Media Links Only Please, No Discussion

[tybee204]

Please post media links only. No discussion.

[close_enough]

RALEIGH - A young pregnant mother found dead in her home on Friday afternoon was the victim of homicide, according to sheriff's investigators.
A family member discovered the body of Michelle Marie Young, 29, on Friday just before 1:30 p.m. in her two-story brick home at 5108 Birchleaf Drive. Her husband was out of town, and their 2-year-old daughter was in the house but unharmed.

http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/506473.html

[close_enough]

long, but a very interesting, informative article...

"Killing cut short a laid-out life"

http://www.newsobserver.com/141/story/511581.html

[close_enough]

911 recording released...

http://www.wral.com/news/10252313/detail.html


"Slain Woman's Mom Seeks Clues"

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-lislay154976741nov15,0,947501.story?coll=ny-linews-headlines

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RALEIGH, N.C. -- More than three weeks after a young mother was found dead in her home, Wake County's sheriff says investigators are making progress in the case.

http://www.wral.com/news/10416388/detail.html

[Taximom]

On The Record w/Greta Van Susteran Photos

http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/0,4644,1264,00.html#1_0

and

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,232357,00.html
Scroll down above link to FOX NEWS VIDEO for these 2 videos:
Cops investigate Michelle Young's murder (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,232357,00.html#)
Pregnant mom bludgeoned to death (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,232357,00.html#)

[Taximom]

Not to be repetitive, but I thought I'd bring all of WRAL's articles over. You should be able to click through on all of them. (fingers crossed)

November 28, 2006: Investigators Cite Progress In Slain Mom's Homicide Case (http://www.wral.com/news/10416388/detail.html)
November 17, 2006: Police Canvass Neighborhood For Clues In Slain Mother's Death (http://www.wral.com/news/10349077/detail.html)
November 16, 2006: Former Cheerleading Coach Remembers Slain Mother's 'Light' (http://www.wral.com/news/10340378/detail.html)
November 13, 2006: Mother Of Slain Wake County Woman Seeks Public's Help (http://www.wral.com/news/10309124/detail.html)
November 10, 2006: Slain Mother Laid To Rest; Case Draws National Attention (http://www.wral.com/news/10282276/detail.html)
November 9, 2006: Slain Woman's Husband Comes Under Scrutiny (http://www.wral.com/news/10273399/detail.html)
November 8, 2006: Funeral Arrangements Made For Slain Mother (http://www.wral.com/news/10267286/detail.html)
November 6, 2006: 911 Recording Released In Wake Mother's Slaying (http://www.wral.com/news/10252313/detail.html)
November 5, 2006: Authorities: Wake Mother's Slaying Probably Not Random (http://www.wral.com/news/10246259/detail.html)
November 4, 2006: Wake County Woman's Death Ruled Homicide (http://www.wral.com/news/10236933/detail.html)

[Taximom]

Moving Memories: Michelle Marie Young

http://brownwynne.mem.com/movie/MovingMemories.asp?ID=1581967&mm=0&bhcp=1

[Samiya]

Write up in newsobserver re; pregnancy, statistics of deaths. (Mentions Michelle and others)

[quote]The news that Michelle Fisher Young had been beaten to death at her home in a quiet subdivision south of Raleigh was shocking enough. That Young was four months pregnant only made it worse.But it's not all that unusual.

Homicide is the leading cause of death among pregnant women, according to some studies. Others have found it is a leading cause of death among pregnant women and mothers of newborns. Young, who expected to deliver a boy in the spring, was just the latest in a long list of women whose lives were cut short as they tried to bring a new life into the world. [quote]


http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/515742.html

[raisincharlie]

11/30/06


Report:

http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=local&id=4811361



While the discovery of the tooth was coming to light, another source tells eyewitness news that wake investigators looking into young's death are in the mountain town of Brevard today.

The Transylvania county sheriff says his office has been contacted to assist with fingerprinting relatives and friends of Jason Young, who sources say is back home in the Brevard area with his two year-old daughter.

Wake's sheriff confirms his investigators are in the mountains. "We have a lot of leads, over 65 that we're following up on," says Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison. "We go wherever that takes us. And that's probably what they're doing today," he continued.

