Sneak peek: The 30-Year Secret – The Tracey Harris Murder | Forensic Files

i've thought about a thousand times the what-ifs and that's kind of nauseating that we
were that close in my time as district attorney we have had some odd cases this one was a complete roller coaster
ride towards the end as far as an emotional situation this was by far the toughest one
tracy harris was a hard-working young mother that disappeared march 7 1990. she was a very sweet friend a very shy
person and people really liked her and respected her her daughter was a toddler a
four-year-old named carolyn who she had with carl harris she had been married for several years they
had recently divorced but had never really split they still lived in the same home they slept in the same bed i did
hear that tracy was missing and was very concerned something had happened to her
carl came by our house she'd been missing for a couple days he was genuinely concerned
and he said you know i can see her leaving me but she would never leave this baby
her body was discovered about 150 yards further downstream about seven days before she went missing
based on the autopsy the manner of death was homicide tracy was a kind and loving
person who did not deserve what happened to her most people did think that carl harris
had murdered tracy prior to her going missing there had been a confrontation or two
concerning a girlfriend that carl had carl harris did have a reputation for being very violent in particular
towards tracy harris there were several instances where the witnesses would say it didn't take anything for him to just
go off on her he was incredibly abusive to her i never put my hands on tracing never so
all those people were lying yes ma'am i love tracy she was the love of my life i think from
the very get-go there was only one suspect in this case carl harris everybody thought i killed her
everywhere i turned they you know you could hear him whispering in the background there's the man that
killed tracy a lot of people were waiting for him to be arrested and then surprised when he
never was ozark police department had created a cold case unit and in 2016 they picked up the tracy harris carl
harris case they told me they was looking at me as a suspect again after 27 years the evidence was
circumstantially strong the domestic violence the circumstance with the girlfriend and
comments he made that she wouldn't be back who else would want this sweet innocent young lady murdered
jordan and her team had spent a lot of time building a case that i was about to torpedo
i kept the secret for 30 years

A little girl grows up wondering who murdered her mother. Decades later, prosecutors learn a secret that answers the question."48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher reports. Watch Saturday, August 21 at 10/9c on CBS.

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Brief Summary

The episode discusses the murder of Tracy Harris and the investigation into her ex-husband Carl Harris as the primary suspect.

Key points

Tracy Harris's Disappearance. Tracy Harris, a beloved mother, disappeared on March 7, 1990, leaving her family devastated.
The Investigation Reopens. After 27 years, the Ozark police reopened the case against Carl Harris, citing strong circumstantial evidence.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I can see her leaving me, but she would never leave this baby.

Carl Harris expressing his concern about Tracy's disappearance.

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