The Trail Went Cold - Episode 140 - Michele Harris

The Trail Went Cold

Robin Warder

True Crime, Tv & Film

4.5 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2019

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

September 11, 2001. Tioga County, New York. 35-year old Michele Harris finishes her evening shift at her workplace, but never returns home. The following morning, Michele’s abandoned minivan is discovered on a road next to the driveway of her family’s rural property. Suspicion turns towards Michele’s estranged husband, Cal Harris, as the couple are in the midst of a heated divorce and tiny specks of blood are soon found inside their residence. Years later, Cal is charged with Michele’s murder and found guilty, but the case would undergo four trials and two overturned convictions while the defence points the finger at alternate suspects. Cal is finally acquitted of the crime in 2016, but Michele’s body is never found. Was Cal Harris actually responsible for his wife’s disappearance, or did someone else murder Michele? This week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold” is one of the most convoluted cases we’ve ever covered, chronicling a disappearance which just happened to take place only 200 miles from New York City on one of the most infamous dates in history. This episode of “The Trail Went Cold” is sponsored by Native. Native makes safe, simple, effective products that people use in the bathroom everyday with trusted ingredients and trusted performance. For 20% off your first purchase, please visit nativedeodorant.com and enter the promo code “cold” during checkout. Additional Reading: http://charleyproject.org/case/michele-anne-harris https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-presents-cal-harris-the-final-verdict/ https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/2016/05/27/cal-harris-timeline/85036744/ https://www.cnn.com/2016/05/24/us/cal-harris-murder-trial-verdict/index.html https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/crime/cal-harris/2017/02/14/cal-harris-accused-menacing-harassment-oneonta/97891914/ “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

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0:00.0	We would like to send it a special thanks to Native for supporting the trail went cold.
0:04.3	Native makes safe, simple, effective products that people use in the bathroom every day with
0:09.2	trusted ingredients and trusted performance.
0:11.7	For 20% off your first purchase, please visit
0:15.0	native deodorant.com and enter the promo code cold during checkout.
0:20.0	That's native deodorant.com and the promo code is cold.
0:23.7	Thank you and enjoy the show.
0:25.6	September 11th 2001.
0:28.8	Tioga County New York.
0:31.6	35 year old Michelle Harris finishes her evening shift at her workplace, but never returns home.
0:38.0	The following warning, Michelle's abandoned minivan is discovered on a road next to the driveway of her family's rural property, and tiny specks of blood are soon found inside the residence.
0:49.0	Suspicion turns towards Michelle's estranged husband, Cal Harris, as the couple are in the midst of a heated divorce.
0:55.3	Years later, Cal is charged with Michelle's murder, but after four trials and two overturned convictions,
1:02.4	Cal is acquitted of the crime in 2016 and no trace of
1:06.8	Michelle is ever found.
1:09.4	After that, the trail went cold. Oh, uh, uh, uh,
1:24.0	uh, uh, uh, and uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, Hello everyone and welcome to our latest episode of the Trail went cold.
1:52.0	I'm your host Robin Warder and we've got a pretty
1:55.2	convoluted case to cover today the 2001 disappearance of Michelle Harris. Now as you
2:01.8	might have noticed the release date for this episode is September the 11th, and the main reason I decided to cover this case today is because it happened to take place on September the 11th, 2001, only about 200 miles away from New York City.
2:16.8	On this particular date, while the world's attention was focused elsewhere, a wife and mother
2:21.6	named Michelle Harris vanished without a trace and it wasn't long before her husband, Cal Harris, became the prime suspect.
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