craig heidt: yes, sir, philip craig heidt. was asked whether he was satisfied with his defense counsel. mr. craig heidt: absolutely, 100 percent. murphy: but craig chose not to testify. in doing so, craig passed up the chance to tell the jurors his side of the story, but also the opportunity for prosecutor michael muldrew to ask some pointed questions. murphy: would you like to have cross examined craig on the stand? mr. muldrew: oh, that's one reason i became a prosecutor is to cross examine people like craig heidt. murphy: but now it was up to the jury to use what they did hear to decide craig heidt's fate. mr. jimmy white: you got to sleep at night once you make this decision. dennis murphy: coming updeep divisions, difficult deliberations. unidentified juror #1: i couldn't imagine him doing that out of just anger. i don't think he hated his family. dennis murphy: but reach a verdict they did. what would it be? dennis murphy: when dateline continues. murphy: day seven of craig heidt's murder trial. type 2 diabetes? discover

effingham county had never seen the likes of what happened to the heidts and hopes never to again. i'm arod covlining, andcalls 911 and says." that his wife appears dead. he said that anna found her in the bathtub. i've never seen my son shellshocked. andrea canning: it was a case tailor-made for the tabloids. you have this beautiful woman, a tall, handsome guy, greed, infidelity. he's sleeping around with other women. andrea canning: a failing marriage with millions at stake. he didn't have any money of his own. this is getting ugly. yes. she said, we're broken. and she cried. andrea canning: was it a fall in the tub or a husband's fall from grace? we believe that it was a staged accident. he was adamant about his innocence. the case bothered me for a long time. he said to me, you have to help me kill my parents. you can't even think about the magnitude of it all. [theme music] hello, and welcome to "dateline." shele and rod covlin met and married in a matter of months. soon, they had two young children, a tony manhattan address, and a nest egg worth millions. then on the brink of