Toddler's Hot Car Death

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<p>Well, she has suddenly moved to Alabama so I’m guessing if that dietician job existed it’s over now. I think she could be the mastermind, too. Which is really disturbing. </p>

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<p>Actually I’m not so sure about that… She worked for the same company in Alabama. I think she may have worked out of her home from there too…So depending on what she did and whether or not they still want to employ her she may still have a job.</p>

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<p>Doesnt sound like they could afford luxury daycare (ie if not needed). I dont think he was fresh out of college, since he’s in his thirties, but he did start some new business venture for which, IIRC, he invested 4K.</p>

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<p>Jym, I read that he was pretty much fresh out of college after working as a night police dispatcher for years. They moved to Georgia from Alabama two years ago after he graduated, I think. And, I’m still very unclear about the wife’s work situation.</p>

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<p>Well, if we really want to accuse them of planning this carefully, we can assume that they kept the kid in daycare so there would be somewhere to forget to drop the kid off to.</p>

<p>That sentence structure stank, but you all know what I mean.</p>

<p>But I find it really chilling to imagine that they thought that far in advance. How long has the kid been going to that daycare?</p>

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<p>Well, if you believe it was an insurance scheme then it was pre-planned for a while. I don’t know what I think yet. But, it’s not looking good…</p>

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<p>I read an interview with one of the people from her church. Late last year leanna was talking about wanting more kids. However when the person asked about them having more kids in May of this year Leanna said this wasn’t a good time to have any more kids.</p>

<p>Also he has been moved to the mental health ward.
<a href=“https://hollywoodlife.com/2014/07/10/justin-ross-harris-mental-ward-murdered-toddler-son-cooper/”>https://hollywoodlife.com/2014/07/10/justin-ross-harris-mental-ward-murdered-toddler-son-cooper/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>from the NYT:

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<p>I believe this was an intentional death that one or both parents planned.</p>

<p>However, I don’t think it is odd that the Leanna moved back to Alabama, because currently, she has no son and her husband is in jail and she has family in Alabama. </p>

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<p>Maybe this is where the interest in underage girls started. Disgusting.</p>

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<p>I would think any interest in underage girls began long before he returned to college. He seems like a 30 + year old guy trying to act like he was still a college age guy. Pretty sad and a case of arrested development. </p>

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<p>@sylvan8798 I was wondering about the laws too
I found it here <a href=“http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=13495”>http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=13495&lt;/a&gt;
I am not a lawyer and don’t know anything about GA law but the way I read this, the mom could profit from this if she is not convicted and even if the dad got a book/movie deal any profit would go escrow for 5 years and the victim or his representative would have to bring suite to get the money. Guess mom could sue for the profit if the father if he is convicted and makes any money off this. I’m not sure who would get the money if both are convicted. I’m not clear if it stays with the state after five years or if it’s returned to the felon(s) if no one sues for it. </p>

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<p>The wife’s lawyer is now trying to drum up sympathy for his client.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/15/justice/georgia-hot-car-toddler-death-mother/index.html”>Mother in toddler's hot car death wants privacy - CNN;

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<p>Ugh.</p>

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<p>Hard to have sympathy for either H or W in this case–where were their thoughts of their beloved S?</p>

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<p>Well, I agree that neither parent has behaved without flaws, but – especially for the mother – I’m willing to consider her innocent until proven guilty. </p>

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<p>Here is a nice story. A toddler helped an elderly man that was trapped in a car.</p>

<p><a href=“Toddler helps save man locked inside hot car”>http://q13fox.com/2014/07/15/toddler-helps-save-man-locked-inside-hot-car/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>There was also a sad one the other day about someone leaving a 98-year-old woman in the car. </p>

<p>And here’s a new case that ended badly, with the adult arrested.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/25/us/hot-car-death-kansas/index.html?hpt=hp_t2”>http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/25/us/hot-car-death-kansas/index.html?hpt=hp_t2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>There have been 14 of these deaths this year. :(</p>

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<p>I can believe that last Kansas case was an accident. The foster father was a 29 year old caring for 7 kids, ranging in age from 10 mos. to 18 years old. He drove home and left the baby in the car. Sounds like a horrible oversight by an overwhelmed father.</p>

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<p>That’s what I thought, too.</p>

<p>I wonder if a public awareness campaign would help. If people even made one simple change like leaving their phone on the back seat next to the baby, or their house keys or purse/wallet, they would HAVE to go to the back when they got out of the car because having those things with us is even more programmed (for some people) than having the baby–especially if the routine changes often. </p>