The Incredible Life of Tot Harriman, Part Two

Murder, She Told

Kristen Seavey

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

2001 - League City, Texas. When Tot Harriman arrived in the US after the fall of Saigon, Vietnam in 1975, nobody knew the lasting impact she would go on to have in greater Portland area in ME. With a big smile, hard work, and great food to share, she helped cultivate the Vietnamese community in Maine that stands strong today. When Tot was 57, she decided to move to Texas to be closer to her children. But in July of 2001 when she was going to look at homes, both Tot and her car vanished without a trace on Highway 35 between Houston and her destination of Corpus Christi. Her son, Chien Si fought tooth and nail to keep his mom’s case in spotlight— to make people care… but without clues pointing to an answer, the attention on Tot’s case tapered off, and the trail eventually went cold. To this day, her case remains unsolved. Some think her case is connected to the Texas Killing Fields, others think she may have gone off the road, or been abducted. Her family just wants to know the truth about what happened to their mom. This is part two of Tot Tran Harriman’s story. Detailed sources can be found on murdershetold.com Connect on Instagram @murdershetoldpodcast Support the show here If you have any information on Tot’s disappearance, I encourage you to contact the League City PD at (281) 332-2566. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Murder She Told, true crime stories from Maine, New England, and small town USA.
0:18.9	I'm Kristen Ceevy.
0:20.7	You can connect with the show at MurderSheTold.com or on Instagram at MurderSheTold podcast.
0:31.0	This is part two of the Todd Heram and Story.
0:34.5	If you haven't listened to part one, I suggest going back and starting with that one first.
0:44.0	Tahoe's Mountains shrank in the rear-view mirror as Clint drove his family east.
0:49.0	Refreshed and ready to start their new life, they moved near Clint's mother in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, just south of Portland.
0:57.0	Their home was spacious with panoramic views of the bay.
1:01.0	Just steps from their front door was trundy point.
1:04.0	A small peninsula where they could watch waves crash against the bluffs and cast lines into the water.
1:11.0	It was perfect for Todd, fishing reminded her of home.
1:15.0	Todd and Clint married once more, this time with an American marriage certificate.
1:21.0	Men also took on the Heram in name.
1:23.0	He'd never gotten a chance to know his biological father who would die when he was young and Clint embraced him as his own.
1:31.0	In 1977, two years later, Todd and Clint welcomed another son.
1:36.0	They named him Chinsy.
1:38.0	Most Vietnamese names have a meaning.
1:41.0	A lot of the times they're designed to be a reflection on your character or a reflection on who your parents would like you to become.
1:50.0	And there are some names, especially women's names, or just evocative of something in nature.
1:57.0	A little of flour is very common.
2:00.0	But my name and my dad and my mom had just come back from the war.
2:04.0	And my dad wanted me to have a name that reflected something from their time together.
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