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And whats more, some of the sexual chats happened on the very day cooper died. >> he was communicating with a woman ten minutes before he left with cooper? >> right. and we were able to determine that he had been messaging at least six different women throughout that day, sending pictures of himself, asking for photographs. >> prosecutors believed ross harris was in the grip of an escalating obsession with sex and they came to an awful conclusion. that ross wanted so badly to be rid of the const...

>> and prosecutors say one message in particular said it all. just minutes before ross strapped cooper into his car seat for the last time, he messaged a woman on an anonymous app called "whisper." he typed this. i love my son and all, but we both need escapes. >> honestly, it sent chills down our spines knowing we were in the head of a murderer. >> nonsense according to the defense. >> if he is in the throes of committing a heinous murder, is he really going to announce that by texting it throu...

Son at snack time. >> you want it? >> yeah! >> ross loved his little boy? >> yes, he did, very much. >> did you -- did you ever see ross express anger or hatred or malice towards his son, ever? >> no, never. >> then came that terrible day. the courtroom was silent as leanna described arriving at coopers daycare and being told he wasnt there. >> she said, he didnt come today. and i just kind of -- i just kind of went into a panic. i didnt -- i didnt know what to do. i was just -- it didnt make se...

Afternoon he actually called a prostitute and went to have sex with her instead of being in your home? >> i didnt know that. >> humiliating as it was, she stuck it out for nearly two days of testimony. >> that woman had every reason in the world to hate ross harris. and despite all of that, despite all of that, she was willing to come testify for him because she knew what the truth was. >> and then, in his final question to leanna, ross attorney wanted to make something clear. leanna was there f...

Not only multimillion counts of child cruelty and murder, but ross faced charges with explicitly exchanging with a minor. one day passed, then two, then on the fourth day word came, a verdict. >> we the jury find count one, we find the defendant guilty. >> guilty on all counts. im sure you will never forget that moment. >> its ludicrous. its insanity. >> what would you say to the jury? >> im disappointed and dont feel like they did their job. >> we wanted to know how the jury reached their decis...

The case became a media sensation with more revelations. investigators said ross had done internet research on hot car death and even visited an online forum for people interested in living a child-free life. a monstrous portrait was emerging, but even after weighing all of the allegations rosss friends were still convinced he never meant to hurt cooper. >> did you ever hear ross get frustrated with cooper? >> no. >> treat him like he was a burden at times? >> no, no. >> you know, there are time...

Question him about the death of his son, cooper. he had a horrible story to tell. >> ross, just kind of run me through your morning today. >> prosecutor chuck boring was brought into the investigation early on. >> i think the main goal in a case like this is to get a timeline of the events. >> ross told detectives the morning had begun like many others. leanna set off to work early. ross set out for breakfast at chick-fil-a near his office. >> we do that approximately two to three times a month ...

>> investigators pulled surveillance video from the chick-fil-a restaurant where ross said he took cooper for breakfast. there they were, father and son. >> nothing really seems out of the ordinary. it looks like a father and son grabbing breakfast. it doesnt look like a child killer waiting to carry out his crime. >> i would say completely to the contrary. i looked at the video when i first saw it and i thought it seemed very out of the ordinary. in particular the way that he was introducing co...

Bravado and of the state and the charges, we felt extremely confident that house of cards was going to collapse in trial. >> in october 2016, more than two years after the death of his son, ross harris went on trial for murder. >> death. deception. and a double life. >> chuck boring, the lead prosecutor, told the jury why rosss story had never added up. that chick-fil-a video showed cooper wide away. that drive was too short to forget a toddler. the car seat was just inches behind ross. and at r...