No, I agree. Black pants would have been described as black sweat pants, IMO. I am of the opinion that she hadn't gone to bed. She could have been doing things around the house or getting ready for bed; i. e., washing face, brushing teeth, etc.
I think that Jason, who has never murdered anyone, didn't realize how hard it would be to kill someone. I think that he thought that he would be able to spend a few seconds strangling her and that would be it, clean and easy.
If Jason committed the crime, which I believe that he did, I think that he may have worn a ski mask or something over his face to conceal his identity. I also bet Michelle recognized him as I would recognize my husband by his build and by just knowing him.
I think that Jason did mean to murder Michelle through strangulation. That's why she had fingernail scratches to her neck. I think that he probably used a rope or something other than his hands, not sure though. I believe that he may also have been wearing gloves.
He probably did come into the home, with a ski mask and a flashlight, to look like a burglar. I think that he probably shut his daughter's door with the dog inside her room. Then, he entered the master bedroom. He may have been surprised to see that Michelle was not in bed. However, I believe that there was a big, big struggle. I think that Michelle was stronger than Jason anticipated.
I think that there was blood everywhere; and that's why police got palm prints, foot prints, etc. I think that it would be very telling to see if Jason tried to clean up areas where there were hand and foot prints. To me, this would rule out a stranger killing (along with the other circumstances).
I can't believe that Jason could have wiped away all of the evidence because I can only imagine that there was blood everywhere because of the massive struggle and the massive overkill.
I have to believe that Jason spent a while in the home, cleaning himself and the crimescene the best that he could. I believe Jilly when she says that he looks distraught. He thought that it would going to be a clean and easy kill. Instead, it was lengthy and very messy. That would be an everloving nightmare that would be playing through my mind as well as worrying if and when the cops were going to arrest me.
I think that Jason premeditated this murder and that it was not precipitated by an argument. I think Jason was not happy and definitely did not want another child. He wanted out of this marriage, and he wanted everything else, too.
By that, I mean, he wanted no debt; he wanted the home; he wanted extra money from the life insurance. If it meant killing this woman that had trapped him into marriage in the first place, then so be it.
I think that Jason saw Michelle as superior to him in every way; and I think that Michelle probably called the shots in the marriage. I think that, over time, this really enraged Jason to the point that he finally did something about it.