Deceased/Not Found NY - Michele Harris, 35, Owego, 11 Sep 2001
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How is this for your worst childhood nightmare?
I shudder to think what Michele went through.
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Hello, with little updates to this case and wondering how Michele's remaining family members are doing, I thought I'd look up Michele's find a grave page and noticed someone posted this picture on it.
Does anyone know what this is? I'm really curious to know.
Does anyone know what this is? I'm really curious to know.
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Hello, with little updates to this case and wondering how Michele's remaining family members are doing, I thought I'd look up Michele's find a grave page and noticed someone posted this picture on it.
Does anyone know what this is? I'm really curious to know.
I'm curious, as well! I noticed that the individual who added the photo has also added many other photos for other graves throughout this area, so I'm not sure if it's speculation on their part or if they actually know the family.
I grew up outside of Owego and worked in public service there for 35 years, so this is giving me a reason to reach out to old colleagues to see if anyone knows what it might mean...
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Hi, I live in Owego and would go to her grave if only she had one to visit. The same person who added this image has a clickable profile on Find A Grave. If you click through it shows a list of "flowers added" to various graves. Since she does not have a physical grave and that user cannot leave actual flowers, I believe he left this photo of a metal flower instead.Hello, with little updates to this case and wondering how Michele's remaining family members are doing, I thought I'd look up Michele's find a grave page and noticed someone posted this picture on it.
Does anyone know what this is? I'm really curious to know.
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The photo makes me think of a columbarium, the structure where urns of ashes are kept.
If it didn't have the comment about Cal knowing what it means, I would think it was just a generic grave/ashes marker since she still hasn't been found.
But with that comment it feels like it has other meaning.
If it didn't have the comment about Cal knowing what it means, I would think it was just a generic grave/ashes marker since she still hasn't been found.
But with that comment it feels like it has other meaning.
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Is this trial happening?
“He’s seeking at least $3.5 million in damages from New York State under the Unjust Conviction and Imprisonment Act.
The claim against New York State, and several investigators with the New York State Police, alleges evidence was manufactured and “the case against him lacked many of the sources of evidence normally associated with accusing someone of murder.”
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“He’s seeking at least $3.5 million in damages from New York State under the Unjust Conviction and Imprisonment Act.
The claim against New York State, and several investigators with the New York State Police, alleges evidence was manufactured and “the case against him lacked many of the sources of evidence normally associated with accusing someone of murder.”
Cal Harris seeks $3.5 million from New York State in trial set for March 2025
In March, Cal Harris will return to the courtroom almost a quarter century after his wife Michele’s disappearance.
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Is this trial happening?
“He’s seeking at least $3.5 million in damages from New York State under the Unjust Conviction and Imprisonment Act.
The claim against New York State, and several investigators with the New York State Police, alleges evidence was manufactured and “the case against him lacked many of the sources of evidence normally associated with accusing someone of murder.”
Cal Harris seeks $3.5 million from New York State in trial set for March 2025
In March, Cal Harris will return to the courtroom almost a quarter century after his wife Michele’s disappearance.
I spoke with a friend who said that the County's trial has been pushed to this Fall and the State's trial is to begin next month.
For those not aware, Cal Harris had been doing his own 'podcast' detailing his trials and conviction in 2022.
Cal gave viewers a chance to ask questions at the end of each podcast. On the 5th episode, where Cal Harris streams old home videos, titled " "Michele & Kids Video's", although he could not have possibly shown less of Michele, Cal is prompted by a viewer to answer what is the last memory he has of Michele. Cal's response and body language is incredibly disturbing and, in my opinion, revealing.
Podcast viewer: "What is the last memory you have of Michele?"
At first, Cal misunderstands the question, or perhaps acts like he misunderstands or interprets it the way he feels most comfortable, thinking the viewer is asking what his last memories are, not the last time he saw Michele; however, he becomes extremely uncomfortable, as if the memory of disposing of her remains is flashing before his eyes.
The viewer then pins him down by clarifying, "On September 11.”
It is quite shocking how he responds.
The whole "Let me go through the sequence of events,"
"Let me make sure I got my dates straight,"
and "Just a normal morning,"
are all quite cryptic for a man whose wife who gave him his four children is missing over 20-years, and, while I find him fascinating to watch, because there's no doubt in my mind he did it, including parking the car at the end of the driveway,
I also find it to be incredibly revealing how he says "would have" (like if he was innocent of killing her, this WOULD HAVE been what happened but is not WHAT DID happen).
The viewer totally tripped him up. Prompts to him/her.
His wife of ten years and mother of his children has been missing for 23 years when he was asked this question. There is no way, if Cal is innocent, that he would have to “go through the sequence of events” or “get my dates straight.” He would remember instantly when he last saw Michele and where she was after not hearing/seeing her for over 20 years and being asked the same question by police before he lawyered up. He also was crossed about the last time he saw her on the stand.
