Man Once Accused Of Wife’s Murder Meets Daughter After 30 Years Apart. How Does She Respond?

Carl Harris Jr. claims he was stripped of his custody rights to his daughter, Carolyn, 30 years ago, because he was under suspicion for the March 1990 murder of his wife, Tracey. Tracey Harris’s body was found in the Choctawhatchee River a week after she disappeared from her home in Ozark, Alabama.

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“I was adopted by my grandmother – my mom’s mom,” says Carolyn, who says she was told her father was a suspect. “Quite a few family members just suspected that he was part of the murder.”

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Harris was not arrested at the time of his wife’s death. The investigation was suspended for a quarter-century before being reopened in 2016 at the request of his daughter, Carolyn.

“I wanted justice for her,” says Carolyn.

Eventually, Harris was arrested and charged with Tracey’s murder. Then, on the eve of Harris’s trial, Jeff Beasley, 54, an old friend of Carl and Tracey, confessed to the crime.

Learning of Beasley’s confession, Carolyn said at the time that it was a “huge relief” to know that her father didn’t do it. But, she says, “There’s more to this story than what’s been on the news.” Does Carolyn say she still believes her father had something to do with her mother’s death?

On an exclusive Dr. Phil, airing Wednesday, Carolyn, who has not seen Harris since she was 4 years old, is reunited with her father. Watch the video above to see what happens during their reunion. Check here to find out where you can watch.

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