Who Is Devin Duniver? Dead And Obituary?, Teacher Reviews Former Student’s Wrong
Anthony Harris, who was convicted in 1999 of murdering a 5-year-old neighbor but whose conviction was overturned on appeal, was a kind, hard-working student who would never have been involved in a murder, Harris sixth grade teacher told ABC News . Jeanne Arbogast, who coached Harris a year before Devon’s murder, spoke exclusively on ABC News’ 20/20 show for the first time since Harris’ ordeal. She said she regrets the community’s response to her former student’s arrest and sentence. Devin’s body was found in the woodland behind her home in New Philadelphia, Ohio, in 1998, and police arrested Harris and charged her with murder. In 2000, an appeals court ruled that Harris’ tape-recorded confessions were key evidence in support of his indictment, and he was released under duress. “I envision my student sitting in that meeting, or standing at my desk, doing his best to answer the question the way he thinks I want him to answer,” she told ABC News. Arbogast, who was not called to testify at Harris’ trial, focused solely on the proceedings, saying Harris deserved more support. “I think our predominantly white community has let him down. I think there should be a group of people behind Anthony saying ‘no way,'” she said. Arbogast said she was disturbed by reports that Harris had been interviewed by a police officer alone and confessed to the murder. Harris told ABC News that he felt enormous pressure to plead guilty so he could go home. Arbogast said Harris would “answer questions in the way he thinks adults would expect him to answer.” “I feel like they asked him guiding questions, and he answered them in a way that he was helpful,” she said. “I just don’t think they even bothered to figure out what happened to this little girl.” Arbogast said Harris’ case was with her long after he was released from prison. In 2009, after publishing a follow-up article on the case, she wrote a letter to the editor of The American Lawyer, expressing regret that Harris had not done more during her two-year legal battle. “I never told Anthony that I thought he was a good student and that I believed in him. Never for a moment did I feel guilty, let alone believe in him. Maybe others will too,” she wrote. Arbogast said she hoped those who mistook Harris for the murder would remember the trauma and express remorse.
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