the argument than jason young himself. but so far, remember, he had never said a word to anyone about that 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 shoe print? he no longer owned them, he said. are those the shoes you had on on november the 2nd? no, sir. reporter: they were all ratty-e said. told m
on on november the 2nd? no, sir. reporter: they were all ratty-e said. 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 sales call i had the next day. reporter: the second trip he testified was to smoke a cigar. i had to go outside to smoke the cigar. i also wanted to look at some sports schedules and some standings and so i wanted to see if i could pick up the usa today as well. reporter: that newspaper run explained why he was seen at the front desk he said around midnight. between the time you smoked the cigar, went back upstairs and went to sleep, did you leave that room until the next morning? no, sir. reporter: the next morning after his sales call jason testified he realized he d left some ebay printouts sitting on the computer printer at home. they showed purses. he was thinking of buying one for michelle as
but so far, remember, he had never said a word to anyone about that 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 shoe print? he no longer owned them, he said. are those the shoes you had on on november the 2nd? no, sir. reporter: they were all ratty-e said. told michelle to give them to goodwill. as fo
never said a word to anyone about that 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 shoe print? he no longer owned them, he said. are those the shoes you had on on november the 2nd? no, sir. reporter: they were all ratty-e said. told michelle to give them to goodwill. as for the night of the murder, af
but so far, remember, he had never said a word to anyone about that 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 shoe print? he no longer owned them, he said. are those the shoes you had on on november the 2nd? no, sir. reporter: they were all ratty-e said. told michelle to give them to goodwill. as fo