speaker 2 (08:30):
Detective Phil Stoddard's testimony became disputed when inconsistencies were discovered.
The detective testified, along with video evidence, that Justin failed
to report the purchase of the light bulbs and putting
the light bulbs into his vehicle. You know that just
seems like such a mute point. You know, that's just
that's crazy. The detective stated that Justin must have seen
(08:52):
Cooper when he put the light bulbs into his vehicle
because he's because he put his whole head in the vehicle.
Security tapes that were played for the jury showed that
Justin never put his head in the vehicle and his
eyeline remained above the car roofs when being crossed examined,
the detective withdrew some of the statements he made at
a pre child hearing. At the pre child hearing, the
(09:15):
detective says that Ross had done internet searchers for child
free lifestyles, visited a child free website, and searched for
a video on the danger of leaving animals in cars. Now,
the detective was stating that Justin had not searched for
the animal video, that he had seen it on Reddit's homepage.
(09:36):
He also agreed that a friend of Justin's had sent
him the link to the child free website as a joke.
Another detective testified that he had knock found any Internet
searches on those subjects. When he examined the cell phones
and computers owned by Justin and his wife.
Speaker 1 (09:54):
Five women, including the miner, testified that Justin's interactions with them.
The prosecutor presented a text that Ross had sent several
minutes before leaving Cooper in the car and said, I
love my son and all, but we both need escapes.
The state's evidence also included nine and large pictures of
(10:15):
Justin's penis.
Speaker 2 (10:16):
Like all right, this is like annoying me. Okay, the
guy is scum for having an affair on his wife,
but that doesn't mean he wanted to kill his son,
and why the hell are you showing pictures of his
penis at a trial to determine whether he killed his
son on purpose or not. I mean, that makes absolutely
(10:36):
no sense. And you know, and if he was, he
might have been distracted by text messages. But this still
does not leave a reason to show those.
Speaker 1 (10:47):
Pictures for the defense. Landa, Cooper's mother, who was divorced
from Justin by now, testified that Justin would have never
intentionally killed their son. The prosecution, on cross examination, said
that after Cooper's death, Leanna was concerned with her future
with Ross. Lenna stated, Justin destroyed my life. I'm humiliated
(11:08):
and I'll never trust anybody again. If I never see
him again after this, that's fine. A travel agent testified
for Justin, said that Justin had contacted her the day
before Cooper's death to inquire about a family vacation. The
defense called several character witnesses who testified that Justin was
a loving father, but prosecution pressed the witnesses about not
(11:33):
knowing that Justin was having extramarital affairs.
Speaker 2 (11:37):
Just because the man was having affairs, which it has
never been stated if he actually met these women, or
were they just online text messaging affairs. But it's still
it doesn't mean that he didn't love his son.
Speaker 1 (11:52):
A psychological professor and memory and attention expert testified for
the defense that Justin could have a memory labs and
left Cooper accidentally in the car. He also stated that
there was nothing unique about this case when compared to
others like it. He also added that on cross examination,
he was not aware of other cases where a parent
had texted I need an escape. I love my son
(12:14):
and we all need an escape ten minutes prior to
leaving a child in the car.
Speaker 2 (12:20):
That one sentence might be he'd taken out of context
compared to the whole conversation. You know what was said
before that sentence, What was said after that sentence, What
was the conversation about. They don't they just focus on
that one sentence. They don't focus on the whole entire conversation.
Justin was found guilty of all charges on November fourteenth,
(12:42):
twenty sixteen. He received a sentence of life imprisonment without
parole plus thirty two years. In January twenty seventeen, Justin's
legal team filed the motion for a new trial. They
argued that relevations about Justin's numerous affairs and his self
admitted sex edition made it impossible for Justin to have
(13:03):
received a fair trial. The judge denied the motion on
May twenty, twenty twenty one. On January eighteenth, twenty twenty two,
the Supreme Court of Georgia heard arguments for a new trial.
It was argued that Justin that the extensive evidence about
Justin's affairs, that all the evidence presented could have led
(13:25):
the jury to question what kind of man is Justin?
On June twenty second, twenty twenty two, the court agreed
that the cases should have been tried separately. On May
twenty fifth, twenty twenty three, the murder and cruelty charges
against Justin were dismissed. It was decided that the court
would not retry Justin. In June twenty twenty four, Justin
(13:48):
Ross Harris was released from prison.
Speaker 1 (13:51):
Justin's ex wife, Lenna, always believed her ex husband did
not intention leave her son in the car and that
it was an accident. She can finally have closure now
In can focus on keeping his memory alive and in peace,
which she hasn't been able to do for nearly ten years.
Starting in twenty twenty five, car manufacturers are required to
include rear seat occupant alert systems in all new cars.
(14:13):
It is designed to remind drivers to check the back
seat before exiting the vehicle. That is amazing. Hopefully they
will prevent the deaths of other children from being left
in the hot car. Thanks for tuning into Bloodstained backstories.
Don't forget to follow us on social media to stay updated,
share your thoughts, connect with fellow true crime enthusiasts. You
(14:34):
can also catch us anywhere you listen to your favorite
podcasts Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or whatever your go to platform is.
Make sure hit that subscribe button so you never miss
an episode. Join us next week as we can cover
another chilling case. Until then, stay safe and stay curious.
Popular Podcasts
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
The Joe Rogan Experience
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.