Case 326: Cooper Harris

Case 326 Cooper Harris

*** 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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Harris V State (Supreme Court Appeal) 

Hot Car Death – ABC 20/20 

Justin Ross Harris police interrogation

Georgia toddler death: Who is Justin Ross Harris? – CNN

A timeline of the Justin Ross Harris case – The Atlanta Journal Constitution 

Mom of toddler who died in car ‘absolutely not’ angry with husband – CNN

Toddler’s dad researched hot-car deaths of children online, officer said in warrant – CNN

The hot-car death of 22-month-old Cooper Harris was heartbreakingly familiar – CNN

5 questions about mother in toddler’s hot-car death – CNN

Dad Charged With Son’s Hot Car Death Told Family How to Collect Life Insurance, Authorities Say – ABC News

The media trial of Leanna Harris, charged with nothing in hot-car death of her son – The Washington Post

Ross Harris: guilty of much, but of murder? – The Sydney Morning Herald

Examining a father’s role in a toddler’s death – The New York Times

Mother of Toddler Killed in Hot Car Researched Child Deaths, Warrant Says – ABC News

Did police exaggerate account of child’s death in hot car? – Boston.co

Cop says Harris acted unusually when detained after Cooper’s death – The Atlanta Journal Constitution 

Hot-Car Death Witnesses Say Dad Was ‘Acting’ – Courthouse News

Justin Ross Harris Watched Hot Car Video Days Before His Son’s Hot Car Death: Prosecutors – People 

Day by day: Key moments from the Justin Ross Harris trial – CNN

Ex-Wife Defends Convicted Murderer Justin Ross Harris in Their Toddler’s Hot Car Death – People

Lawyer argues Justin Ross Harris wrongly convicted in hot-car case – The Atlanta Journal Constitution 

Justin Ross Harris, whose murder conviction in his son’s hot-car death was overturned, will not be retried – CNN

Anyone Could Forget a Kid in a Hot Car, Research Shows – Consumer Reports

‘Fatal Distraction’: Ross Harris documentary claims untold story about convicted father – 11Alive 

Fatal Distraction: Forgetting a Child in the Backseat of a Car Is a Horrifying Mistake. Is It a Crime? – Washington Post

Hot-Car Deaths and Forgotten-Baby Syndrome: A Case Against Prosecution by Erika Breitfeld – California Law Review 

Criminal Victim Impact Statement by Leanna Harris

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