RALEIGH, N.C. — A young Raleigh mother appeared lifeless and blood was everywhere when her sister found her lying face-down on her stomach in her bedroom last Friday afternoon, according to a portion of a 911 recording released Monday afternoon.
"I think my sister's dead," a frantic Meredith Fisher tells the Wake County 911 dispatcher.
Authorities said blunt force trauma killed Michelle Marie Young, 29, but they haven't released any further information. Young was about 20 weeks pregnant with her second child, authorities said.
Investigators said that Young's husband, Jason Young, who was out of town, had asked Fisher to go to the house to pick up a fax for him. When she arrived at the scene, "the dog was freaking out" and "the place does not look like what it normally looks like," she says in the 911 call.
She also tells the dispatcher she found Young's 2-year-old daughter, who authorities said was unharmed, at her mother's side.
"There's like blood footprints all over the house, like her daughter's little footprints," Fisher says in the five-minute recording, in which she tries to quiet the child and keep her in a room while she talks to authorities.
Fisher can also be heard asking the child if she knew what happened, if her mother had fallen and if anyone had been in the home.
Authorities said there was no sign of forced entry at the house, located in the Enchanted Oaks subdivision at 5108 Birchleaf Drive, and authorities said the slaying doesn't appear to be a random act of violence.
Meanwhile on Monday, Wake County investigators continued combing the house for evidence. They also conducted interviews with people who knew Michelle Young.
"I feel like we're going in the right direction," Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison said, "and it's just going to take time and good police work."
Authorities said they believe Young had company until about 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Jason Young had left town Thursday night for a business trip and was at his parents' home in Brevard when his sister-in-law found the body Friday afternoon, authorities said.
Harrison said Monday that investigators had not yet interviewed Jason Young.
"We probably will be talking to him pretty quickly," he said. "He was talked to just briefly Friday afternoon, and that's all."
Investigators confirmed Monday afternoon that they had impounded his car and its contents. People close to the case told WRAL that he is speaking with an attorney.
Investigators, however, have not named any suspects and have asked that anyone who might have seen suspicious activity or unfamiliar vehicles on Birchleaf Drive between midnight and 6 a.m. Friday to call the Wake County Sheriff's Office at 919-856-6800.
"I have no compassion for whoever did this. I'm just hoping we can make a speedy arrest," Harrison said, adding that he was glad Young's daughter was not harmed.
"I think it's a tragedy that anyone would do this to start with, but with a child in the house like this, it just makes me mad. I'm going to be honest with you," he said.
911 Recording Released In Wake Mother's Slaying
- Reporter: Amanda Lamb
- Photographer: Keith Baker
- Web Editor: Kelly Gardner
Copyright 2009 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
1 Comment
-
- Deadly wrecks mar Thanksgiving holiday
Updated at 4:17 p.m. |
- Stores prepare for Black Friday
Posted at 5:22 p.m. |
- Volunteers rise early to feed needy
Updated at 3:30 p.m. | Slideshow - Durham woman receives kidney from son
Posted 8 minutes ago - Perdue appears everywhere, in contrast to Easley
Updated at 5:44 p.m.
- Deadly wrecks mar Thanksgiving holiday
- Most Viewed Slideshows
- Grocery store keeps its family appeal for decades
Posted Nov. 25 7:49 p.m. - Pet Photos | November 23 - November 29, 2009
Updated at 5:18 p.m. - Small plane crashes in Chatham County
Updated Nov. 25 9:12 p.m.
- Grocery store keeps its family appeal for decades
Photo Spotlight
-
Bands, marchers in holiday paradeChoose your group to watch their performance in the 2009 WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade.
-
Web only: Complete 2009 WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas ParadeWatch the parade in its entirety from the comfort of your computer any time.
-
Search for missing IRS refundsThe Internal Revenue Service released the names this week of more than 100,000 taxpayers who have not received their 2009 income tax refund.
-
North Carolina unemployment ratesView an interactive map with county unemployment numbers.
-
A year of N.C. Drought MapsView a time lapse animation of drought conditions during the last year.











STORIES
VIDEOS
SLIDESHOWS


Welcome to GOLO, where WRAL.com visitors can comment on stories and create profile pages, blogs and photo galleries.
You must be a registered WRAL.com user to use these tools. Click here to register or log in.