I believe Cal really faltered here because he wants to act confident, upfront, honest, and like he has nothing to hide; but truly, the last memory he has of her, in this reality, is disposing of her body and that's what led to this disturbing, confusing, jumbled response.
Cal gave viewers a chance to ask questions at the end of each podcast. On the 5th episode, where Cal Harris streams old home videos, titled " "Michele & Kids Video's", although he could not have possibly shown less of Michele, Cal is prompted by a viewer to answer what is the last memory he has of Michele. Cal's response and body language is incredibly disturbing and, in my opinion, revealing.
Podcast viewer: "What is the last memory you have of Michele?"
At first, Cal misunderstands the question, or perhaps acts like he misunderstands or interprets it the way he feels most comfortable, thinking the viewer is asking what his last memories are, not the last time he saw Michele; however, he becomes extremely uncomfortable, as if the memory of disposing of her remains is flashing before his eyes.
The viewer then pins him down by clarifying, "On September 11.”
It is quite shocking how he responds.
The whole "Let me go through the sequence of events,"
"Let me make sure I got my dates straight,"
and "Just a normal morning,"
are all quite cryptic for a man whose wife who gave him his four children is missing over 20-years, and, while I find him fascinating to watch, because there's no doubt in my mind he did it, including parking the car at the end of the driveway,
I also find it to be incredibly revealing how he says "would have" (like if he was innocent of killing her, this WOULD HAVE been what happened but is not WHAT DID happen).
The viewer totally tripped him up. Prompts to him/her.
His wife of ten years and mother of his children has been missing for 23 years when he was asked this question. There is no way, if Cal is innocent, that he would have to “go through the sequence of events” or “get my dates straight.” He would remember instantly when he last saw Michele and where she was after not hearing/seeing her for over 20 years and being asked the same question by police before he lawyered up. He also was crossed about the last time he saw her on the stand.
I believe Cal really faltered here because he wants to act confident, upfront, honest, and like he has nothing to hide; but truly, the last memory he has of her, in this reality, is disposing of her body and that's what led to this disturbing, confusing, jumbled response.
He is such a creep
In my opinion, some of the strongest evidence against Cal and the Kevin Tubbs/Stacey Stewart house of cards theory, is the testimony of the neighbors.
With the testimony of the neighbors, Kevin Tubbs' claim that he drove his trailer past the Harris home between 5:45 and 6:10 AM, where he says he saw a man and a woman at the end of the driveway arguing, totally falls apart.
First, Brian Weber drives past the Harris driveway at 12:30 AM and doesn't see Michele's van at the end of the driveway. Testimony from official transcript below.
Michele's boyfriend testified that Michele left his place in Smithboro about 11:00 PM on 9/11, presumably heading home. Brian Earley testified he believed she was heading home. Where else would Michele go? She had just worked all night, had a drink with coworkers, spent the night talking about the events of 9/11. She would have been tired and it's highly doubtful she would go anywhere else but home that night. She left his Smithboro apartment at 11:00 PM which would put her back home at 381 Hagadorn Hill Road about 11:20 PM. So where was Michele's van if not at the end of the Harris driveway at 12:30 AM? Likely parked in the garage where she was killed as Cal was cleaning the scene.
Just as damaging is the testimony of Eleanor Cobb who was awakened to her dog barking sometime before 5:30 AM.
Eleanor Cobb hears NOTHING the defense or Kevin Tubbs describes. No tractors, no horns, no screams, no voices, no tires squealing.
However, she did testify to eerily hearing a car door shut in the distance.
William Hurd testified he left for work between around 5:30 AM. He remembered seeing a light-colored vehicle at the end of the driveway so Eleanor Cobb heard the car door shut sometime before this.
Lorrie Schultz testified she drove by the home around 5 AM and also saw the van. She testified the lights were on, but no one was inside. Were the lights on because Cal had just parked the car there?
Schultz slowed down because she says it was unusual to see the van at the end of the driveway. Schultz testified there were still bales of hay in the fields across from her Spencer residence for at least a week after Michele Harris went missing.
Also damaging was the testimony of neighbor Kenneth Mulnix who remembered seeing a van at the end of the Harris driveway early that September morning around the same time Kevin Tubbs said he passed the Harris driveway, but saw no pickup truck.
Based on everything above, Eleanor Cobb likely heard what was final act in this crime: Cal parking Michele's van at the end of the driveway to create a diversion and walking back to the house after disposing of Michele's body.
With the testimony of the neighbors, Kevin Tubbs' claim that he drove his trailer past the Harris home between 5:45 and 6:10 AM, where he says he saw a man and a woman at the end of the driveway arguing, totally falls apart.
