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Case 326: Cooper Harris

Case 326: Cooper Harris

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*** Content warnings: Child victim ***

When doting mother Leanna Harris arrived to pick up her 22-month-old son Cooper Harris from daycare in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 18 2014, she was shocked to find that Cooper wasn’t there. She soon discovered that her husband, Ross Harris, had made a fatal mistake, leaving Cooper to die in the backseat of his hot car after forgetting to drop him off on his way to work.


As details about Cooper’s death emerged, many questions arose. Was this another innocent family who had fallen victim to the phenomenon known as Forgotten Baby Syndrome, or was something more sinister at play?


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Narration – Anonymous Host

Research & writing – Elsha McGill

Creative direction – Milly Raso

Production & music – Mike Migas

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer


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Comments (9)

ID24247766

This guy is not that attractive to put it lightly. Why are all these women even giving him the time of the day?

Sep 21st
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Kenny X

guys, anyone who knows anything well enough about animal and human behavorial science and human evolutionary sexual psychology would tell u in a heartbeat that for a man to murder his own child, let alone a boy, who is his bloodline, is absolutely at odds with almost everything he stands for as a man. killing partner is plausible, but his own male child, thats just an absolute joke.that NEVER happens like. the answer lies in human behavorial and evolutionary science. the very purpose of a human is to survive and pass on as many copies of their genes as possible to future generations(read the literature on this, the hard science,. not bloody tabloids or news). A man Killing his own son is at total odds to it. omg where were the scientists when ross needed them. its crazy

Sep 8th
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Brooke Anderson

I don't buy that bullshit forgotten baby syndrome. How the fuck do u forget your FUCKING BABY?!!! Unless u have dementia I highly doubt it. It's just neglect parenting. How do u remember your purse your wallet or your phone and not remember your kid? Hey honey where's the baby? O shit I think I left him it in the car. Oops, looks like forgotten baby syndrome. O well. It's BULLSHIT uncaring parent. SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!!

Aug 27th
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Liz Homer

So he just doesn't think about his son once during his work day? I find it incredibly hard to believe this wasn't intentional.

Aug 24th
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Holly Dawson

I don't drive but I "forgot" my baby once, she is my third & I thought she was asleep in her cot (about 2 months old). I had a long phone call then went to check on her, she wasn't in her cot! I SHIT myself & ran around the house screaming. Then I spotted my smokes and IMMEDIATELY remembered she was asleep in her pram in the enclosed outdoor area, I had left her there after having a smoke because she was asleep. I understand just how easily this terrible slip of the mind can happen. RIP

Aug 23rd
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Case 326: Cooper Harris

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