louisville courtroom, where james quisenberry and kenneth williams stood trial for the murder of earon harpermurder of little erica. whatever the verdict, one man would not be there to hear it. for harold harper, facing the defendants was simply too much to bear. >> i couldn't look them in the eye without rage. and i was just afraid that i would mess everything up. >> it was an emotional trial. co-prosecutor mark baker, with two young daughters himself, cried in his opening statement. >> once you determine there's still life in that little body, you can imagine what the officers did there at the scene. >> prosecutors maintain that the defendants came to steal earon's pills and money but then williams changed the plan after earon fought back, according to key witness, rashaun turner. >> he told me he snatched the purse from her but she wouldn't let go of her purse. he shot her. >> turner's testimony helped to fill in another piece of the puzzle, why quisenberry and williams were in the house that night. after earon became too ill to work, she found a way to supplement her income, by selling he