[close_enough]

another article....video to the right of the page

"Tooth Reportedly Found At Young Crime Scene"

http://www.wral.com/news/10435063/detail.html

[close_enough]

crime lab backlog could delay investigation....

http://www.nbc17.com/midatlantic/ncn/search.apx.-content-articles-NCN-2006-12-04-0005.html

[Samiya]

From 13th November 2006 (sorry forgot to post this one)

(CBS News) Michelle Young, 29, was four months pregnant with her second child when she was found slain less than two weeks ago in her home in Raleigh, N.C.

Young's sister found her beaten to death on the bedroom floor. She was lying in a pool of blood with her 2-year-old daughter, who was unharmed, by her side.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/11/13/earlyshow/main2175238.shtml

[Bee Charmer]

Confirmation of a girlfriend in Florida

http://www.newsobserver.com/1413/story/518786.html

[raisincharlie]

Items taken by search warrant from JY/MY home, truck and from Michelle Money:


http://rdu.news14.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=95849

[raisincharlie]

Link to search warrants:


http://www.wral.com/news/10485228/detail.html

[Samiya]

Warrant: Slain woman's husband in other relationship

Associated Press Myrtle Beach


RALEIGH, N.C. - A man whose pregnant wife was found beaten to death in her home last month was in a relationship with another woman in Florida in the months before his wife's death, according to newly released search warrants.

Jason Lynn Young has been uncooperative with investigators from the Wake County Sheriff's Department as they try to determine who killed Michelle Fisher Young, the warrants released Wednesday say....


http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/16187170.htm

[Samiya]

1:27 pm | Slaying probe focuses on husband

Thomasi McDonald

Charlotte Observer


The husband of a Wake County woman found beaten to death in her home last month was having a "relationship" with a Florida woman in the months leading up to his wife's death, according to search warrants made public late Wednesday.

The warrants also show that Wake County sheriff's investigators have found Jason Lynn Young "uncooperative" with their efforts to determine who killed his wife

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/16186884.htm

[raisincharlie]

Much better link to search warrants - easier to read and work with.


http://www.newsobserver.com/content/news/story_graphics/20061207_youngWarrant.pdf

[raisincharlie]

Amanda Lambs report of 12/07/06 regarding search warrants:


http://www.wral.com/index.html

[scandi]

Where in the world is Jason Young?

http://www.wral.com/news/10498559/detail.html

[Samiya]

Radio: FL Woman Searched In Wake Young Murder Case

From Staff And Wire Reports
Friday, December 8, 2006 6:45pm


ORLANDO -- According to a report (http://580wdbo.com/mp3/news/00029_NC-Murder-Ocoee-v2.mp3) on Orlando, Florida radio station WDBO 580 Newstalk Radio, a woman in the town of Ocoee has been served with a search warrant as part of the murder investigation of Michelle Young of Wake County, North Carolina.

http://www.raleighchronicle.com/2006120810.html

NOTE: If you click on the word report you will access the mp3 file.

Sami

[raisincharlie]

WRAL has redesigned it's website - as a result all of the links previously posted no longer work. Doing a search of the website reveals the following - the articles are still there but must be searched out. Here is the results of the search:


http://www.wral.com/apps/search/search/?qs=michelle+young&since=anytime&before=&sort=date&order=&filter=&max_results=

There is other stuff in the list but it appears all of the links are there that pertain to this case.

[raisincharlie]

Compiled list of N & O stories:

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/crime_safety/michelle_young

[close_enough]

regarding laptop computer search warrant

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1116706/

[BarnGoddess]

The Globe (tabloid) January 1, 2007 issue, page 23.

No link from the Globe, but basically telling us nothing new. Comparing case to Laci Peterson. You'll have to stand in your checkout line to read or buy it.

Cover has Camilla on left half and Steve Irwin and his daughter on the right half, if you're looking for it.

[Samiya]

Another link re laptop. This time from News 14

http://rdu.news14.com/content/headlines/?ArID=97253&SecID=2
In the matter of: Gray Dell Latitude model D620

Submitted by Investigator B.T. David of the Wake County Sheriff’s Office Person Crimes Unit:

The computer was seized after a search of a 2004 Ford Explorer registered to Jason Young, the victim’s husband. Jason had driven the vehicle from 5108 Birchleaf Drive, Raleigh to Virginia. He left on November 2, 2006 and returned to Raleigh on November 3, 2006 in the Ford Explorer after being notified of his wife’s death. The vehicle contains papers identifying Jason Young as the owner of the vehicle.

