with silent witness. what the prosecution didn t tell you reporter: there is an art to the business of criminal defense. and it would take a true artist to repaint the prosecution s dark portrait of jason young. so what could the defense attorney, mike clinkson, do? well, to begin with, he told the jury, he agreed with the prosecution. jason young was not a good husband. he acted at times like an immature jerk. but that does not make him a killer. reporter: the defense was not about to make any more concessions, mind you. the jewelry box in the bedroom, there was dna on it. didn t match michelle or jason. suspicious activity at the hotel? there was a fingerprint on that camera and it wasn t jason young s. and there wasn t any forensic evidence that tied jason to the crime scene. there was no blood in his car. there was not a scratch on him. ladies and gentlemen, jason
lynn young did not murder his wife. he did not murder their unborn son. and this case has not been solved. reporter: who better to make the argument than jason young himself. but so far, he had never said a word to anyone about the november night. and almost five years silence. it is always a big decision for defense attorneys whether or not to call their clients. reporter: beth carris is a former prosecutor and legal analyst. she covered the trial. this is a case that really begged for jason young to testify. if he is innocent. reporter: after all this time. if he is truly innocent, get on the stand and tell the story. we call jason young. reporter: with his mother in the front row, jason young prepared to do just that. defense attorney brian collins hit it hard off the top. did you kill your wife michelle? no, sir. were you there when it happened? no, sir. reporter: what about jason s missing hushpuppies that match
so what could the defense attorney, mike clinkson, do? well, to begin with, he told the jury, he agreed with the prosecution. jason young was not a good husband. he acted at times like an immature jerk. but that does not make him a killer. the defense was not about to make any more concessions, mind you. the jewelry box in the bedroom, there was dna on it, didn t match either michelle or jason. the suspicious activason young s. and there wasn t any forensic evidence that tied jason to the crime scene. there was no blood in his car. there was not a scratch on him. ladies and gentlemen, jason lynn young did not murder his wife. he did not murder their unborn son. and this case has not been solved. who better to make that argument than jason young, himself?
but so far, remember, he d never said a word to anyone about that november night. and almost five years silence. it s always a big decision for defense attorneys whether or not to call their clients. breaeth karas is a former prosecutor and legal analyst. she covered the trial. this is a case that really begged for jason young to testify. if he was innocent. after all this time. if he is truly innocent, get on the stand and tell the story. we call jason young. with his mother sitting in the front row, jason young prepared to do just that. the defense attorney hit it hard off the top. did you kill your wife, michelle? no, sir. were you there when it happened? no, sir. what about jason s missing hushpuppies that matched the partial shoe print? he no longer had them, he said. are those the shoes you had on november 2nd? no, sir. they were all rattie, he said, told michelle to give them to good will.
word to anyone about the november night. and almost five years silence. it is always a big decision for defense attorneys whether or not to call their clients. reporter: beth carris is a former prosecutor and legal analyst. she covered the trial. this is a case that really begged for jason young to testify. if he is innocent. reporter: after all this time. if he is truly innocent, get on the stand and tell the story. we call jason young. reporter: with his mother in the front row, jason young prepared to do just that. defense attorney brian collins hit it hard off the top. did you kill your wife michelle? no, sir. were you there when it happened? no, sir. reporter: what about jason s missing hushpuppies that match the partial should shoe print? he no longer owned them. are those the shoes you had on november 2nd? no, sir. they were all ratty. reporter: they were all ratty. told michelle to give them to goodwill. as for the night of the murder,