291: Unique Harris

Unique Harris oli 24-vuotias kahden lapsen äiti, joka katosi asunnoltaan yön aikana. Hauskan leffaillan jälkeen Uniquen kaksi pientä poikaa ja hänen 9-vuotias sukulaistyttönsä heräsivät ja huomasivat olevansa asunnolla yksin. Aluksi perhe toivoi, että Unique olisi vain lähtenyt hoitamaan jotakin asiaa, mutta kun he huomasivat hänen jättäneen silmälasinsa kotiin, he ymmärsivät, että jokin oli pahasti vialla. Tutkinnan aikana poliisi havaitsi, että Uniquen sohvan vaahtomuovista oli leikattu suuri pala pois, ilmeisesti todisteiden peittämiseksi. Lisäksi selvisi, että katoamista edeltävinä päivinä Unique oli todistanut murhaa asuntonsa ikkunasta ja ollut tekemisissä useiden vaarallisten miesten kanssa. Lupaavasti alkanut tutkinta tyrehtyi kuitenkin nopeasti. Turhautuneena viranomaisten toimettomuuteen Uniquen äiti, Valencia Harris, käynnisti oman tutkintansa. Hän kiersi naapurustoa etsimässä silminnäkijöitä, puhutti epäiltyjä ja yritti saada tyttärensä katoamiselle julkisuutta. Vuosia Uniquen katoamisen jälkeen Valencian sinnikkyys palkittiin, kun uusi tutkintaryhmä otti tapauksen hoitaakseen ja löysi potentiaalisen epäillyn. Jakso on tuotettu yksinoikeudella Podmelle. Pääasialliset lähteet: A young mother, gone without a trace - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/a-young-mother-gone-without-a-trace/2011/10/03/gIQAkDJoYL_story.html Lisa Ling Follows The Story Of A Mother Desperately Searching For Her Missing Daughter (VIDEO) | HuffPost OWN https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lisa-ling-mother-missing-daughter_n_5637678 § 14–701. Presumption of death. | D.C. Law Library https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/14-701 BOP: Federal Inmates By Number https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/ DC man sentenced to 35 years for ‘heinous murder,’ without any body found - WTOP News https://wtop.com/dc/2023/09/dc-man-sentenced-to-35-years-for-heinous-murder-without-any-body-found/ Missing D.C. woman was murdered out of jealousy, prosecutors say - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/07/missing-dc-mother-murder-trial-no-body/ 'Thank God for Justice,' Says Victim's Sister After Murder Conviction - DC Witness https://dcwitness.org/thank-god-for-justice-says-victims-sister-after-murder-conviction/ Defendant Sentenced to 35 Years in 2010 Disappearance and Homicide Case - DC Witness https://dcwitness.org/defendant-sentenced-to-35-years-in-2010-disappearance-and-homicide-case/ Parties Prepare for Trial to Begin in a 2010 Homicide Case - DC Witness https://dcwitness.org/parties-prepare-for-trial-to-begin-in-a-2010-homicide-case/ Murder Case Dating to 2010 Comes to Trial - DC Witness https://dcwitness.org/murder-case-dating-to-2010-comes-to-trial/ Parties give opening statements in Disappearance, Homicide Case - DC Witness https://dcwitness.org/parties-give-opening-statements-in-disappearance-homicide-case/ Defense Attorney Targets Police Investigation in 2010 Homicide Case - DC Witness https://dcwitness.org/defense-attorney-targets-police-investigation-in-2010-homicide-case/ Witnesses Give Emotional Testimony About 'Missing' Victim in 2010 Homicide Case https://dcwitness.org/witnesses-give-emotional-testimony-about-missing-victim-in-2010-homicide-case/ Murder Defendant's Former Cellmate Makes Deal to TestifY for Prosecutors - DC Witness https://dcwitness.org/murder-defendants-former-cellmate-makes-deal-to-testify-for-prosecutors/ Expert Says GPS Shows Murder Defendant Near Victim's Residence On Night she Disappeared - DC Witness https://dcwitness.org/expert-says-gps-shows-murder-defendant-near-victims-residence-on-night-she-disappeared/ Prosecution Tries to Tie Suspect to Murder and Disappearance - DC Witness https://dcwitness.org/prosecution-tries-to-tie-suspect-to-murder-and-disappearance/ Defense Starts its Case in 2010 Homicide Trial - DC Witness https://dcwitness.org/defense-starts-its-case-in-2010-homicide-trial/ Defense Rests Their Case in 2010 Homicide Trial - DC Witness https://dcwitness.org/defense-rests-their-case-in-2010-homicide-trial/ Jury Gets Murder, Disappearance Case After Final Arguments - DC Witness https://dcwitness.org/jury-gets-murder-disappearance-case-after-final-arguments/ Defendant Sentenced to 35 Years in 2010 Disappearance and Homicide Case - DC Witness https://dcwitness.org/defendant-sentenced-to-35-years-in-2010-disappearance-and-homicide-case/ Prosecution Pushes for Information on Whereabouts of Victim’s Body - DC Witness https://dcwitness.org/prosecution-pushes-for-information-on-whereabouts-of-victims-body/ Judge Finds Probable Cause in Homicide Case - DC Witness https://dcwitness.org/judge-finds-probable-cause-in-homicide-case-2/ Unique RaQuel-Leona Harris – The Charley Project https://charleyproject.org/case/unique-raquel-leona-harris https://www.12onyourside.com/story/34585519/gone-without-a-trace-a-mother-fights-to-find-her-daughter-missing-for-6-years/ https://www.12onyourside.com/story/34585519/gone-without-a-trace-a-mother-fights-to-find-her-daughter-missing-for-6-years/ Nearly 13 years later, DC man found guilty of killing missing woman that’s never been found - WTOP News https://wtop.com/dc/2023/06/nearly-13-years-later-dc-man-found-guilty-of-killing-missing-woman-thats-never-been-found/ District Man Convicted of Murdering Woman Who Went Missing in 2010 and Has Never Been Found https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/district-man-convicted-murdering-woman-who-went-missing-2010-and-has-never-been-found