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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? >> that's them in our bed, and they would just -- that's kind of a little game that they would play. >> leanna said ross was the kind of dad who always played at the park. >> you do it. go. >> he made goofy vide...

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? >> he did. >> did you have to consider the fact maybe all of these women were causing a distraction fo...

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 can't 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 sex into the murder trial. and the defense says inaccurate information released early on about ross'...

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 didn't 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 will never come out of my mouth. will never come out of my mouth. >> reporter: ross' best friend bi...

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. i'm sure you'll never forget that moment. >> it's ludicrous. it's insanity. >> reporter: what would you say to the jury? >> i'm disappointed. i don't feel like they did their job. >> reporter: we wanted to know how the jury reached its decision. none of the jurors would speak ...