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>> no, she was the love of my life. >> reporter: a mistake he said he would regret forever. >> okay, it still hurts? >> every second of the day. she was sent to me from god. if i could have made a list, she would've checked every box. >> reporter: on cross examination prosecutor karl alexander challenged lars's key claim -- that in the dark, he simply couldn't distinguish debbie from an intruder. >> you know debbie's shape. >> i know her shape, yes, sir. >> she's the love of your life? >> yes, sir. >> the person you know better than anybody else? >> yes, sir. >> and you can't tell it's her whe...

Front of me and i had pulled the trigger at that time. >> reporter: he said he was a good man who made a horrible mistake. >> did you in any way intend to cause debbie any kind of injury? >> no, she was the love of my life. >> reporter: a mistake he said, he would regret forever. >> okay, it still hurts? >> every second of the day. >> she was sent to me from god. if i could have made a list she would've checked every box. >> reporter: on cross examination prosecutor karl alexander challenged lars's key claim that, in the dark, he simply couldn't distinguish debbie from an intruder. >> you know...

When you pull that trigger? >> no, sir. >> reporter: lars testified for two and a half hours, but would it be enough to convince the jury he was innocent? they now faced a decision between murder, manslaughter, or not guilty. after more than six hours, a verdict. on count one -- the murder charge. >> we the jury find the defendant lars eric itzo not guilty. >> reporter: but before anyone in the courtroom had time to react, another verdict. >> guilty of manslaughter. >> reporter: the verdict pleased almost no one. >> no, this can't be. >> reporter: for so many on debbie's side, it was as if the...