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Forgotten or Forsaken: Cooper Harris

Season 4, Ep. 19

A devoted father or a calculated killer? On a sweltering June morning in Georgia, 22-month-old Cooper Harris was strapped into his car seat as his father, Justin Ross Harris, drove him to daycare—only Cooper never made it there. Left in the blistering heat for seven agonizing hours, the toddler’s tragic death seemed, at first, like a horrific accident. But as investigators dug deeper, troubling details began to emerge—extramarital affairs, secret online messages, and a search history that raised disturbing questions. Was this a case of fatal forgetfulness, or something far more sinister? In this episode, I examine the evidence, the defence, and the controversial decision that shook the case nearly a decade later.


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