Certain Places at Certain Times

Jason's timeline is of great importance in whether or not he was able to commit this horrible crime. There has been MUCH speculation about what time he left, where he stayed, why he went to Brevard, etc. NOTHING has been established as fact from authorities on Jason's timeline. Authorities have only said Jason was "at certain places at certain times." "Insider's" reveal some information. I have also included posts made by board members who were able to verify information on their own. Information that can also be verified by others.

Posted by Concerned Citize: I am not 100% positive about this so just take it for what its worth....I believe his meeting was actually in another state not in Brevard where his parents live. I also believe he left sooner than most are assuming. For clarification, I am not saying that he drove straight to his appt but rather that he may have stayed in a hotel near his appt. Obviously if this is the case it would not be hard to confirm his time of arrival. I believe he had his meeting early in the morning and then drove to his parents house sometime in the early afternoon and was planning to spend some time with them before heading back home to Raleigh. When he arrived at their house he was greeted in the yard by his step-father who gave him the news. I believe it was the step father that strongly encouraged Jason to get an attorney. He probably even called the attorney etc. Iam sure Jason was overcome with grief at this point.All of this is just info I have gathered as I have spoken with others. This is not direct information.

Posted by Concerned Citize but written by another friend: Jason left home Thur. Pm to go to Va. I do not know the exact time he left but know it was in the evening. He had a meeting there Fri. AM. He checked into a hotel there and called Michelle at around 11 PM that night when he had arrived. He spoke to her and all was fine. He had his meeting Fri. Am and then as had been previously planned, drove to western NC to his mom's house where he'd planned to have a short visit and spend the night before returning to Raleigh the next day. People are very confused over the sequence there because the press has published so many different things. He went to VA, spent the night, had a meeting in the AM, then as planned drove to Brevard. It was while he was enroute to Brevard that his mother received the phone call about Michelle's death. Jason was told when he arrived at her home. The family elected not to give someone that kind of news while they were driving and alone.

Posted by forpsystudent: True. But someone here, I want to say Dominique or Debums called the Duffield Get It market and spoke with a woman who confirmed LE had been there checking on whether or not JY had been there, which the woman the OP confirmed. JMO
Responded to by AJandTam: Thanks FPS, Yes, that was Dom, I did read that info...Now why none of these people have spoken publically, is the real puzzler, usually the media finds someone, but not this time.... (Dominique called the GIM and confirmed that LE had been there or called - the original went poof as far as I can tell - this is the best I could do.)

Posted by Raleigh Resident: Reliable inside sources state the JY left Raleigh around 4:00...for the sake of this HYPOTHESIS...assume it is so...(NOT A FACT...JUST WHAT I WAS TOLD).

Posted by RPD: HAMPTON INN location 11-2 CONFIRMED today. Hampton Inn - Hillsville Va. I received 100% confirmation from Hamton Inn JY checked in this hotel 11-2-06. (RPD called customer service and they confirmed a Jason Young stayed in Hillsville, VA 11/2/06)

Posted by gojo: I’ve noticed a great deal of interest in the time Jason left Brevard. I doubt it is a secret from LE. He left Brevard about 4:30 p.m. and arrived in Raleigh about 9:00--9:30 p.m. His brother-in-law was driving. There was only one vehicle...

Posted by gojo: ...I am not pointing the finger AT anyone but rather AWAY from JY. If Jason killed his wife, he had to leave early from Raleigh to make his 10 a.m. meeting in Virginia (I think it’s obvious he was at the meeting). If Cassie awoke about 8-9 a.m. (her usual time), then she was free in the house 4-5 hours at least...

Posted by ConcernedCitize: I am posting this quote because many posters remembered CC posting the meeting at 9am as fact when she was only speculating on the time. I only snipped out the relevant section. ...So if the above is true then he would have stayed in the hotel in Blacksburg or Roanoke overnight and gone to his appt the next morning at say 9am (hour long meeting) and then drove to Brevard, NC which is 4 1/2 hours putting him there at 2:30pm -3pm. Meredith called 911 at 1:30. They probably notified Jason's parents 30 min to 1 1/2 hours later. This would be right before he arrived... This is not based on information given to me but instead me just piecing things together. Just a thought.

Posted by gojo:…He actually left his house [on Thurs] later, more like 8 p.m. or so. This is from second hand information. When he called Michelle around 11 p.m., he told her he was too tired to go any further. Again, second hand information, JMO and all that jazz.

Reponse by gojo: About that dinner....Since I can only partially confirm this, let me put it in as a question, not a statement.What if at dinner that night [Thurs], not only was Jason present, but also the GA friend? Would that make you feel any friendlier to Jason, if it turns out to be true?

Posted by gojo: Originally posted by hawthorn60: I don't think the meeting was near Duffield. Response by gojo: Correction: I think it was. Not even second hand information here, but I believe it was. IMO.

