A man known to viewers only as "Joe" was introduced by WOWT (Cox Channel 8) last night as the person who discovered the remains of Amber Harris in Hummel Park last May.In an interview broadcast Monday, the man (who asked WOWT not to disclose his last name) told Channel Six that he was drawn to the park after a web site reported people seeing and hearing ghosts and other paranormal activity in the park at night. He discovered her remains while walking down a path.
"I was really in shock but I remember seeing her, her skull and then I knew it was a kid, it just looked small," Joe said. "I could see, something like, I knew it was white. It was real brightly colored and I just kind of looked over and there she was, she was right in my face like two feet away from me. There was a hole in the middle of her head. It was pretty much the whole forehead."
The man called WOWT after police confirmed the remains were Harris' but police asked him not to disclose any details of his discovery until an arrest was made in the case. On Monday, Roy Ellis was arrested in connection with Harris' disappearance and murder in Nov. 2005.
Updated: Feb. 6, 8:47 a.m.:
KMTV (Cox Channel 5) also interviewed the man Monday night (identified as "Joe Dunham"). He said the discovery changed him and eventually forced him to leave his job.
9 comments:
Channel 3 had the family in studio for an interview last night.
channel 3 also had the interview with joe-- and the first meeting ever between joe and the harris family.
by far the most comprehensive coverage of the harris story!
I saw the Channel 3 one too and I'm sure they used his last name as well.
Nobody watches Channel 3 so it doesn't count.
hmmm, I wonder how much 3 paid this guy to come to go to the dark side, er...their studios. In the channel 6 interview, he didn't want his last name released, and seemed reluctant to go on camera. Now all of a sudden his name is out there and he's doing a staged meeting with the Harris family at "Action 3 Studios".
I'm disgusted with OWH and the tv stations that let this guy come on and reveal the gory details of the injuries to Amber Harris. What need is there for this graphic information?
The guy was drawn there??
He sounds like kind of a kook himself.
1:55 p.m. comment
I was thinking the same thing.
He's searching websites and came across this abnormal activity in the park and was drawn there?!?!?
Maybe someone needs to investigate his story
Also, agree that we don't need the details. If the crime investigators want to privately inform the family that is one thing. Announcing to the general public is not needed. It is an example of sensationalistic journalism only intended to capture ratings.
I HATE SWEEPS MONTH!!!
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