My mother called and said michelle is dead. How is that possible . Reporter a young mother found brutally murdered. Her little girl left to wander in her mothers blood. Police had a suspect and they say he had a motive. But could they prove he was the killer . It was a circle case. Reporter except for that witness. The girl who left those footprints. We will never know what cassidy saw and what she didnt see. Maybe she couldnt tell detectives who the killer was, but maybe, she didnt have to. The fact that cassidy was spared, would that mean anything to the jury . The person that killed the mother killed about cassidy. Hello, welcome to dateline. Michelle young was married to her College Sweetheart four months pregnant with their second child. The young mother was beaten to death in her own bedroom. The investigation revealed a troubled marriage. But the husband was away on business and unraveling this case would take years. Here is Keith Morrison with Silent Witness. I think i paused f
that. the cross-examination lasted a full hour, the next day, the case went to the jury. retire to the jury deliberation room. it soon became clear the jurors were having trouble. the jury has indicated they have not yet reached a unanimous decision. the jury was split 6-6. the judge sent them back to try to make it unanimous. but hours later, they were back. and courtroom 3c was still. it appears they are hopelessly deadlocked at this point. eight jurors had voted for acquittal, four voted guilty. the judge declared a mistrial. was serious consideration given to dropping the case? i think there was serious consideration as to is there more we can do? so the prosecutors decided they would try again. but this time with the one thing they didn t have the first time. jason s own story. the second trial began in
were you working on your marriage when you called michelle money? michelle anided aot in each other. and we talked about my issues with my wife. and she talked about her issues with her husband. so is the answer yes, when you had an affair with michelle money that you were working on your marriage? no, ma am. having the sexual intercourse and having the intimacy was very detrimental to that. reporter: the cross-examination lasted a full hour. and the next day the case went to the jury. retire to the jury deliberation room. reporter: it soon became clear jurors were having trouble. bailiff indicated that y all have not yet reached a unanimous decision. reporter: the jurors were split 6-6. the judge sent them back to try to make it unanimous. everybody else remain. jurors leave first. thank you. reporter: but hours later they were back. and courtroom 3c was still. it appears that they are hopelessly deadlocked at this point. reporter: eight jurors had voted for
and courtroom 3c was still. it appears that they are hopelessly deadlocked at this point. reporter: eight jurors had voted for acquittal. four voted guilty. judge stephens declared a mistrial. was serious consideration given to dropping the case? i think there was serious consideration as to is there more we can do. reporter: so the prosecutors decided they would try again. but this time with the one thing they didn t have the first time. jason s own story. the second trial began in february 2012. this time howard cummings led the prosecution, hoping to use jason s own words to convict him. put your left hand on the bible, raise your right hand. reporter: but first prosecutors called that night clerk at the gas station, gracie, who remembered jason complaining about the locked pumps. when he came in to pay, he started cussing and raising cain. what time did this happen? that was about 5:00, 5:30 in the morning. the time jason said he was at the hotel.
bailiff indicated that y all have not yet reached a unanimous decision. reporter: the jurors were split 6-6. the judge sent them back to try to make it unanimous. everybody else remain. jurors leave first. thank you. reporter: but hours later they were back. and courtroom 3c was still. it appears that they are hopelessly deadlocked at this point. reporter: eight jurors had voted for acquittal. four voted guilty. judge stephens declared a mistrial. was serious consideration given to dropping the case? i think there was serious consideration as to is there more we can do. reporter: so the prosecutors decided they would try again. but this time with the one thing they didn t have the first time. jason s own story. the second trial began in february 2012. this time howard cummings led the prosecution, hoping to use jason s own words to convict him. put your left hand on the bible, raise your right hand.