Posted by gojo: ... The trip to Brevard WAS planned, sort of. On his way to his motel, Jason told his mother by phone that since he was so close, he would spend Friday night at her house. This was somewhere after 9 p.m. He added: IF this is agreeable with Michelle. Evidently he had not discussed this with her beforehand. I understand he tried to call her BEFORE he called his mother, but Michelle told him to call back because she and her friend were watching Grey's Anatomy. One of my favorites, too, so I can understand that.

He planned to pick up some furniture. He wouldn't have room for it on their Thanksgiving visit because he would have Cassie and Michelle with him. Those of you with kids KNOW that even with one kid, the car is full, unless you have a semi.

Sometime around 11 p.m., Jason called back to Michelle and got PERMISSION for the trip to Brevard, EVEN THOUGH OUT OF TOWN GUESTS WERE COMING IN. He planned to be back by noon or so on Saturday. I guess you had to have been there to understand that stuff about the guests. I don't pretend to know.

Jason's mother was grilled--no, that's not right--was questioned probably very politely since no one is impolite to a mother from late Friday night until 5 a.m. or so Saturday morning. I'm not telling you anything the cops don't know... OK, a couple more things. If JTF said it, it's true. Go back and look. If Gojo said it, it's true. Well, maybe some stuff I said was secondhand was actually first hand, because I had visited the house and saw the crime scene. But I was still trying to cover my identity then.

Posted by sosad: New to the boards....but have been reading for months. JY and MY were definitely expecting houseguests on Friday. A married couple connected through JY and NCState....

They were already on the way to visit when a mutual friend called them on their cell phone and told them MY had been murdered. They were very very upset but decided to continue the trip. I am not connected directly to JY or MY. I am a friend of their friends. I actually have met JY but not MY. It is my understanding that the homecoming game was in the plans, but I really don't know how far in advance the trip was planned or even who called them to invite them (JY or MY?).

... I really don't want to say where they were travelling from other than within the state of North Carolina. They are keeping VERY tight lipped about this and out of respect for them, I don't want to give any more personal information. I must admit....we have wondered if JY knew they were coming and DID call MF so that the couple would not have to find MY's body.

OK This is all supposition based on things they said right after the murder happened. They definitely went on to Raleigh, but I think to the friend's house who called them. I don't think LE CALLED them, but all of JY's close friends were interviewed and fingerprinted. (Maybe after the funeral; I'm not sure of the timeline) I don't know if they talked to JY on the phone before seeing him in Raleigh....sorry. I do know that their contact with JY has been very limited (if at all other than the funeral) since the murder, and I am under the impression that this is what his attorney told him to do.

... The topic is completely taboo with my friends who are close to JY and MY. I tried digging some info out early on and they wouldn't talk other than to say what an ugly mess this was, how it would be long and drawn out, etc....

Posted by sosad: RPD, I too heard about this 11 PM call that Jason supposedly made to MY. I think he told several people at the funeral.

Posted by sosad: I do not know the exact arrival time. Based on what I've been told, I ASSUME the husband took off work a little early that Friday. The wife does not work. They live NEAR Charlotte (but don't pin me down to more than that). How long does it take to get to Raleigh from around Charlotte? My guess is they were trying to beat 5:00 traffic. Somewhere along the way they received the bad news, tried to digest it and decided to go on to Raleigh anyway. I got a call from a concerned friend about the whole ordeal, and I can't swear to it but think it was late Friday afternoon. My memory about detail is not good!!!

Posted by outsidethebox: ...No Gojo, it does not make sense.....the reason is that the Call came in the morning at around 7:30am from what I understand....Jason knew his MY was at home because she had a Dr. Appt at 9:30am so why call MF to go by ASAP to pick up this printout? If he knew his wife was home....MF would have to explain why she was there, etc. Now what I would have done was call my wife and say "Honey, please do not go into the Office (providing thats where the printout was) because I printed out what I am getting you for XMas and I don't want you to see it." I would not call a relative to run interfernce for something that petty.

The Car Accident

In May of 2006 Jason and Michelle were involved in a car accident which resulted in their vehicle going off the side of a cliff. Neither were seriously hurt but Michelle was taken to the hospital because she was pregnant at the time. She did not lose the baby at that time. Many posters believe this was an attempt by Jason to either get rid of the baby, Michelle or both. "Insider" posts explain the accident. Several weeks later she did lose the baby after it stopped developing.

Posted by just the facts: …Car accident was in 5/06, not 5/05.-just another mistake made by the media. I don't know the other poster so not sure where his knowledge is from, but am assuming its not firsthand and that in being passed along, some details have gotten skewed as things tend to do.

I do know Jason and Michelle and spoke to them the day of the car accident not very long afterwards. I know that Jason thought the back of the SUV wasn't closed properly and glanced back to look at that. When he did so, his wheels went off the road to the right. He overcorrected the car and went down an embankment to the left and into the river. No one has ever stated to me that Michelle was reaching for something in the back seat of the car. The state trooper who responded to the accident said there had been multiple accidents there and requests for a guard rail. He said he hoped that accident would be enough to finally get a guard rail put in there. I am quite familiar with that stretch of road having driven it myself many times. The story I was told makes perfect sense and unfortunately, the media has tried to put a nasty spin on it. It was a wreck, plain and simple. It could have happened to any of us.