Sami

[packerdog]

Interesting.... http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/525507.html

[Samiya]

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-limurd0101,0,6564130.story?coll=ny-linews-headlines

The mother of Michelle Fisher Young, a former Sayville resident who was killed two months ago at her North Carolina home, yesterday spoke tearfully of the pain of missing her daughter after a church service where a Mass was offered for the young woman.

Holding up a picture of her daughter, Linda Fisher said outside St. Lawrence the Martyr Roman Catholic Church in Sayville, "Isn't she wonderful? ... That was our song," referring to the Stevie Wonder song "Isn't She Lovely."

[raisincharlie]

JYs Suv returned 1/4/07

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1126901/

Late Thursday afternoon, Jason Young’s attorney, Roger Smith, picked up the vehicle for his client from the Wake County Sheriff’s Office.

[raisincharlie]

Updated WRAL Links:


http://www.wral.com/news/local/story_gallery/1065978/

[raisincharlie]

Updated article on SUV and link to warrant for the SUV:


http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1127614/

[Samiya]

http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/529376.html

News & Observers report

Blood reported in husband's SUV
Investigators in the slaying of Michelle Young are not close to making an arrest, the sheriff's office says
Marlon A. Walker, Staff Writer RALEIGH - Wake County sheriff's investigators found blood in a sport utility vehicle registered to Jason Young, whose pregnant wife was found beaten to death in the couple's home Nov. 3, according to police reports.

Sami

[Samiya]

People magazine to feature an article on Michelle

Raleigh — People magazine plans to feature a local high-profile murder case in an upcoming issue.

Michelle Young, 29, was found beaten to death in her Wake County home Nov. 3. She was pregnant at the time of her death, and her 2-year-old daughter was found unharmed by her side.

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1132362/

Sami

[Samiya]

http://www.nbc17.com/midatlantic/ncn/news.apx.-content-articles-NCN-2007-01-11-0008.html

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The November murder of Michelle Young is now on the cover of a national magazine.

Authorities still have not identified her suspected killer, leaving many questions still unanswered.

Michelle Young was found dead in her home Nov. 3. Her 2-year-old daughter was found by her side, unharmed.

Sami

[Samiya]

http://www.wral.com/news/local/image_gallery/1133597/

Overview of People Magazine article

Sami

[Samiya]

January 12th 2007.

Husband of slain woman focus of homicide probe
Updated: 1/11/2007 9:11 PM
By: Associated Press & News 14 Carolina Web Staff

RALEIGH -- Wake County investigators searching for the killer of a slain pregnant woman are focusing on her husband

Court documents made public Thursday cite the couple's financial problems and a "substantial" life insurance policy that Jason Young stood to benefit from upon her death.

lol....guess the link would help! (Thanks Taximom!)

http://rdu.news14.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=98053

Sami

[Samiya]

Husband of slain woman focus of homicide probe

Jan 11, 2007 : 5:16 pm ET

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Wake County investigators searching for the killer of a slain pregnant woman are focusing on her husband, citing the couple's financial problems and a "substantial" life insurance policy that he stood to benefit from upon her death, according to documents made public Thursday.

http://www.heraldsun.com/state/6-808048.cfm

Sami

[Taximom]

I think their headline is a little misleading! There isn't much in this article that we haven't already read. Local perspective since this is where Michelle Fisher owned a home:

http://www.fuquay-varinaindependent.com/articles/2007/01/12/news/michelleyoungmurder%20update.txt

Murder investigation leads to Fuquay-Varina


By Stephanie Eaton Harvie (localnews2005@yahoo.com)
Friday, January 12, 2007 4:25 PM EST

In early November a pregnant mother was found beaten to death in her south Raleigh home. Over two months after her body was discovered no arrests have been made in the case, but Wake County Sheriff's Deputies have entered into the Fuquay-Varina community to collect evidence. (more at link)

[close_enough]

Autopsy

Raleigh — Michelle Young was beaten numerous times and suffered a fractured skull when she was killed in early November, according to the autopsy report, which was released Monday.

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1175401/

[close_enough]

another article relating to the autopsy ....

http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/535009.html

The blows were so numerous, the medical examiner’s office had to place them in groups based on the region of the body injured, the report shows.

