Apparently investigators stopped at gas stations along the supposed route and asked if anyone recognized Jason. One woman with some questionable background claimed she recognized him. When asked to describe him, she said that he was the same height as she. She is 5' tall. Many people watching the trial feed assumed that she must have been standing on something to make that statement, but she was standing on the same floor that Jason was standing on. She should have been able to state that he was head and shoulders taller. What she recalled was that she had an altercation with someone and that he then tipped her $5. It couldn't have been Jason if that person was 5' tall ... simply impossible.
For police to try to slide that one by the jury is like them trying to slide the 3 allele DNA match by the jury. They're presenting information, but it isn't evidence of guilt.
Now that they've said the trial will last 5-6 weeks instead of 11 days, we can only imagine what other information they're hoping to slide by the jury.
