NY- Archie Harris, 72, millionaire, & his home aide, Betty Ramcharan, 35, & his dog, all beaten/stabbed to death, Eastchester, '96, *New development*

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Archie Harris, 72, along with his home health aide Betty Ramcharan, 35, and even his pet dog were brutally beaten and stabbed to death in his Eastchester mansion in 1996
30 Dec. 2024

Breakthrough in unsolved murder of millionaire found dead in home

Archie Harris, 72, along with his home health aide Betty Ramcharan, 35, and his pet dog were brutally beaten and stabbed to death in his Eastchester mansion in 1996.

www.dailymail.co.uk

''A dramatic breakthrough in one of New York's most notorious cold cases has been made - nearly three decades after a millionaire was found murdered in his home.

Archie Harris, 72, along with his home health aide Betty Ramcharan, 35, and his pet dog were brutally beaten and stabbed to death in his Eastchester mansion in 1996.

An innocent man, Selwyn Days, spent 16 years behind bars for the crime - after the case became infamous for its five separate trials and two wrongful convictions. Days was released in 2017.''

'An extensive and ongoing investigation was undertaken by my Conviction Review Unit, following a request in 2023, has identified two individuals involved in the murders of Archie Harris and Betty Ramcharan and no connection to Selwyn Days, who was previously charged,' Rocah revealed, as reported by the New York Post.''

 

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Updated: Dec 31, 2024

https://www.news10.com/news/national/new-leads-developed-in-1996-cold-case-murder-of-ny-millionaire-officials-say/

''Neighbors called Harris abusive and boastful about large sums of cash stored on-site. A diabetic and retired millionaire, he had a contentious public history with his aides and police. When she worked for him, Days’ mother accused Harris of sexual assault. He’d also caught criminal charges for a gun threat against an employee.

A jury acquitted Days in 2017 after 16 years of incarceration. No physical evidence linked Days to the crime scene, and his alibi placed him in North Carolina during the murders. Detectives had also only recorded a portion of the interrogation where he confessed, beginning after 1 a.m.''

 

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The newly identified suspects in the case have no connection to Selwyn Days, who faced charges and spent 16 years in prison in the case, according to authorities. There has also reportedly been a “confession … supported by forensic evidence,” per court documents obtained by The Journal News.

Neighbors called Harris abusive and boastful about large sums of cash stored on-site. A diabetic and retired millionaire, he had a contentious public history with his aides and police. When she worked for him, Days’ mother accused Harris of sexual assault. He’d also caught criminal charges for a gun threat against an employee.

A jury acquitted Days in 2017 after 16 years of incarceration. No physical evidence linked Days to the crime scene, and his alibi placed him in North Carolina during the murders. Detectives had also only recorded a portion of the interrogation where he confessed, beginning after 1 a.m.

In 2023, a state judge dismissed Days’ lawsuit seeking compensation for his wrongful conviction.

Harris’ will named Ramcharan as the primary beneficiary of his $2.1 million estate. However, her death meant that Harris’ three estranged children would get the inheritance instead. The estate settled with Days’ mother for close to $9,000 over her accusation.

https://kfor.com/news/new-leads-developed-in-1996-cold-case-murder-of-ny-millionaire-officials-say/

 

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Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah didn't release names, but confirmed officials have identified two suspects who might have been involved in the 1996 deaths of 79-year-old Archie Harris and his home health aide Betty Ramcharan, 35, in Eastchester.

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