ryan widmer was charged with his wife's murder. >> this is the state of ohio versus ryan k. widmer. >> his family and friends were devastated. >> ryan and i were both so brokenhearted. i could not have ever conceived, nor could ryan, that they would have had any idea that he would have been the person to hurt her and that it wasn't just a tragic accident. >> just broke my heart. i mean, just knowing that he was feeling that grief and fear for his own life, too. >> is there any moment when you think, maybe there was -- >> never. >> no way. >> this santa ana of something awful happening? >> never. i've never even seen him when he was remotely angry. >> even sarah's family was behind ryan, so much so the two families decided to delay sarah's funeral until ryan was out on bond. >> sarah's family, they were very livid about the fact that he wasn't guilty, and they were not going to go forward with the service until ryan could be there. >> the families are both on the same page here. >> yes. >> that you're four-square behind ryan and you're not even going to grieve together formall

this is ryan widmer's story as he tells it.drowning his wife. he were watching the ball game, went upstairs, and found her in a bad situation. >> yeah. >> and you don't know why she died? >> no. >> ryan remembers a loving relationship with his wife, sarah. >> we hit it off perfect. >> was there any fraction? >> no, perfect, perfect. >> the first officer arrived at the house just minutes after the 911 call was answered. >> the oks of the arriving officer, what do we have here? why is this woman's hair damp and is her body dry? >> well, it doesn't make sense. >> i understand that. >> how do you explain it? >> how do i ex pla init? i left the house and there were cops there by thepz and they came up with the story they wanted to come up with. >> did you kill your wife? >> no, i did not. i couldn't hurt sarah emotionally yet alone physically. >> but prosecutors say they're certain of his guilt. >> do you believe that he actually did this thing? >> absolutely. >> of course. >> she was murdered. >> widmer's defense team stands behind