[Samiya]

Transcript of Greta Van Susteren show 22nd January 2007 About Michelle Youn'g (autopsy)

GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: And now in North Carolina, a grizzly and brutal murder — Michelle Young, the pregnant mother bludgeoned in her home two months ago. Well, there's news tonight. You remember the gruesome case? Michelle Young's daughter had tracked her mother's blood throughout the house.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,245919,00.html

Sami

[Whimsigal]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/25/AR2007012501063.html

Just found this interesting since not too much national coverage has been given to this case.

[close_enough]

Raleigh — According to information obtained from search warrants, Michelle Young, who was found dead on Nov. 3, was upset over her husband's trip to California.

Young, 29, was found beaten to death in her Wake County home with her 2-year-old daughter unharmed by her side. She was five months pregnant at the time of her death.

According to the search warrants, authorities talked to two witnesses during the course of the investigation. One witness told investigators how "Michelle was very, very pissed off" about a trip made by Jason Young to California in 2006

more at link below....

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1201054/

[close_enough]

"Young warrant reveals possible motive"

http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=triangle&id=5026176

trying to keep links here:)

[strach304]

The latest from WRAL
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1211049/
http://www.genderjourney.com/default.aspx

[raisincharlie]

Information about the timing concerning the release of discovery:

http://www.newsobserver.com/141/story/563038.html

"Defense lawyers in the lacrosse case used the new law as a crowbar to pry open Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong's files from the moment charges were filed; witness statements, phone records, police reports and DNA evidence emerged."

[scandi]

Possible new evidence found in Young case by neighbor mowing yard:

http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=triangle&id=5227026

[raisincharlie]

N & O article concerning the object found on the lawn at the Young residence. There is more detail in this article:

http://www.newsobserver.com/141/story/565986.html

"Wake County Sheriff's Office officials recently obtained a search warrant and have seized an object from the lawn at the house where Michelle Young was found dead nearly six months ago.

Sheriff's office spokeswoman Phyllis Stephens confirmed the object has been seized, but would not identify what was taken into custody. The warrant, which would detail what was confiscated, has not yet been processed and returned to the Wake County Clerk of Court."

[raisincharlie]

Info about the mystery mallet - metal 12inch mallet with black handle - located near the edge of the lawn in an area where it could have fallen off of a passing vehicle. Not expected to be involved in the murder.

http://www.newsobserver.com/141/story/569673.html

[raisincharlie]

This link was provided by Stoli - good job Stoli

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1377240/

"But a piece of evidence that was missed were tests to determine whether Young was sexually assaulted.

According to the autopsy report, the North Carolina medical examiner never performed any, which means investigators cannot rule out sexual assault as a motive for the crime.

North Carolina medical examiner John Butts said such tests are only performed when there is obvious evidence at the scene or on the victim's body of sexual assault or when law enforcement officers request it.
"Collection of such (rape) kits is not routine for female homicide victims, unless they fall into these categories," Butts said.

[athy]

http://wral.com/news/local/story/1381989/

evidence not collected

[terminatrixator]

http://news14.com/content/top_stories/582047/still-no-arrest-in-michelle-young-murder/Default.aspxhttp://news14.com/content/top_stories/582047/still-no-arrest-in-michelle-young-murder/Default.aspx

Still no arrest in Michelle Young murder

05/03/2007 08:50 PM

By: Ann Forte

RALEIGH -- Work men were installing new carpet inside 5108 Birchleaf Dr., Thursday afternoon. The workers say no one is living there right now, six months after Michelle Young was found beaten to death inside.
Her killer has not been caught.

"We'd like to solve it, of course, quickly, but it's such a complex case, we have to make sure we get our information correct," explained Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison.

A pregnant 29-year-old Young was found dead inside her home on Nov. 3, 2006. Her two-year-old daughter, Cassidy, was also found in the home, unhurt. Young’s family pleaded for help in solving the case.

In November, Linda Fisher, Michelle’s mother, told reporters, "I'm asking for anyone who has seen or heard anything -- as trivial as you might think it is, anything -- to please come forward and help find the person who murdered my daughter."

Attention has centered on Young’s husband, Jason Young. Previously released court documents show the couple was having financial problems before Michelle died, and Jason Young stood to benefit financially from his wife's death.

snipped...

A similar case in Durham is still unsolved. It has been two years, and police still do not know who murdered a pregnant mother in Durham. Janet Abaroa was found dead in her home in April 2005.

[scandi]

RPD's Autopsy Photo Report

http://autopsyphotos.blogspot.com/

[raisincharlie]

N & O - 6 month update May 2007:

http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/571385.html

Six months after Michelle Young was found beaten to death in her home, everyone still wants answers.