She was taken to the hospital because she was pregnant and because they had both been in a car wreck with a lot of force/jarring and there was concern of whiplash. She did not lose her baby or experience any pregnancy complications at that time. Some weeks later at a scheduled doctor's visit ultrasound revealed the child had stopped developing. She had to have a medical abortion or she would have miscarried. She and Jason were both devastated. I spoke to them the day they got that news. Her doctors did not in any way feel the accident played any role in the loss of that child. That loss occurred some weeks after the accident As soon as she was given the go ahead, they tried to get pregnant again.

Posted by just the facts: I don't really know what "factual" data I can give you. I'm not in the habit of when a friend calls me telling me about a wreck they've been in, to ask them to provide me with the documentation in case I need it down the road. I know the wreck was this year because I remember where I was when I learned of the wreck and I didn't live here in 2005. As I said, you can believe what you like. What would my motivation to lie be and really, what does the date really matter? You either accept that a wreck occurred in the past and it was what it was - a terrible accident or you don't. I understand that WRAL interviewed the state trooper, but that does not mean he was not misquoted or that they didn't get the date wrong. I would assume a wreck is public record and it should be easy enough to verify if you so choose.

Posted by just the facts: It bothers you when I clarify personal information that has been made very public, not by me, but by the media? Did you object to the media's twisted version of these facts? I have stated nothing that hasn't been stated by the media. The only thing I have done is tried to set the record straight in regard to the facts. The car wreck has been made public. The fact that she was pregnant at the time was made public. The fact that she lost that baby was made public. None of that was made public by me. All I've done is clarify that her doctors never attributed the loss of that child to that car wreck. All I've done is state how excited this young couple was to be pregnant again. Terrible accusations have occurred here including that Jason Young killed his young wife and unborn son. I am saying, I know these people. I know how devastated they were to lose one child and how excited they were to be pregnant again. There are those that have alluded that this car wreck was an attempt to kill his wife and his unborn son. I am simply trying to show how that makes no sense and how that simply was not the case.

Posted by just the facts: Why would he create an accident that would potentially kill himself too? He was in that car right along with her. Either or both of them could have been killed. He's no stunt driver. How would he possible ensure he killed her, but walked away unharmed himself? This is the wild speculation I'm talking about. It just doesn't make sense... It was by the sheer grace of God they walked out of that car that day. No one could have planned an accident like that to kill one person and so the other could walk away. Its just not possible and it simply makes no sense.

Posted by gojo: Car accident was May 29. Barkley Road is a narrow, two-lane farm-to-market road about a mile or two from town. Both were buckled in. Something in the back, maybe a partially closed door? distracted Jason. When he turned to look, he ran off the road to the right, overcorrected to the left, plunged down a steep hill about 20 feet to the French Broad River. Practically no shoulder on the road at that point.It's happened to other people at that stretch of road. No room to widen the road or put up guard rails. But we have other stretches of road like that, too.The French Broad is extremely curvey--meandering--in this upper part of the river. Many of our roads run alongside it for stretches. Again, No LINK, JMO.

FACT, but can't document. MY's doctor said the car accident DID NOT cause the miscarriage.

Posted by frenchbroad: In my reading of the past 2-3 weeks, there are a questions that people have had that I can provide answers to that I can assure you are facts. First, the issue with the car accident.....yes it was his Mitz SUV that JY was driving and the story he told was that he heard a rattling sound at the back window and when he turned to look back to see what the sound was, he went off the road and lost control. He said that the front end of the car stuck in mud but water came in quickly. He and MY had to crawl up a hill to get help.

Posted by raleighwood: Hello, I live about a mile from the Youngs and while I don't know them personally, we do have several mutal friends in common. These friends know them fairly well. Anyway, here are the rumors I have heard so take it for what it's worth. (I'm just sick of not seeing anything new on this board!) Recently a friend spoke to MY a few weeks before her murder and happened to talk about the "bizarre" accident. Michelle apparently described it as "divine intervention" as to how they survived the accident. Cassidy was not in the car. [This post had three points. I posted only the relevant point for this topic. The whole post can be read under Misc Information.]

Posted by Concerned Citize: ...In the spring the couple was involved in an accident in which the vehicle went off the road and into a river. Neither of them were hurt and both walked away uninjured though their car had water damage. It is absurd to assume because someone was involved in a wreck earlier that they were trying to kill their spouse. It also makes no sense - they both were in the car, they both went into the river. They both potentially could have been hurt or killed. State highway patrol responding to the scene commented on the number of accidents that had occurred at this particular spot and said there had beeen numerous requests for a guard rail there. This connection was ridiculous from the beginning.

