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>> anxious? >> very. sick. >> ryan widmer stood with his lawyers. his life hanging in the balance. >> i can actually hear ryan shaking. i can hear it. its that silent in there and hes that nervous. >> the verdict. >> we the jury in this case find the defendant ryan widmer is guilty of murder. >> guilty. ryan dropped his head to the table. >> he was hysterical. he was crying. he was a mess. >> a bad, bad, bad dream. >> ryan composed himself enough to proclaim to the court his innocence. >> i did ...

A half a million dollars on his defense, tapping out bank accounts and retirement plans. >> we know hes innocent and well do whatever it takes. >> well move forward. >> ryans dad gary was firmly behind his son. but in another odd twist, it had taken ryans arrest to reunite the pair. he had been out of his sons life for 13 years, the consequence of a bitter divorce. he hadnt even known there was a sarah until he learned his son had been charged with her murder. father was reintroduced to son whil...

Defense, tapping out bank accounts and retirement plans. >> we know hes innocent and well do whatever it takes. >> well move forward. >> ryans dad gary was firmly behind his son. but in another odd twist, it had taken ryans arrest to reunite the pair. he had been out of his sons life for 13 years, the consequence of a bitter divorce. he hadnt even known there was a sarah until he learned his son had been charged with her murder. father was reintroduced to son while ryan was in jail. >> this is t...

His life hanging in the balance. >> i can actually hear ryan shaking. i can hear it. its that silent in there and hes that nervous. >> the verdict. >> we the jury in this case find the defendant ryan widmer is guilty of murder. >> guilty. ryan dropped his head to the table. >> i was hysterical. he was crying. he was a mess. >> a bad, bad, bad dream. >> ryan composed himself enough to proclaim to the court his innocence. >> i did not do this, judge. i dont know why this has to keep going on. my l...

>> a hung jury, no verdict. by best count they were deadlocked seven guilty, one undecided. four, not guilty. at a press conference ryans parents vowed to stand by their son. they had already spent more than a half million dollars on his defense, tapping out bank accounts and retirement plans. >> we know hes innocent and were going to do whatever it takes. >> well move forward. >> ryans dad gary was firmly behind his son. but in another odd twist, it had taken ryans arrest to reunite the pair. h...

Guilty of murder. >> guilty. ryan dropped his head to the table. >> he was hysterical. he was crying. he was a mess. >> a bad, bad, bad dream. >> ryan composed himself enough to proclaim to the court his innocence. >> i did not do this, judge. i dont know why this has to keep going on. my life has been ruined. i love sarah. i would never have hurt her. never. >> outside the court, ryans father gary slumped to the ground. the son he was recently reunited with after years apart taken from him agai...

My first, 12 my second and in august 1992, my life changed when the "chicago tribune" ran a story on my called yon golden ponds and my business went through the roof. so the fun summertime gig became my career. before i had even graduated college. >> in the early crazy days when the company had just gotten started, craigs dad gary, an engineer, was a big supporter and helped his son with the business. >> im an entrepreneur. it was oil and water, i was the gas pedal and he was the brake. >> the s...

Walking out of the courtroom, ryan widmers frustration spilled out. parents vowed to stand by their son. they had already spent more than a half million dollars on his defense, tapping out bank accounts and retirement plans. >> we know hes innocent and well do whatever it takes. >> well move forward. >> ryans dad gary was firmly behind his son. but in another odd twist, it had taken ryans arrest to reunite the pair. he had been out of his sons life for 13 years, the consequence of a bitter divor...

>> guilty. ryan dropped his head to the table. >> i was hysterical. he was crying. he was a mess. >> a bad, bad, bad dream. >> ryan composed himself enough to proclaim to the court his innocence. >> i did not do this, judge. i dont know why this has to keep going on. my life has been ruined. i love sarah. i would never have hurt her. never. >> outside the court, ryans father gary slumped to the ground. the son he was recently reunited with after years apart taken from him again. >> it was a horr...

Walking out of the courtroom, >> at a press conference, ryans parents vowed to stand by their son. they had already spent more than a half million dollars on his defense, tapping out bank accounts and retirement plans. >> we know hes innocent and well do whatever it takes. >> well move forward. >> ryans dad gary was firmly behind his son. but in another odd twist, it had taken ryans arrest to reunite the pair. he had been out of his sons life for 13 years, the consequence of a bitter divorce. he...