CHRISTY ANN THOMPSON HARRIS

A Davison man who was convinced of killing his wife by putting heroin in her cereal has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

A Michigan man has been convicted of premeditated murder after his late wife’s breast milk helped prove that he laced her cereal with a lethal dose of heroin, officials said.

Christy Ann Thompson Harris, 36, was found dead five years ago at her Davison home. Her death was initially ruled an accidental overdose. But after further investigation her husband, Jason Harris, was charged with her murder.

Christy Ann Thompson Harris was found dead in September of 2014 in the bedroom of the home she shared with Jason Harris. A former co-worker of Jason Harris testified that he gave Harris 10 pills of Klonopin. More coverageWhat happenedProsecutor Leyton said Jason Harris had a history of seeing other women outside their marriage. The prosecutor said at one point Jason Harris hired a hit man. The alleged hit man was on parole and sent back to prison.

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Petition reveals Michigan man's plan to have wife killedChristy Ann Thompson Harris' death was first ruled an accidental overdose, but Harris' family filed a wrongful death lawsuit knowing the ruling did not make any sense. The family said the point of that lawsuit was to be able to depose certain people and obtain certain information about Harris' death, all under oath. What's in the petition filed Wednesday reveals some of what they found out about her death. Petition reveals Michigan man's plan to have wife killedWATCH Local 4 News at 114 fast factsA surprise awaited the Detroit Youth Choir after they performed inside Michigan Central Station. READ MORECriminal sexual conductA Hamtramck man has been charged with criminal sexual conduct in a case that involved an 18-year-old victim, according to authorities.

Her death was first ruled an accidental overdose, but Harris' family filed a wrongful death lawsuit knowing the ruling did not make any sense. What's in the petition filed Wednesday reveals some of what they found out about her death. After three years of waiting and no charges, Christy's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit. According to the petition, Jason Harris told that other woman his "divorce had been finalized" from Christy while Christy was still alive. Click the links below to visit fundraisers for Christy Harris' daughters .

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How Michigan mother's breast milk led to husband's arrest 5 years after her murderOfficials said a murder victim's breast milk led to the arrest of her husband five years after her death when it was discovered he had spiked her cereal with heroin. But in a recent development, her husband, Jason Harris, was charged with her murder. Bockhart is charged with reckless driving causing death and failure to stop at the scene of an accident causing death when at fault. An Eastpointe animal control officer responded Sept. 4 to a report of a stray dog, according to authorities. Tweets by Local4NewsCopyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.