The Harris Family Murders
Some of the cases that often irritate me the most are the ones in which the victims are lost in mix. This happens for a variety of reasons. Sometimes the case is just so horrible or so outrageous that it becomes infamous on it's own. Sometimes the perpetrator brings so much attention to themselves no one seems to remember the victims names. Really, how many of us can remember the names of any of Bundy's or Gacy's victims? No, we just remember the killers name and the way they committed their crimes. Then there are the cases in which a innocent people have been convicted, sometimes with the help of overzealous and arrogant police officers. In those cases the victims again get lost because the focus is turned to something else. This case had many of the above attributes. Almost immediately the Harris family murders was compared to the Clutter Family murders that took place in Kansas in 1959. Now, if you're reading this as a true crime reader then you ...