Investigators want to know why her husband, Jason Young, 32, refuses their interview requests. Jason Young's family wants to know why the sheriff's office is focusing on him instead of hunting for the killer.
Michelle Young's family and friends want to know why justice hasn't yet been served. The Youngs' neighbors in the Enchanted Oaks subdivision south of Raleigh want to know when the frenzy that has inundated their quiet neighborhood will go away.


Comp - Barney

[raisincharlie]

N & O article on forums from May 2007:

http://www.newsobserver.com/167/story/571179.html


Reached at their home in Brevard, Jason Young's mother and stepfather declined to comment. But neighbor Spencer Smith, 60, said his family and Young's family are aware of the television programs and the Web sites that are alive with speculation about the killing. He believes the case is entertainment fodder.
"They don't care whose grief it is, they just want to wallow in it," he said.


Comp - Athy

[scandi]

"Murder On A Quiet Street" from Peoples Magazine, January 9, 2007

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20007855,00.html

[scandi]

Current link to Autopsy Report:

http://www.wral.com/asset/news/local/2007/01/22/1175523/MichelleYoungAutopsyReport3.swf

[SueY]

Crime Scene House to go on Sale
(06/02/07 -- RALEIGH) - A Wake County house linked to a brutal crime could go on sale soon.
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=triangle&id=5362661

[raisincharlie]

House now for sale - asking price higher than that paid:

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1567666/

[kwatson696]

http://freecal.brownbearsw.com/MichelleYoung?Op=ShowIt&Date=2007-05-26

[close_enough]

http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20071119/NEWS/711190333/1151/NEWS/Crime_show_looks_at_Raleigh_murder

A Raleigh-based weekly crime show will feature the investigation into the murder of Michelle Young, whose husband is currently staying with family in Brevard.

the show below....

http://ncwanted.com/episodeguide

[sweetmop]

Turn your sound on for this.

A guided tour of 5108 Birchleaf Drive.



http://view.guidedtour.tv/site/yorksimpson/tour/565418/tour.htm

[sweetmop]

Case archives, thanks to WRAL...

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story_gallery/1065978/





Michelle and Rylan, always in our prayers, our thoughts and our hearts.

[fran]

The grief won't go away

Ruth Sheehan, Staff Writer

I had barely identified myself on the phone when Linda Fisher began to sob.
She knew why I was calling before I said another word.

Fisher of Sayville, N.Y., is the mother of Michelle Young, who -- like Nancy Cooper of Cary -- was a young vivacious mother, killed in her prime.

Young, 29, was found beaten to death in her home in Raleigh's Enchanted Oaks subdivision on Nov. 3, 2006. She was five months pregnant.

I know I'm not the only person who has wondered about Young's family as we've watched Cooper's loved ones mourn in recent weeks.

As it turns out, Fisher was in Raleigh, visiting her younger daughter Meredith in mid-July when Cooper's body was discovered at a construction site near her Lochmere home.

...........................snip................... ......

Fisher met with Wake County investigators during her July visit.

She repeated what the investigators say: "They're working on the case, and they're making progress."

Beyond that, she is sworn to silence. "There's so much I can't talk about, but there's so much I want to say."



<<<<<<<<full article at link>>>>>>>>>>>>

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1158838.html

[carolinalady]

Search warrants in Young murder resealed

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1173480.html

[fran]

Michelle Young probe focuses on husband

............snip.....................
Investigators found two footprints in blood on a pillow in the Youngs' bedroom. One of the impressions was similar to the design of a pair of Hush Puppies that Young owned, according to the affidavit. The other footprint was from an athletic shoe. The affidavit noted that Young bought Hush Puppies and two pairs of athletic shoes in July 2005 from a store in Cary.

They also found a blood splatter that might have been a print on the bedroom wall near Young's body. The State Bureau of Investigation found that DNA from the spot matched Jason Young's DNA, according to the affidavit.

The night before Michelle Young's body was found, Jason Young checked into a Hampton Inn in Hillsville, Va., about 170 miles from Raleigh, according to the affidavit. A hotel security camera captured an image of Young, wearing a dark pullover, heading to a a hotel exit about midnight.

The exit door had a rock in the door jam that kept the door from locking automatically and allowed people to enter without using a keycard, according to the affidavit. Young's keycard was not used to re-enter the hotel.

