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Michael Harding
Coverage of Michael Harding in the Nexus archive.
- Man convicted in murder-for-hire plot tied to California Highway Patrol captain
A 64-year-old California man was convicted in a murder-for-hire plot tied to California Highway Patrol Captain Julie Harding. The plot involved Captain Harding's husband, Michael Harding. The case was tried by a Kentucky jury.
- Former colleagues detail CHP captain’s spiral before alleged murder-for-hire plot against husband
Former California Highway Patrol captain Julie Harding is alleged to have orchestrated a murder-for-hire plot against her estranged husband, Michael Harding, who was killed by Thomas O’Donnell in 2022. Colleagues testified about Harding's erratic behavior, and while no direct evidence linked O’Donnell to the murder weapon, phone records connected him to Harding. Harding later died by suicide after O’Donnell's arrest.