leanna harris testified that her husband ross did not mean to kill their toddler, cooper.tion had presented a compelling case pointing to his guilt. what would the jury decide? here with the conclusion to our story is andrea kane. >> reporter: 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 billy was equally confident. >> the prosecution did not do well at all. they did not prove motive. i mean, they didn't get close to it. in fact, i feel like their witnesses could have been defense witnesses. >> reporter: the jury took its time to