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Case to the jury. >> it wasn't an accident. >> assistant district attorney daniel mccollum. >> she didn't 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 his story to the jury? >> i think i will choose to not testify. >> it was now up to the jury to dec...

Didn't 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 heather's gym friends, they find comfort in that knowing before her death, heather achieved that remarkable journey, becoming the person she was always meant to be. >> she got to experience ...

Conviction, chris jones insisted that he didn't 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 heather's gym friends, they find comfort in knowing that before her death, heather achieved that remarkable journey, becoming the person she was a...

>> 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 jury, find the defendant guilty of abuse of a corpse." >> reporter: tears flowed for heather, a woman w...

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 heather's 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 that before she left this earth. she got to experience what it was like to be...