Relief and closure for friends and family of a Tahoe National Forest employee who was found dead in his Placerville home two years ago. Yesterday, an El Dorado County jury found 73 year-old Colleen Harris guilty of first degree murder of her husband Bob Harris. Jerry Westfall was a long-time co-worker and friend of Bob Harris, and was in the courtroom when the verdict was read…
According to the Sacramento Bee, testimony focused on an extra-marital affair that Bob Harris was having with a 34 year-old student, and an argument over that eventually led to the fatal shooting. Westfall says it was tense in that courtroom just before the verdict was announced…
Westfall worked with Bob Harris in the Forest Service, and also on the baseball field as an umpire. He says Harris never had a temper…
Colleen Harris faces 50 years to life in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for June 5.
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