Episode 45: Jaheem Harris (Part 1)

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Social Sciences, True Crime, Society & Culture, Science

4.6 • 993 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

On July 8, 2017, a man in Waterloo, Iowa called 911 to report that a child in his care had drowned in the bathtub, but responding paramedics found four-year-old Jaheem Harris covered with vicious bruises in a dry bed, partially dressed in dry clothing, with no signs of water in the bathtub. The man, an ex-boyfriend of Jaheem’s mother and the father of Jaheem’s two younger sisters, admitted to police that he hit Jaheem “all the time,” and he was ultimately charged with first-degree murder. When he eventually went to trial, the jury’s decision would disgust the community.
This is a story of a little boy who was wanted, adored, cherished, and failed by not only child protective services but also the criminal justice system -- and, many believe, by his own mother. For next week’s episode, you’ll hear my conversation with Jaheem’s paternal grandmother, Shay Caston, who raised her grandson for most of his short life, and who Jaheem called “my real Mama.”
This is part 1 of the heartbreaking story of Jaheem Harris.
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0:00.0	This podcast contains descriptions of violence against children and adult language and is not suitable for all audiences.
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1:00.0	I'm your host Lane and this is episode 45,
1:03.7	Jahim Harris, part one.
1:05.9	On July 8th, 2017, a man in Waterloo, Iowa called 911
1:11.4	to report that a child in his care had drowned in the bathtub, but responding
1:14.8	paramedics found four-year-old Jaim Harris covered with vicious bruises in a dry bed, partially dressed
1:20.4	in dry clothing with no signs of water in the bathtub. The man, an ex-boyfriend of
1:25.8	Jahim's mother and the father of Jahim's two younger sisters admitted to police that he
1:30.0	hit Jahim all the time and he was ultimately charged with first-degree murder.
1:35.3	When he eventually went to trial, the jury's decision would discuss the community.
1:40.3	This is a story of a little boy who was failed by not only child protective services,
1:44.4	but also the criminal justice system, and many believe by his own mother.
1:49.5	On next week's episode, you'll hear my conversation with Jaheim's paternal grandmother
1:53.4	Shay Kastin who raised her grandson for most of his short life and who Jaheim
1:57.6	called my real mama. This is part one of the heartbreaking story of Jaheen Harris.
2:05.5	My sources for this week were the Waterloo and Cedar Falls Courier,
2:09.3	Kearns Funeral Service, 9 ABC KCRG, News 7 KWWL, the Associated Press, the Iowa Department of Corrections
2:19.1	website, Iowa Courts online search website, Vine Link, the Waterloo Police Department website,
2:25.8	court documents, the Educate Iowa website, Facebook, and Shay Kasten.
2:31.8	Before I get into the episode, I want to give a shout out to my newest patrons,
2:36.0	Jessica from California and Rebecca from Kitchener, Ontario,
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