Craziest Revelations from Hot Car Death Father’s Court Hearing

July 3rd, 2014

 On Thursday afternoon the Atlanta father accused of leaving his son strapped in a hot SUV for hours until death attended his preliminary court hearing. And boy were some of the revelations crazy to hear for the first time.
Justin Ross Harris, 33, currently faces felony murder and child cruelty charges after leaving his 22-week-old strapped in the car and allegedly disregarding him even upon returning to the vehicle midday. This preliminary hearing was set for a judge to decide whether Harris should stand trial.
According to the prosecution and witnesses who testified during the proceedings, here are some key details that paint a stark picture of Harris and his life prior to the child’s death:
1) Harris web-searched “how to survive in prison.”
2) Harris visited a “child-free” Reddit sub-forum, which is populated by people advocating for childless living.
3) The defendant watched this video from Dr. Ernie Ward five days before his son’s death. In the video, seen below, a veterinarian sits in a car with the windows up during 117°F weather to demonstrate how it is. Not only did Harris watch the video, he watched it twice:
4) Harris was sexting with six women not his wife while baby Cooper sat in the car the day of his death. The extent of Harris’ extramarital affairs reportedly includes sexting with women (including a teen), penis pictures being sent, and meeting with one.
5) The couple had at least one life insurance policy on the child.
6) Harris and his wife were allegedly in a bad marriage. He had a $4,000 dollar debt accrued, and was recently rejected for a job with Chick-fil-A.