Posted by Tennisbuff: IMO, too much is being made of the car accident. I'm from Brevard and know right where they went off the road -- it's a curvy road with no guard rail (it needs one). It doesn't take much of a distraction to go off the road there. Plus, most car accidents don't result in death. So if JY had wanted to kill her, a car accident at a speed of 35 miles an hour or less (that's the limit in that area, and the state trooper's report does not say they were speeding) is very unlikely to result in death. Especially in a newer vehicle which likely has decent safety features. Add to it the fact that he was in the car too and would have been at risk. Just doesn't add up.

The California Trip

In one of the SW's a witness is quoted as saying "Michelle was very very pissed off" about a trip Jason made to California in 2006. Again the following is "insider" accounts as to why this trip may or may not be important to the case.

Posted by gojo: Why do you think the cops didn’t say what else they learned in the interviews with “A” (older) and “B” (younger)? I’ll tell you why. Because the cops are playing us all for suckers in their game to convict JY.

The biggest sucker of all? The media, and I think we might see some rage from them after they find out.The cops told the media part of what they had learned, that Michelle was “pissed off”. Why didn’t they reveal the rest of it?

Why didn’t they tell the media that Jason’s vacation was a special trip he treated his mother and sister to? Why didn’t they tell us that this international playboy flewout with his mother and sister and came back with them?

Why didn’t they tell us that Michelle was upset because she had just come back from a two-week trip north to her hometown, had no vacation days left and could not make the California trip?

Surely the cops learned this in their interviews. Does anyone see how this “vital information” could compromise their case? Have you come up with an answer yet? Maybe they want everyone to picture Jason as a bad boy with a noose tightening slowly around his neck. They want to punish Jason because he will not come in and talk with them, he won’t cooperate by climbing up the scaffold and drawing the noose around his own neck by falling for their tricks.These are the cops that everyone wants Jason to cooperate with.These are the guys who will try to make us all fall for their tricks and “pressure” Jason to come in and talk with them. Well, not me. I may well be a sucker....But I won’t be a cop sucker.

Posted by eord11: I've heard that MY was pissed that JY paid for his entire family to go to California. She did not agree with it but he did it anyway.I think it was all of his immediate family. MY understood the finances and couldn't understand why her husband wanted to take the bill for such a trip for all of his family. She knew about the trip. She didn't even care that JY was going with his family. She just didn't understand why JY was forking over the entire trip when they had no money. I believe [the trip was] in the July timeframe. It's true that MY had no time left so she could not go. I'm almost positive CY did not go as well.

Posted by k8e11: ...both sisters are married and it was the younger of the two that went on the trip ...her husband went on the trip as well.

posted by jake on WebSleuths: I'm sorry you did not get to see the original story. You saw the corrected version. It was corrected after I let some people know the story was incomplete and left a false impression. The Raleigh N&O didn't have the opportunity to correct their version because it was in print, unlike WRAL. However, the next day the N&O published an updated story also. Here is the story as it appeared on Feb. 13 in the Raleigh News and Observer:

SNIPPED OF COURSE:
Wife's money fears, fury detailed
Murder victim stressed over money, angry at husband's trip without her, warrant shows
Thomasi McDonald, Staff Writer
RALEIGH - Michelle Young was not only "stressing out over money" but about a California vacation authorities say her husband took without her, according to a search warrant.
SNIP
According to the search warrant, Sternberg talked with two witnesses about the California vacation. One said Michelle Young was "very, very" angry about the trip that her husband apparently took without her. The second witness told Sternberg there was tension between the two as a result of Jason Young's California trip, according to the warrant.

As you can imagine, the CTV board had about five pages of posters guessing what Jason was doing while visiting the fleshpots of California. What a selfish moron to take off on a solo vacation and leave his poor wife and baby behind....etc. The media relied on the search warrant for the information. The search warrant, I believe, was purposely incomplete. It didn't mention that it was a long-planned trip with Jason's mother, sister, brother in law. The two A & B (younger) witnesses? Obviously not friends of Jason. The money? That had been planned for and budgeted also. I've often wondered what would have happened if Jason had given up his constitutional rights and sat down to be grilled by police officers. Would these negative stories have come out differently? I think so. I also wonder why I keep writing this story. I've done it before, and obviously it convinces no one. Others still believe Jason should "cooperate", give up his rights, submit to grilling, eh, an "interview". I don't.--Jake (ws)

posted by dkjack: …Michelle had three weeks vacation. After her miscarriage, she and Jason went to the beach for a week. Later, Michelle went north for two weeks. Jason had to work. You suggest two weeks away from Michelle and his child were pleasant for Jason? Doubt it. I told you the trip with Jason's family had been long-planned....something like that would have to be planned around work schedules for four people. And of course Michelle knew the plans. Jason had one week of vacation left. Another poster says he doubts the trip was long-planned and that Michelle probably didn't know about it in advance. Most people on the board seem to believe this poster who admittedly does not know the family. Okay. I give up.

You have the right to remain silent...

