what the prosecution didn t tell you reporter: there is an art to the business of criminal defense. and it would take an 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
reporter: there is an art to the business of criminal defense. and it would take an 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.
former white house aide omarosa released audio of a situation room conversation with white house chief of staff john kelly. telling her she was fired last year. the white house responded by calling the secret recording a blatant disregard for national security. now back to dateline. welcome back to dateline extra. i m craig melvin. prosecutors in the jason young murder trial paint add picture of a marriage in pieces. but did a string of affairs mean the husband killed his pregnant wife? it was a question the defense was eager to answer. after five years, jason young was about to break his silence and explain what happened the night michelle was killed. here, again, is keith morrison. what the prosecution didn t tell you there s an art to the business of criminal defense. and it would take a true artist to repaint the prosecution s