Dad Who Spent 22 Years Trying to Find Daughter's Killer Dies by Suicide Outside Sheriff's Office

In a tragic and heart-wrenching turn of events, Jerry Harris, a 76-year-old Vietnam War veteran, took his own life outside the Fannin County Sheriff's Office in Bonham, Texas. For over two decades, Harris had been searching for answers in the unsolved murder of his 28-year-old daughter, Jennifer Harris, whose case has remained a haunting mystery since 2002.

A Father's Relentless Quest for Justice

On May 12, 2002, Jennifer Harris was last seen alive. Days later, her green Jeep was discovered abandoned along a rural road, and her naked, decomposing body was found floating in the Red River by local fishermen. Her death was ruled a homicide by the Texas Department of Public Safety, but the investigation stalled with no suspects ever charged. For 22 years, Jerry Harris dedicated his life to uncovering the truth about his daughter's murder, but his efforts were met with frustration and heartbreak.

A Devastated Father’s Last Words

Harris’s body was found in the parking lot of the sheriff's office, reportedly from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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