closed doors in the wake county superior court. after two days they were back with a verdict. we the jury find the defendant jason young to be guilty of first degree murder of michelle guilty, first degree murder. jason young didn t flinch. behind him, his mother was equally stoic. on the other side of the court, michelle young s bereaved mother and sister wept. at home, she got the news from a friend. said he s guilty. i was like, what? jason young received a life sentence. chose not to address the court. even as the bailiffs led him away, he remained expressionless. the prosecutors were, they told us, relieved. very much. have family members there who have been working with for 5 1/2 years.
said something to the effect of of if i am going to make a terrible husband then give me my ring back. did you give it to the defendant? no. he began trying to pull the ring off and it would not come off. he was throwing me from one bed to another and jumping on me with all of his weight and painting my arms both of them behind me. prosecutors hoping to convince if at all that added up for murder. how did the defense counter attack? could the witness refute every charge? coming up, jason young, breaks his silence as he takes the stand to testify in. did you kill your wife, michelle? no, sir. were you there when it happened? no, sir. when dateline continues. just one pill. aleve back & muscle.
at the top. did you kill your wife? no sir. were you there when it happened? no, sir. what about the hush puppy shoes? are those the shoes you had on? no, sir. he told michelle to give them to goodwill. as for the night of the murder, after he checked into the hotel, he left his room twice. the first time to get a power cord for his laptop. i was going over the cell call that i had the next day. the second trip he testified was to smoke a cigar. i had to go outside to smoke a cigar and i wanted to look at some sport schedules and some standing and so, i wanted to see if i can pick up the usa today. that news paper run explains why he was seen at the front desk at midnight. between smoking a cigar and
went backup stairs and sleep, did you leave that room? > no, sir. it shows purses that he was going buy for michelle. i wanted to be a surprise. a surprise to michelle means so much more. around noon on november 3rd, he called meredith if he ll go to the house to get those ebay paper. he left meredith a voice mail. if you can do me a huge favorite if you can find the e-mail on the computer. then he heads to his mother s place near by. it was there that he testified hours later that he learned that michelle had been murdered. i just fell.
did you have any design in your own mind of leaving michelle young? no, sir. describe why not? i think we knew it was wrong and either one dream that it would ever be found out. pushing me around. as for the violent episode of his ex-fiance, jason had an explanation for it. did you push her around on the bed? no, sir, i did pin her down and took the ring. what was your level of intoxication at that time? i was very intoxicated but i don t feel that s an excuse that i did. they question him of the most important woman of his life. did you wanted to stay married to michelle? i wanted of another baby and i want the family to grow. he explained why he gave up custody of his daughter without