Jason Young retained a lawyer the day he found out his wife was murdered. Although it is his right not speak to law enforcement it does beg the question. Why? Many argued it gives the appearance he has something to hide. While the concept of the right to remain silent was debated fiercely on the board a few friends did try to explain why.

Posted by concerned in ral: I too have friends that know Jason well. And from what I am hearing from them being questioned, is that he is a suspect, and it seems like they are digging for dirt. I don't know if this is just the LE's tactic to gain more information. But they are certainly not painting a pretty picture of him during questioning. Either they are building a case to break down his credibility or they are just using slurr tactics to see if anyone has information they will come forward with. I too know Jason, not very well, but enough to give a high five and "what's up" to when I see him. And I have a very hard time believing this is something he could do. Having said that, I think the reason that people who know him or are friends with him have a hard time believing it could be him is b/c its kind of scary and disheartening to think someone you know and that is a lot like you and your friends could be capable of something like this. I know this, everyone that's like me that doesn't know this guy, thinks he is guilty. Whatever that means.

Posted by just the facts: No lawyer was obtained for Jason until friends questioned by the police said the police were asking accusatory questions. The police made their intentions to treat him like a suspect from the beginning very clear during their interviews with his friends. That was brought to the attention of family members who recommended he get a lawyer. His step father was misquoted and no lawyer was obtained when he was at his mother's house.

Posted by Tennisbuff: And JY didn't lawyer up as quickly as some people think. He spoke to LE on the phone after he found out, then he and his family drove to Raleigh. Once there, he answered a few questions, until he saw that the questions were accusatory and he could see where that was going. At that time, he refused to answer further questions. So yes, it was soon after the murder, but it wasn't on his mother's front lawn.JMO

Posted by gojo: Let's say you're in the car with JY and his family on that fateful Friday as they travel to Raleigh. JY knows Michelle is dead, and he can barely talk through his tears. He really is choked up. Think now of the heartbreak his mother is going through, trying to comfort JY.

Finally, though, Ms. Young calls the Raleigh police to tell them they are on the road to Raleigh. Everybody in the car is willing to cooperate to help find out what happened to Michelle.

BUT....what JY's MOTHER hears on the phone is, "Is Jason with you?""Yes, he is, but he can't talk right now.""Well, he'd better be with you."Whoa! No condolences, no sympathy, just "He'd better be with you!" Now, if you are in that car, what is your first reaction? I think Ms. Young's reaction probably was, "I think they're ready to hang my son."

This has gotten too long. I'll finish it later.

Posted by gojo: Now, when Jason and his family arrive in Raleigh, they go to Meredith’s house, because that is where Cassie is being kept.Two of Jason’s friends, both of whom have already been talked to by LE, immediately tell Jason that he needs a lawyer, and even tell him which lawyer to call. Evidently they had a bad experience with LE.

Jason goes into the house to be with Cassie. Immediately afterward a swarm of police cars swoop down on the driveway, bubblegum lights flashing, lighting up the neighborhood. Jason’s mother and other family members are in the process of taking their suitcases out of the car when a policeman orders them to stop.

“What do you think you’re doing?” This to a mother and grandmother.

“We’re going to a motel to spend the night. We need our suitcases.”

“You’re not going anywhere with those suitcases.”

“Well, can I get my blood pressure medicine and wallet out of the car?”“No, you can’t. We’re going to search everything in this car. You will eventually get it all back.”

And so forth. Believe me, it really did happen like this. Not only was Jason treated like a criminal from the very beginning, but the rest of his family were treated like conspirators! Eventually Mrs. Young was permitted to retrieve her medicine, but her pocketbook, money, I.D. were not returned until the next day. If I had been there (I got this second hand from someone who was there) I reckon I would have been arrested for assaulting a police officer for the way Mrs. Young was treated.

Now, Jason knows this is happening outside, but he stays in the house with Cassie and his friends. At this point, do you think you would have second or third thoughts about talking with any of the LE people?

When Jason does talk with his lawyer, he is told directly to say nothing to anyone (not even his family) about any aspect of this brutal murder.

So, what would you have done?

Posted by dkjack: I understand your argument, and it does sorta make sense to me.....so long as I am not the one being accused of murdering my wife. Obviously we have different outlooks on life. Look, maybe the cops made an initial mistake with Jason. Maybe their insulting attitude told Jason he was their only suspect. Who knows? I have heard that when the cops interviewed Jason's sister their attitude was so insulting she ran them off and told them never to come back. Maybe I have too much pride. But when someone blatantly insults me, I don't feel very cooperative. BUT, if I knew something that would point the cops to the killer, I would certainly share that, maybe through my lawyer. I believe Jason would, too. Do you?

Posted by dkjack: Wish I could, but as you can tell by my nic, I don't know much. What I have heard is that the cops came on to the friends really hard, like, "Do you know why Jason killed his wife," "Do you have any information about how Jason treated his wife," etc. Evidently it was aggressive enough that at least one friend called Jason as he was on his way to Raleigh and advised him to get a lawyer, and, the way I hear it, even helped with that task. I would guess Jason's decision to use his constitutional rights started about here. I've wondered how the cops got to the friends so quickly, but then figured MF gave them a list. These interviews were not at the scene, and Jason did not call his friends....they called him, from what I have heard.

