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Family Marks Anniversary of Michelle Young's Death


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Michelle Young
Michelle Young

Michelle Young's mother remembered her Saturday, a year after the 29-year-old pregnant mother of one was found dead in her Wake County home.

“Michelle was the greatest mother. She was incredible,” Linda Fisher said of her daughter.

Fisher lives in New York but said she wanted to visit North Carolina to honor her daughter's memory.

“All I really wanted to do is to be with Michelle. So the only way I can do it is to come here,” Fisher said.

Young's sister Meredith handed out balloons at a graveside memorial service Saturday at Wake Memorial Park.

On Nov. 3, 2006, Young's body was found, with 2-year-old daughter, Cassidy, at her side, unharmed.

An autopsy revealed Young died of blunt-force trauma to the head after being hit at least 10 times. Several of her teeth were knocked out and her jaw was broken. Bruises on her hands and injuries to her neck revealed her killer also tried to strangle her.

Cassidy, now 3½ years old, lives with her father, Jason Young, in western North Carolina. They moved there to be closer to his family shortly after his wife's death.

Authorities have not made any arrests, but said they are making progress in the case.

Wake County sheriff's investigators do not think the crime was random. Young was last seen alive at 10:30 p.m. on Nov. 2. Her husband was out of town on business when his wife's body was found.

In search warrants related to the case, her husband has appeared to be a focus of the investigation. In part, the documents said he had been having a relationship with a Florida woman and that he had refused to talk with investigators. Authorities, however, have not named him as a suspect.

About 30 people attended Saturday's memorial service. Young's daughter and husband did not attend.

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The fact that the guy won't help the investigation makes him guilty as sin in my book. I would certainly hope that my husband would not only help the investigation, but would DRIVE it, and make the officials do whatever was necessary to find out who killed me. And not coming to the memorial is just another strike against him. I feel for that poor family, and hope they have some closure soon.

+++The husband's unwillingness to cooperate can be interpreted in several ways.

Agree. I'm certainly am not impressed with the investigation. I simply cannot understand why medical examiner/coroner's office overlooked the request to determine whether Michelle Young was sexually assaulted. Young mother found brutally beaten to death in her home and no one can rule out whether she was sexually assaulted?

Jason Young, IMO, is abiding by his attorney's advice. Law enforcement hasn't charged anyone yet, Jason is their #1 suspect, even if he is innocent and he subjects himself to an interrogation with his attorney present, law enforcement can still spin his words to fit their scenario.

There are a lot of "unknowns" and speculation in this case.

I'd like to know why law enforcement believes this was not a "random" act.

I know if something happened to my husband and I was not guilty, I would be at the police station daily to see what's the progress. In my opinion, his lack of cooperation and running away do not reflect highly on him. I still think Scott Peterson everything I read anything else on this tragedy.

To the Questions Asked: No he does NOT have to answer Questions. He does not have to have a lawyer to remain silent, he can simply say " I plead the fifth" or " I am not talking" and the conversation is over.

To the Moral Question : any person NOT hiding something would answer EVERY SINGLE question in hopes of HELPING the investigation, unless of course that investigation is going to turn up something on you, then why would you help? He is playing the part of a guilty person, and any person being evasive and non-compliant would willingly help solve the brutal death of their wife/child or other family member! AS someone said, he might not ever get caught and tried in the Legal system, but he will face his punishment one day in a much higher form!

I ask what was sooo important that he couldn't attend this service. Or at least drop the poor girl off. It's a shame this happened... and I pray for WCSO to gather as much evidence as they need to fry this creep.

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