Murdering monster or adoring dad? Who is Ross Harris?

Ever since the Cobb County father was arrested in June, the people closest to him and his wife, Leanna, have largely maintained a protective wall of silence.

But in several exclusive interviews, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution got an up-close look at the man a buddy from their teen years called “the Ferris Bueller of Tuscaloosa.” The same friends shared their insights into the Harris marriage, a union of opposites that, they say, made both partners better and remains strong to this day.

Read the full story Sunday, exclusively in print, the digital replica edition and on MyAJC.com.