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Who is Jason Young? Several friends have posted on CTV to give their perspective on who Jason Young is. The following posts were from friends of Jason and Michelle. Also included are posts made by acquaintances of Jason or people who met him briefly.

Posted by WolfPackFan: ... I was a good friend of Jason's in college, but have not talked to him since 1998. He was a great guy back then. It's hard for me to believe that he could be capable of something like this, but there's no telling how things may have changed in the past 8 years.

Posted by WolfpackFan: Jason works for ChartOne, a medical software company. Didn't look to see where they're based, but they are at www.chartone.com. Per your previous questions, I believe Jason was born and raised in Brevard. It was definitely his hometown in college. He returned there several summers to work as a whitewater rafting/kayaking tour guide. He was a very active guy, loved athletics and outdoor activities. He was VERY well liked by everyone who knew him. Very charismatic and easy to get along with.

Posted by Packpride: I have been reading this board since someone sent me a link shortly after Michelle's murder. I don't know why I feel compelled to contribute, but I do. I was friends with both Jason and Michelle in college. I met Michelle through Jason, but have been friends with him for many years.. This brutal crime has been made even more awful when I think that Jason may have had something to do with it. After it happened I would get angry reading these boards and reports in the media that automatically pegged jason as guilty. As more and more of his actions have been revealed combined with his refusal to help police find the killer of his wife and unborn child I am becoming less and less certain of his innocence. That is a really difficult sentence for me to type. I spoke with him a few days before this occured...and he seemed happy and excited about the new baby, excited about helping Cass with her schoolwork, and mainly about life in general. I know that friends of both are as shocked and confused by this as I am...and we talk about how surreal it is to see our friends being discussed in forums like this and splashed across the cover of People magazine. I think for the most part, you guys have been extremely respectful and generally want what we all do...to find out who is responsible for this horrific crime. I hope from the bottom of my heart that it isn't Jason mainly for the sake of little Cass who has already lost one parent and will now have this dark cloud hanging over her. She is a lovely little girl and I hate that she will one day be able to read all of these articles, and even listen to herself on the 911 tape. I don't know why I felt compelled to say something on here. I am very torn. On one hand I want to support and stand up for a very good friend who is going through the most difficult thing I can imagine...on the other hand I am full of questions and doubts surrounding his actions in the aftermath of this. I have always known him to be a popular, happy, fun-loving, friendly guy...who loved his family very much, and right now I think that is how I will choose to think of him until there is solid, indisputible evidence to the contrary. I just want you guys to know that a lot of us are reading these boards and asking the same questions you all are.

Posted by ConcernedCitize: ...I have known Jason for nearly 10 years. I am passing along information that I have received or come across. I am unaware of any unfaithfulness. That is not to say that there wasn't any. I just don't know. All I have said from the beginning is that Jason's character does not fit the type of person that could do something like this. Much of what is posted is slanted against Jason so I have felt the need to give as much of the other side or unknown information as I can.

Posted by ConcernedCitize: Honestly.... I think you guys are giving Jason way to much credit.... Not to take a shot at the guy but there is no way he would have thought all this out. 1) He does not have the ability to brutally murder someone and leave his daughter at home alone. 2) He is not sick enough to have planned all this out ahead of time and kill his wife and unborn son. Side note: We don't know if he tried to call Michelle. We don't know when, if, how many times etc. You guys are working under the assumption that he didn't try to call her.

Posted by Concerned Citizen:What [I] do know is Jason is not capable of something like this. I realize things happen and people do things that you never would think they would do but the amount of planning etc. this would have taken means he would have to have been a completely evil and sociopathic person. That is just not who he is. Not only that but the way she was killed takes someone with a lot of rage, hate, and just plain brutatility. That is just not who he is. Jason did not do this......I can say that when I went to the funeral I made [a] conscious effort to pay attention to Jason, his family, friends, etc to see any of their reactions or emotion (or lack of emotions) stood out. He seemed to be completely devastated by his loss.

Posted by frenchbroad: I am a new user but have been following this case closely since it happened. I know JY from having worked with him in the past and I wanted to say a couple of things that may relate to some old questions but some are to new ones. First, I would like to say that JY would have been the last person on this earth I would have ever thought could be involved in anything like this. He loved his wife and doted on his daughter and he was always a gentleman with a lot of integrity. He is one of the nicest guys I have ever worked with and I say that not in a "SP" way (I saw right through SP the first time I saw him on TV--that smirk gave him away) but in a 'want to please' kind of way. He was very cordial to everyone around him and had a lot of friends. With that said, I am in no way defending him....I just want everyone to know how disbelieving this is for those who do know him...

