The former wife of Ross Harris will take the stand in her ex-husband’s defense Monday morning as testimony resumes in the hot car murder trial.
» Hot car death trial live stream: Watch Leanna Taylor take the stand.
Leanna Taylor, who divorced Harris earlier this year, will testify that while her ex may not have been the best husband, he was a loving and attentive father. Harris is charged with intentionally leaving his son inside a SUV for roughly seven hours, allegedly in pursuit of a life unencumbered by familial obligations. He insists it was a horrible mistake, and his former spouse has said she agrees.
The defense singled out Taylor's treatment by Cobb County police as evidence of a rush to judgment by investigators. Cobb County Police Det. Phil Stoddard, testifying at Harris' probable cause hearing in July 2014, implied that his then-wife may have been involved in Cooper's death. No charges were ever brought. In testimony last week, Stoddard said Taylor was not a suspect "at this time."
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