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Something by the defendant. >> reporter: she went down on the kitchen rug, he said. was struck again. that blood spatter. >> so this would put her down either on her knees or on her bottom as shes being struck and the blood spatters on the door and on the carpet. took her back out into the garage and laid her down on the garage floor. she must have bled some on to the garage floor because theres an area three feet by six feet where blood was found. >> reporter: then, said the prosecutor, cal tri...

Life. >> hes in control of his businesses. hes in control of his wife. hes in control of his finances, his employees and his children and just kind of a domineering person. >> reporter: more than that, said the prosecutor, cal harris could be volatile. michele harris began keeping notes about what she said was abusive language and behavior. in fact, she won a temporary order of protection against him. >> what he said to her was, i wouldnt need a gun to kill you. and if i did kill you, theyll nev...

House and disposed of the body during the seven hours or thereabouts before he called mrs. thayer. >> reporter: the defense attorneys tried to swat it all down. and cal harris himself was adamant, he had nothing to do with his wifes disappearance. >> its one thing to say, look, im innocent. i didnt do this. its another thing to have so many people accusing you, pointing the finger at you. look, im not guilty. i didnt do this. i didnt commit this crime. >> reporter: there was no body, no murder w...

>> hes in control of his businesses. hes in control of his wife. hes in control of his finances, his employees and his children and just kind of a domineering person. >> reporter: more than that, said the prosecutor, cal harris could be volatile. michele harris began keeping notes about what she said was abusive language and behavior. in fact, she won a temporary order of protection against him. >> what he said to her was, i wouldnt need a gun to kill you. and if i did kill you, theyll never fin...

And have not been able to find it. keith morrison (voiceover): the harris family babysitter, a woman named barb thayer, testified that she was the one who found micheles van parked at the end of the long driveway. she goes into the house, and she yells, is michele here? because her cars at the end of the driveway. and the defendant, without missing a beat, he just said, wed better go get the car. keith morrison (voiceover): according to the babysitter, cal didnt seem surprised. gerald keene: doe...

Before he disposed of the body. he would have then taken the car back down to the end of the driveway, walked back up to the house and disposed of the body during the seven hours or thereabouts, before he called mrs. thayer. keith morrison (voiceover): the defense attorneys tried to swat it all down. and cal harris himself was adamant he had nothing to do with his wifes disappearance. its one thing to say look, im innocent. i didnt do this. but its another thing to have so many people accusing y...