that he was wearing? no, sir, a suit jacket. that was the only outerwear that i am aware of. reporter: jason chose not to testify this time. the defense fought back of course. they argued the gas station attendant s memory couldn t beep trusted because of a childhood brain injury. i have 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: 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 owned a humidor and 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
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.
dark portrait of jason young. so, what could the defense attorney do? well, to begin with, as 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. that jewelry box in the bedroom, there was dna on it. didn t match either michelle or jason. the suspicious activity at the hot 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 lee 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