Posted by frenchboard: He often chatted away with the girls as though he was one of them. Sometimes came across as unsure of himself. JMO

Posted by jdub21: While I can't say I know what happened, I would be shocked to find out he had something to do with it. He has always been a great guy who would do anything to help someone out. I've never seen him be anything but nice to people. Again, I'm not saying whether he's innocent or guilty, but the Jason I knew has always been a great person. I did speak with several of his closest friends last night and they were all adamant he had nothing to do with it. Just keep in mind that the press is trying to say anything possible to make Jason look guilty, and that not all of what is being said in the news is correct. I'm pretty much just waiting and seeing what solid evidence comes out before I make a decision on whether he is guilty or not. Just thought some people might be interested in another side of the story.

Posted by WolfpackFan: Per your previous questions, I believe Jason was born and raised in Brevard. It was definitely his hometown in college. He returned there several summers to work as a whitewater rafting/kayaking tour guide. He was a very active guy, loved athletics and outdoor activities. He was VERY well liked by everyone who knew him. Very charismatic and easy to get along with.

Posted by Concernced Citize: I know Jason personally and there is no way he is capable of doing something so brutal.I was at the funeral and burial and I can tell you that everything that was said by the family and friends of Michelle was nothing but complimentary of their relationship and marriage. Numerous times Jason was mentioned as being a good husband and father and how much they loved each other.I have also read some people comment that he was not wearing his ring. JASON WAS WEARING HIS RING.

Posted by anonymous1: After reading about JY being a ladies man...Just an interesting thought- I can not remember him ever having a girlfriend or even dating at all through high school. He had tons of friends but never any "girlfriends"!! Not that it means anything just something more to ponder.

Posted by chineseeyes: I wouldn't say he was a close friend, but definitely a friend. we would go out with all the same people to parties, bars, etc... i've had many one-on-one conversations with him. he was always a fun person. but i also remember thinking he was kind of distant (and i thought this before this murder happened). i think that after the verdict is in, i will be able to disclose more about what i thought of him, but for now, i think it's best to keep things private, out of respect for him. does that make sense? i'm sorry to "tease" like that, but i feel uncomfortable talking too much about his personality.

Posted by Tennisbuff: Just a few observations. He was on the soccer team in high school. Also, I said earlier he was voted class clown, that was incorrect -- had to get out my year book. It was really best overall.He was really cute back then too. Seems like he was cuter then than the pictures I've seen of him lately.

Posted by outsidethebox: I worked with Jason for about 3 months before he left our company selling Pharmaceuticals......he was at best an average rep and his sales were below average compared with other reps. He liked to look at the ladies and had no problem flirting and drinking at our regional meetings. I did not know him well enough to say that he is a cold blooded killer, however, based on the facts that have surfaced thus far I feel that Jason could and may have done this horrible crime. All IMO.

Posted by gojo 2: Part 1 - So you want to know about Jason. I have known him for 33 years. He is the first friend I ever made. I have never known anyone else like Jason. He has (well had) such vigor for life. Being around him is always fun because he is simply magnetic. Ask anyone who really knows Jason and they will have a silly story to tell. Since the loss of his wife and son he has been hanging on only because of the support of his family and friends and mostly because of Cassidy. If you could spend three minutes with him playing with her you would know he is not even close to being capable of something like this. He and his family spent Thanksgiving with our family. My husband had never met Jason. After 10 minutes of talking to him and watching him with Cassidy my husband finally understood why this ordeal has been so hard for the people who love Jason. As my husband stated "someone who can swing his daughter around with so much love could never hurt anyone".What else can I tell you about Jason...his heart is bigger than Texas. He loves animals and people so much. When he was younger he would bring home stray animals and help nurse them back to health. When I had some recent surgery he was just as caring, asking how I was several times and letting me know he would do anything to help. For crying-out-loud--he had just lost the love of his life and son but he was still thinking about others.

Posted by gojo 2: Part 2 - I saw Jason very soon after his parents told him about the murder. I know this time should be not discussed because it is so personal but I will share some. Jason couldn't stop sobbing. He kept shaking his head and asking why. He also was devastated that he would never meet his son-whose name he and Michelle had already chosen. My professional career has been about helping people deal with loss and grief. I can assure you that there is no way he could fake that kind of grief. He finally asked his mother for a towel because he had such a large pile of tissue-which just couldn't contain all the tears. I truly wish all of you could meet Jason. He is a wonderful person who is full of integrity! He is so honest and sincere. To know Jason is to have a friend for life. He would walk through fire for me and I would do the same for him.He was voted best all around for our senior class--that pretty much sums him up--he is an all around decent and loving and kind man. He loved his wife dearly just as he loves all of his friends and family. He could be your brother. How would you feel if someone spoke of your brother like so many have spoken about him? Oh, I can tell you about this before another rumor is started. Some of my family had dinner with his family at Pizza Hut in Brevard. One day later a family member was told "wow ! Jason already has another girlfriend". I am not his girlfriend but it is an honor to be his friend!I can't believe how the press has crucified him. For example: Jason's SUV was taken (the SW said because of possible blood). Yet, when the vehicle was returned, Miss AL never reported that there was NO BLOOD found on or in the vehicle. Great reporting–I wonder what her agenda is? Honest, unbiased journalism? This is simply one example. I have multiple that I will share if you want. I know this is lengthy but I wanted to share the Jason I know and love with you. He is like a brother!No, a younger brother. Actually I am 33 and he is 32, only a few months apart.