First, Brian Weber drives past the Harris driveway at 12:30 AM and doesn't see Michele's van at the end of the driveway. Testimony from official transcript below.
Michele's boyfriend testified that Michele left his place in Smithboro about 11:00 PM on 9/11, presumably heading home. Brian Earley testified he believed she was heading home. Where else would Michele go? She had just worked all night, had a drink with coworkers, spent the night talking about the events of 9/11. She would have been tired and it's highly doubtful she would go anywhere else but home that night. She left his Smithboro apartment at 11:00 PM which would put her back home at 381 Hagadorn Hill Road about 11:20 PM. So where was Michele's van if not at the end of the Harris driveway at 12:30 AM? Likely parked in the garage where she was killed as Cal was cleaning the scene.
Just as damaging is the testimony of Eleanor Cobb who was awakened to her dog barking sometime before 5:30 AM.
Eleanor Cobb hears NOTHING the defense or Kevin Tubbs describes. No tractors, no horns, no screams, no voices, no tires squealing.
However, she did testify to eerily hearing a car door shut in the distance.
William Hurd testified he left for work between around 5:30 AM. He remembered seeing a light-colored vehicle at the end of the driveway so Eleanor Cobb heard the car door shut sometime before this.
Lorrie Schultz testified she drove by the home around 5 AM and also saw the van. She testified the lights were on, but no one was inside. Were the lights on because Cal had just parked the car there?
Schultz slowed down because she says it was unusual to see the van at the end of the driveway. Schultz testified there were still bales of hay in the fields across from her Spencer residence for at least a week after Michele Harris went missing.
Also damaging was the testimony of neighbor Kenneth Mulnix who remembered seeing a van at the end of the Harris driveway early that September morning around the same time Kevin Tubbs said he passed the Harris driveway, but saw no pickup truck.
Based on everything above, Eleanor Cobb likely heard what was final act in this crime: Cal parking Michele's van at the end of the driveway to create a diversion and walking back to the house after disposing of Michele's body.
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Cal Harris, two of his adult children and his attorneys held a press conference in Binghamton to announce a $100,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the remains of Michele Harris. Harris went missing on September 12, 2001. She is presumed dead, and her remains have never been found.
A website, findmicheleharris.com, has been established to gather tips on the case
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A website, findmicheleharris.com, has been established to gather tips on the case
$100,000 Reward Offered for Information Leading to Recovery of Michele Harris Remains
Cal Harris, two of his adult children and his attorneys held a press conference in Binghamton to announce a $100,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the remains of Michele Harris.
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On May 22, Cal Harris joined two of his children, Taylor Harris, 31, Jenna Harris, 27 — Harris said his other two children could not make the event due to a scheduling conflict — as well as his attorneys, Bruce Barket and Aida Leisenring and announced a $100,000 reward for any information that leads to the discovery of Michele Harris' remains.
Barket and Leisenring said they are continuing to pursue leads and subpoena potential suspects. Barket said two Texas steel workers who lived in Tioga County in September 2001 and were named by Cal Harris' defense team to argue third-party culpability in 2016, are still people of interest in their search for answers.
"The last 24 years have been nothing short of pure hell and torture for our family," Cal Harris said. "We did not ask to be put in this position, but this is the hand we've been dealt and we're dealing with it the best we can."
Barket and Leisenring said they are continuing to pursue leads and subpoena potential suspects. Barket said two Texas steel workers who lived in Tioga County in September 2001 and were named by Cal Harris' defense team to argue third-party culpability in 2016, are still people of interest in their search for answers.
"The last 24 years have been nothing short of pure hell and torture for our family," Cal Harris said. "We did not ask to be put in this position, but this is the hand we've been dealt and we're dealing with it the best we can."
Cal Harris announces $100K reward for info in estranged wife's disappearance
Michele Harris was reported missing in 2001. Her body was never found.
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He waited 24 years to do this? What a despicable creep.Cal Harris, two of his adult children and his attorneys held a press conference in Binghamton to announce a $100,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the remains of Michele Harris. Harris went missing on September 12, 2001. She is presumed dead, and her remains have never been found.
A website, findmicheleharris.com, has been established to gather tips on the case
$100,000 Reward Offered for Information Leading to Recovery of Michele Harris Remains
Cal Harris, two of his adult children and his attorneys held a press conference in Binghamton to announce a $100,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the remains of Michele Harris.
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There are so many places in the area where he could have disposed of her body and it's almost guaranteed she would never be found. We have acres upon acres of state lands, countless bodies of water to choose from, abandoned homesteads with old wells... He grew up here, he knows the area well. I feel that he is only beating this drum to sustain his relationship with his children.
MOO.
MOO.
Yes, 100% about his reputation.
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