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>> 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. 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...

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 abuse of a corpse." >> reporter: tears flowed for heather, a woman who worked so hard to shape her own life, free of chris jones, who will now likely spend the rest of his life behind bars. >> heather is at peace. heather is at peace. he will never hurt anybody again. >> reporter: even after his conviction, chris jones insisted that he didn't kill hea...

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 abuse of a corpse." >> reporter: tears flowed for heather, a woman who worked so hard to shape her own life, free of chris jones, who will now likely spend the rest of his life behind bars. >> heather is at peace. heather is at peace. he will never hu...

>> 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 abuse of a corpse." >> reporter: tears flowed for heather, a woman who worked so hard to shape her own life, free of chris jones, who will now likely spend the rest of his life behind bars. >> heather is at peace. heather is at peace. he will never hurt anybody ag...

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 abuse of a corpse." >> reporter: tears flowed for heather, a woman who worked so hard to shape her own life, free of chris jones, who will now likely spend the rest of his life behind bars. >> heather is at peace. heather is at peace. he will never hu...