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>> because she believes 100% that it was not intentional. >> so there she was in court, not condemning ross but defending him. >> tell me a little bit about cooper. >> cooper was the sweetest little boy. he had so much life in him. he was everything to me. >> and everything to ross too, she testified, as the jury watched family videos of father and son. >> what are we looking at there? >> thats them in our bed, and they would just -- thats kind of a little game that they would play. >> leanna sa...

Heard he was obsessed with the sexual contacts he had made outside his marriage. a parade of women took the stand. a woman ross said he was in love with, another woman he met at his home. >> we had sex. >> and a prostitute. >> did you actually engage in sexual acts with him back in may. >> yes, on three different occasions. >> this is one of the six women ross was communicating with on the day he says he forgot about cooper. >> at 5:26 a.m., within 17 seconds of your messages, did he respond? >>...

Harris meant to kill his son. the prosecution says the jury got it completely right. but hearing the word guilty was no cause for celebration. >> what i want to hear announced is -- you know, to bring cooper back. you cant get that from it. >> three weeks later, a judge sentenced ross harris to life in prison. >> the sentence in the court is life to serve confinement without parole. >> reporter: his defense sentenced an appeal arguing that they never should have allowed all the testimony about s...

Ross harris, the man whose ex-wife says never met a stranger, was about to have his future decided by 12 of them. how were you all feeling as the jury went out to deliberate? >> i didnt think there was any chance of them coming back with guilty on anything that had to do with cooper. >> reporter: ross cousin katie said nothing she had seen at trial had swayed her belief in ross innocence. >> you could hold a gun to my head and tell me that i had to say that ross hurt cooper on purpose, and it wi...

Child cruelty and murder. ross also faced charges related to exchanging sexually explicit images with a minor. one day passed, then two, then on the fourth day word came. a verdict. >> we, the jury, find as follows, count one, malice murder. as to count one we find the defendant guilty. >> reporter: guilty on all counts. im sure youll never forget that moment. >> its ludicrous. its insanity. >> reporter: what would you say to the jury? >> im disappointed. i dont feel like they did their job. >> ...

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Cards was going to collapse in trial. >> reporter: 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. >> reporter: chuck boring, the lead prosecutor, told the jury why ross story had never added up. that chick-fil-a video showed cooper wide awake. that drive that was too short to forget a toddler. the car seat was just inches behind ross. and at ross office there was a photo of cooper and a gift from coo...

>> because she believes 100% that it was not intentional. >> reporter: so there she was in court, not condemning ross, but defending him. >> tell these folks a little about cooper. >> cooper was the sweetest little boy. he had so much life in him. he was everything to me. >> reporter: and everything to ross, too, she testified, as the jury watched family videos of father and son. >> what are we looking at there, leanna? >> thats just them in the bed. and thats just kind of a little game that the...

>> reporter: having seen the appeal, vic reynolds, the top prosecutor in cobb county believes it wont change the outcome. >> i have complete confidence in the jurys verdict, complete confidence in the evidence that was presented, and i believe when the day comes, this verdict will, in fact, be affirmed. >> reporter: but ross harris supporters say there is another tragedy in all this. they believe his conviction will make things worse for parents who make similar, terrible mistakes. >> this sets ...

Left him in the car. >> reporter: it made sense because she knew ross so well. he could be forgetful. and when she saw the video of him with police, she recognized that ross, too. >> this morning we woke up -- >> reporter: the overly-social guy just chatting away. >> he just would talk to everybody, very outgoing, very vocal. he didnt -- he never met a stranger. >> reporter: but leanna also told the jury how ross looked when she first saw him at the police station. she says he was in terrible pa...