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at school. >> i called all the girlfriends. >> the clues an email to her husband and a secret she was reluctant to share. >> kind of a bombshell, heather was possibly seeing another man. >> what was really behind her sudden disappearance? that would be the most mind-blowing twist of all. >> do you think that heather would still be alive? if she hadnt gone through this transformation? >> gosh. welcome to dateline, heather, took -- a motivational teacher, had shed pounds and her past. sh...

were goa find her one where another. he ues. an email to her husband and a secret she was reluctant to share. >> it was kind of a bombshell. heather was possibly seeing another man. >> what was really behind her sudden disappearance? that would be the most mind-blowing twist of all. >> do you think that heather would still be alive if she hadnt gone through this transformation? >> heather jones, a motivational teacher had shed pounds and her past. she was starting to live the life of w...

>> that he is absolutely innocent of mertz of any type and his statements to police were coerced. the detectives said chris jones talked to them voluntarily and could have ended the interview at any time. as for cousin diane, she has obtained legal custody of heather and christwo children. heathers gym friends, they find comfort in knowing that before her death, heather achieved that remarkable journey. becoming the person she was always meant to be. >> she got to experience back before she left...

After they struggled over a cell phone. >> he never admits to killing her. >> the judge asked chris if he wanted to tell his story to the jury? >> i think i will choose to not testify. >> it was now up to the jury to decide his fate. >> finally, after deliberating for a day. >> we, the jury, find the defendant guilty of murder first degree. we the jury find the defendant guilty to abuse of a corpse. >> tears flowed for heather, a woman who worked so hard to shape her own life, free of chris jone...

>> he never admits to killing her. >> reporter: the judge asked chris if he wanted to tell his story to the jury. >> i think that i will choose to not testify. >> reporter: it was now up to the jury to decide his fate. friends and family filled the courthouse waiting for word, but there would not be a quick verdict. finally, after deliberating for a day -- >> "we, the jury, find the defendant guilty of murder first degree." in count two, it reads, "we, the jury, find the defendant guilty of abus...

Case to the jury. >> it wasnt an accident. >> assistant district attorney daniel mccollum. >> she didnt fall down. there was a struggle. he did strangle her either with his hands or however he did it. he was up close and personal to her and he was there watching that breath go out of her. >> but the defense stuck to the story chris told on tape. >> that heather fell and died after they struggled over a cell phone. >> he never admits to killing her. >> the judge asked chris if he wanted to tell h...

Didnt kill heather. he told date "dateline" in a phone call from jail that he never tried to control heather, that he is absolutely innocent of murder of any type and that his statements to police were coerced. the detectives said chris jones talked to them voluntarily and could have ended the interview at any time. as for cousin diane, she has obtained legal custody of heather and chris two children and heathers gym friends, they find comfort in that knowing before her death, heather achieved t...

Conviction, chris jones insisted that he didnt kill heather. he told "dateline" in a phone call from jail that he never tried to control heather, that he is absolutely innocent of murder of any type, and that his taped statements to police were coerced. the detectives said chris jones talked to them voluntarily and could have ended the interview at any time. as for cousin diane, she has obtained legal custody of heather and chris two children. and heathers gym friends, they find comfort in knowi...

>> reporter: but the defense stuck to the story chris told on tape, that heather fell and died after they struggled over a cell phone. >> he never admits to killing her. >> reporter: the judge asked chris if he wanted to tell his story to the jury. >> i think that i will choose to not testify. >> reporter: it was now up to the jury to decide his fate. finally, after deliberating for a day -- >> "we, the jury, find the defendant guilty of murder first degree." in count two, it reads, "we, the jur...

Tried to control heather, that he is absolutely innocent of murder of any type, and that his taped statements to police were coerced. the detectives said chris jones talked to them voluntarily and could have ended the interview at any time. as for cousin diane, she has obtained legal custody of heather and chris two children. and heathers gym friends, they find comfort in knowing that before her death, heather achieved that remarkable journey, becoming the person she was always meant to be. >> s...