>> ever hold hands? >> no. >> did he ever tell that you he was going to leave his wife for you? >> no. >> as for that mysterious double bruise on juanita's thigh, newmanen had an explanation. it came not from tom but from juanita's fall. under cross-examination, the coroner himself conceded that was possible. >> but that injury certainly, there's a possibility it could occur during the fall. >> for tom's case, the defense had three star witnesses who knew tom better than anyone, his kids. >> just describe your dad for us, if you could. >> my dad was very honest and trustworthy person. he had such good morals. >> how valuable were the kids? >> it would have been a wholly different trial if the kids were sitting on the other side of the courtroom, but they weren't. they were supporting their dad, because they know their dad and know that he could never do anything like this to their mom. >> tom richardson never did take the stand in his own defense, but did he talk to "dateline" in