Investigators suspect that Young's vehicle was at his home in Enchanted Oaks between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. the next morning, when a newspaper delivery person saw a light-colored SUV at the Young residence. The SUV, which was similar to Jason Young's white Ford Explorer, was "parked in such a manner that it appeared to have been unloading or loading something," the investigator said in the affidavit.

In the affidavit, the investigator also noted that Young was not wearing the dark pullover when he arrived at his mother's home in Brevard in the late afternoon of Nov. 3. Instead, he was wearing a white shirt and tie.




http://www.newsobserver.com/news/crime_safety/michelle_young/story/1183032.html

[fran]

Young linked to wife's murder

A man living in Etowah has been linked by DNA to the murder of his pregnant wife in Raleigh.

Jason Young has now been linked to the murder of his wife, Michelle, after blood spatter that was found on a bedroom wall near the body of the 29-year-old victim matched his DNA.



http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20080819/news/125236

[fran]

Attorney: Detectives building case around Jason Young

RALEIGH, N.C. — A former federal prosecutor says that newly released search warrants in the 2006 murder case of Michelle Young show investigators seem to be building a case around her husband, Jason Young.

"Reading between the lines of the search warrant, he's their primary suspect," Kieran Shanahan said Tuesday.

<<<<<<<<<<full article at link>>>>>>>>>>>>

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/3401466/

[fran]

Michelle Young

Husband's DNA found at fatal beating scene

...............snip........................

Wake County deputies have been investigating whether on the night Michelle Young was killed, her husband checked into a Virginia hotel and then drove back to Raleigh, where DNA and bloody footprints linked to him were found at the crime scene.

....................snip.....................

found two footprints in blood on a pillow in the Youngs' bedroom. One impression was similar to the design of a pair of Hush Puppies that Jason Young owned. The other footprint was from an athletic shoe. The search warrant noted that Jason Young bought Hush Puppies and two pairs of athletic shoes in July 2005 from a store in Cary.

They also found a blood splatter that might have been a print on the bedroom wall near the body of Michelle Young. The State Bureau of Investigation found that DNA taken from the stain matched Jason Young's DNA, according to the warrant.

..................snip....................

The night before Michelle Young's body was found, Jason Young checked into a Hampton Inn in Hillsville, Va., about 170 miles from Raleigh, according to the search warrant. A hotel security camera captured an image of Young wearing a light, long-sleeved pullover at the front desk as he registered between 10:49 p.m. and 10:51 p.m.

A security camera captured a second image of Young at 11:59 p.m., wearing a dark pullover, heading to a hotel exit.

Hotel employees later discovered that the exit door had a rock in the door jamb that kept the door from locking automatically and allowed people to enter without using a key card, according to the warrant. Young's key card was not used to re-enter the hotel.

...............snip........................

....investigators suspect a light-colored SUV seen at the Young residence between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. by a newspaper carrier was Jason Young's white Ford Explorer.

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/crime_safety/michelle_young/story/1184010.html

[fran]

A mother waits, prays for justice
Michelle Young was killed in her home


RALEIGH - After nearly two years, Linda Fisher still prays daily that the person responsible for the death of her daughter, Michelle Young, will be brought to justice.
Young, 29, was found dead in the home she shared with her husband, Jason Young, in the Enchanted Oaks subdivision south of Raleigh. As with the Nancy Cooper case this summer, investigators have focused on Young's husband but have not identified him as a suspect.

The pregnant young mother was lying on her bed in a pool of blood on Nov. 3, 2006. Bloody footprints from their 2-year-old daughter, Cassidy, who was unharmed, trailed across the carpet.

A search warrant unsealed last month indicated Wake County deputies found DNA and bloody footprints that linked Jason Young to the crime scene. Sheriff's deputies have been investigating whether he checked into a Virginia hotel and then drove back to Raleigh that night.

<<<<<<<<<full article at link>>>>>>>>>>>>

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1204075.html

[fran]

Ask Anything: 10 questions with WRAL Crime Reporter Amanda Lamb

Posted: Sep. 2, 2008

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[4]
Amanda, I read your book "Deadly Dose" and thought it was well written. Do you plan to write a book about the Michelle Young case after the trial? – Carol Padgett, Creedmoor

I am currently in the process of deciding the topic of my next book. There are clearly a lot of interesting local cases to choose from. I keep good notes on all of the cases I cover. But I did learn from my "Deadly Dose" publisher that crimes must be solved before you can write a book about them. This is for two reasons – one, legal liability, two, the reader needs some satisfaction, some closure to the story.



http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/3467842/

[fran]

Michelle Young's death to be marked with graveside memorial

Raleigh, N.C. — Family and friends will gather for a second year at the grave of mother found beaten to death in her Raleigh home on the anniversary of her death.

