was shot? >> absolutely. >> the defense suggested javonte's father killed crystal. never mind that police had cleared him early on. derek's lawyer told the jury his client was an innocent man. >> but this tragedy, it will be compounded if you convict a person that is not involved. and i'm asking for a not guilty verdict on all counts. thank you very much. >> crystal's family was worried. they could only hope the jury believed c-styles' video confession and not his recantation of it. the wait for a verdict was agonizing. >> that was painful. >> one day passed. then two. three days in. >> i'm nervous. i don't want to do this again. i can't do this again. it's not easy. >> then it was a week. then one week turned into two. >> i'm like i'm just praying. i just keep praying, no matter