killer. the defense was not about to make any more concessions, mind you. that jewelry box from the bedroom, there was dna on it that didn t match either michelle or jason. the 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. and 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 had never said a word to anyone about that november night in almost five years silence. it s always a big decision for defense attorneys whether or not to call their client. beth karas is a former prosecutor and legal analyst who
repaint the prosecution s dark portrait of jason young. so what could defense attorney mike clinkelson 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. that jewelry box in the bedroom, there was dna on it. didn t match either michelle or jason. the 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
reporter: december 2013. jason young s new attorneys launched his appeal. who is the killer? is jason young the person responsible for ms. young s death? and you know, it seems fundamentally unfair. reporter: what was fundamentally unfair? remember during the trial, the attorney pointed out, the prosecution introduced testimony about those civil cases against jason brought by michelle s family. they accused jason of murder. jason young brutally murdered michelle young. the defendant brutally murdered michelle marie fisher young. reporter: way out of bounds, said the attorney. the jury should not have been allowed to hear about any of that. outside the court, michelle s sister meredith predicted the appeal would be thrown out. the jury came to the right verdict. we are confident it will stay. reporter: but she was wrong. a raleigh man is getting a third trial in the death of his pregnant wife. reporter: in april 2014 the
that was the only outerwear that i m aware of. reporter: jason chose not to testify this time. but the defense fought back of course. they argued the gas station attendant s memory couldn t be trusted because of a childhood brain injury. i ve had memory problems since 06 because i ve been through a lot with myself and my kids and my ex-husband. reporter: the defense also argued the case really wasn t solved. that there was no physical evidence to prove jason was the killer. there wasn t one scratch on mr. young. reporter: that he never would have had time to make the trip and commit murder, that he didn t have the mind-set of a killer. and that cigar, it showed that jason young actually owned a humidor and he d once made a purchase at a cigar store. you have ample evidence before you that jason young is not guilty. reporter: and then it was over again. and time for another jury to consider whether jason young would go to jail or walk out of court a free man.
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 defense attorney mike clinkelson 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. that jewelry box in the bedroom, there was dna on it. didn t match either michelle or jason. the 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.