Robert Harris

Mass Murderer

Robert Wayne Harris: The 2000 Mi-T-Fine Car Wash Massacre

Background

Robert Wayne Harris was an American mass murderer responsible for killing five employees at the Mi-T-Fine Car Wash in Irving, Texas, on March 20, 2000. The attack occurred only days after Harris had been fired from the business and combined elements of workplace revenge, robbery and the deliberate execution of former coworkers. Harris was also responsible for the earlier murder of Sandra Scott, bringing the total number of people he killed to six. Harris was born on February 28, 1972, in Dallas County, Texas. His childhood was marked by severe instability and violence. When he was eight years old, he reportedly witnessed his father kill his mother before taking his own life. Harris was subsequently moved among relatives, struggled in school and developed serious behavioral problems. He dropped out during the ninth grade but later obtained a General Educational Development certificate. His criminal behavior began during adolescence. At approximately 15 years old, Harris assaulted a store employee and burglarized his aunt's home. After his aunt reported the burglary, he struck her in the head with a hammer. Harris spent time in a juvenile correctional facility and later became involved in drug dealing and additional burglaries. In 1991, he committed three burglaries and eventually received an eight-year prison sentence after violating the terms of a court-ordered treatment program. While incarcerated, Harris accumulated a lengthy disciplinary record that included assaults, threats, sexual misconduct, setting a fire in his cell and refusing prison orders. He was released on parole in 1999 and found employment at the Mi-T-Fine Car Wash in Irving. The job placed him in regular contact with the people who would later become his victims.

The Murder of Sandra Scott

Before the car wash massacre, Harris killed 37-year-old Sandra Scott. On November 29, 1999, Scott disappeared after encountering Harris in the Dallas County area. Harris later admitted that he abducted and fatally shot her because he believed she had stolen money from him. Investigators questioned Harris during the initial investigation into Scott's disappearance, but there was not enough evidence at the time to charge him. Scott's truck was recovered with most of the property removed from it. Her body remained undiscovered until Harris was arrested following the car wash murders. He then confessed and led authorities to her remains.

• Sandra Scott, 37 Abducted and murdered on November 29, 1999, in the Dallas County, Texas, area. Harris admitted shooting her after accusing her of taking money from him.

Firing from the Mi-T-Fine Car Wash

Harris worked at the Mi-T-Fine Car Wash for approximately ten months. On March 15, 2000, a female customer reported that Harris had exposed himself and committed a sexual act in front of her while she was at the business. Police were called, and Harris was arrested in connection with the incident. The car wash dismissed Harris on March 17, three days before the killings. Investigators later concluded that his anger over the termination contributed to his decision to return to the business. Robbery was also an important part of his plan because he knew the location of the office, the employees' routines and the procedures for accessing the safe. On March 19, Harris borrowed a vehicle from a friend. He then obtained a 9mm handgun through another acquaintance. Armed with the pistol and a knife, he prepared to return to his former workplace before it opened the following morning. ...

Confirmed Victims: (5)

Roberto Jimenez Jr. 15 yr old Male

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