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http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/3875169/

[fran]

Michelle Young's slaying remains unsolved

CARY - Those who loved Michelle Young gathered Sunday around the two granite hearts that mark her grave -- a large one inscribed for the young mother who died two years ago today, a small one tucked inside and marked "Rylan" for the son she was carrying.

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The somber anniversary comes just days after the arrest of Brad Cooper on murder charges in the slaying of his wife, Nancy -- the case of another suburban couple with young children and a seemingly bright future shattered by sudden violence.

Cooper was found dead in an empty cul-de-sac near her Cary home July 14. Attention quickly focused on Brad Cooper, who was arrested Oct. 27.

Carol Nelson, a friend and co-worker of Young's at Progress Energy, said she was heartened by the arrest in the Cooper case. Nelson has developed a keen sense in the past two years of how an unsolved murder can weigh on a victim's loved ones.

But she is frustrated that while Brad Cooper faces murder charges, Michelle Young's case remains unsolved.

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Sheriff Donnie Harrison said there are no new suspects in the case, but he hopes to make an arrest "in the near future."

"We talk about this case nearly every day," Harrison said in an interview last week. "It's something that's still fresh."

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http://www.newsobserver.com/news/crime_safety/michelle_young/story/1279649.html

[Topsail Girl]

Interview with Chris from WNCN. Sheriff Harrison's thoughts on the case.


http://wake.mync.com/site/Wake/news/story/12756/michelle-young-murder-two-years-later/

[whitywendy]

Here we go: http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/3882830/

Jason Young named in wrongful death lawsuit!:woohoo:

[fran]

Wake sheriff weighs in on Jason Young lawsuit

Raleigh, N.C. — Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison says he is not surprised by a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the husband of a slain Wake County mother found dead inside her home two years ago this week.

"It's something I felt was coming," Harrison said Wednesday. "And my reaction is I think it was due and the right thing to do."

Michelle Young's mother, Linda Fisher, filed the lawsuit last Wednesday against her son-in-law, Jason Young, saying "he brutally murdered" her daughter.

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http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/3897023/

[fran]

New search warrant details search of Jason Young's computer


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Among them: real estate searches and owner listing information for their home at the time, 5108 Birchleaf Drive; the term "ischemia," which is a decrease in the blood supply caused by constriction or obstruction to blood vessels; "head trauma knockout" and "anatomy of a knockout."

According to an affidavit accompanying the warrant, investigators also searched Jason Young's phone records from Oct. 4, 2006 to Nov. 3, 2006. On the day Michelle Young died, he made 28 calls – more than any other day during the time period of the records.
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http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/3912962/

[fran]

Police: Young uncooperative, having an affair

RALEIGH - Detectives investigating the death of Michelle Young say her husband’s computer was used to search the Internet for information on “head trauma knockout” before his wife died.
A search warrant made public Thursday gives the most comprehensive picture to date of investigators’ findings in the case, and comes days after Michelle Young’s mother asked a civil court judge to declare that Jason Young was responsible for the slaying

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http://www.newsobserver.com/news/crime_safety/michelle_young/story/1285122.html

[fran]

Young's computer used to research 'knockout'

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Among investigators' statements in the 15-page document made public Thursday:

* Jason Young hung up on a Wake County sheriff's detective who called him the day Michelle Young's body was found. Young refused to come to the house and "did not inquire as to his daughter's wellbeing or the nature and/or cause of his wife's death."

* Jason Young and the woman with whom he was having an affair exchanged about 980 phone calls and text messages between Oct. 4 and Nov. 3, 2006.

* Young's computer was used to search the Internet on topics including "anatomy of a knockout," "head trauma knockout," and "divorce" before his wife was found dead.

* In e-mail, Young wrote to his sister about the investigation and his attorney: "His ONLY concern is for me and that hopefully there will NEVER be an arrest."

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http://www.newsobserver.com/news/crime_safety/michelle_young/story/1285538.html

[Maja]

http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/3960867/