Posted by sosad: I am not connected directly to JY or MY. I am a friend of their friends. I actually have met JY but not MY. It is my understanding that the homecoming game was in the plans, but I really don't know how far in advance the trip was planned or even who called them to invite them (JY or MY?).... My PERSONAL opinion (is this where I say IMO?) is that Jason at best has personality issues. He struck me as wanting to be the center of attention...loud, flirtatious, jokester and definitely drank a lot. I haven't known very many people with personality disorders, but the only bipolar person I've known was like JY's behavior (when in the Mania state). I have read up on the Bipolar personality since, and the rage issue will not leave my head. IMO, JY may be very unstable, felt trapped in a marriage he did not ask for, and may have flown into a rage that led to MY's death. The out of town stuff, however, points more to premed, and I really don't want to go there!

Posted by outsidethebox: In response to the therapist quote by SoSad.....I can agree with the heavy drinking and being the center of attention as I played witness to those. I also feel that he did have other issue well beyond the normal scope. IMO

Posted by Ridenour: Hello, My name is Rob Ridenour and was a student under Mrs. Young many years ago. She a was great teacher who cared about her kids but never took any crap off of them. She was an old school teacher with old school morals something which is lacking in today's school systems. But she had a tender heart and she would listen if you ever needed to talk. Now I'm not going to go into the case against her son Jason, who IMO is as friendly a man anymore could ever meet. I just want to express my feelings on how I feel about these people and how much they have my support. Jason was more of a friend to my older brother Davey but I still remember me and him hanging out after school and playing basketball. I also remember going to his house and playing Nintendo games for an evening. Even though I was younger he always was nice to me and treated me with respect. He was always cracking us up with his clownish ways. To me Jason was a great entertainer and could talk to anyone. He could really get you going and wouldn't let up. Just a fun kinda of guy all around. And I'm sure he's a great father to his little girl Cassidy. In the pictures I've seen Jason seems very happy and has that same smile I'll always remember. I hope to meet her one day. These are definitely not "trashing people" like someone called them on this very board. Again I'm not here to change anybody's opinion on the subject. It's a free country and we're all entitled to that. I just want to let others know that these are good and honest people. And I stand by that no matter what the outcome is.

Posted by gojo: Hang in there, Frank. I know for a FACT that JY did not swallow the ring. The true story is that he only pretended to swallow the ring of a friend and then gave it back. I also know that everyone, even the bride, had a good laugh over it. JY does like to tease, but he is not stupid and does not have a diagnosable mental illness, IMO.

Link to the ring story
http://frictionpowered.blogspot.com/

Financials/Insurance

Law Enforcement officials stated in the NTO the Youngs were experiencing financial difficulties and Michelle had a substantial life insurance policy as reasons for suspecting Jason Young. There was no evidence given for this assertion so there are some "insiders" who challenge the information and others who support it.

Posted by just the facts: Am I going to provide you with bank statements, no. I can tell you from being very close to this that I am 100% sure finances were a non-issue. From that you can ascertain that I know that firsthand or you can disbelieve me. Since you wish to dispute all that I say, what "factual" knowledge have you seen from the media and law enforcement to back up their statements regarding financial difficulties? As of yet, I've seen absolutely nothing.

Posted by just the facts: Life insurance. Yes, there is life insurance. Both Jason and Michelle carried life insurance at a signficant level. They both frequently traveled by airplane and felt it was important.*They were loving parents wanted to make sure their daughter was protected in case something happened to them. Buying life insurance when you have child is not abnormal. Everyone should do it.

Posted by RPD: I know from Michelle's Sorority sister they both have $1,000,000 life insurance. Term for a healthy 29 year , non smoking female is only +/- $500 / year. Considering she was a CPA in the finance Department of a large power company and had a 2 year old....makes sence.

Originally posted by just the facts Also, life insurance wasn't just taken out 3 months before. Response posted by RPD: Yes it was....my local source knows the life agent that sold the $1mm policy ( stated early on the $1,000,000). [This was posted on 1/11/07]

Posted by RPD: When the life insurance was purchased. A source in People Mag said 3 months prior to the murder. My source knew it was within the previous year, not sure on exact time. [This was posted on 1/27/07]

Excerpt from People Magazine Article: "A source close to the couple told People that Michelle – who had planned to cut back on her hours as a senior financial specialist for a power company once her new son was born – was covered by a $1 million insurance policy that her husband took out three months before her murder and that made him the beneficiary."

Posted by RPD: As I reported very early on, we found there is in fact a $1mm life policy along with a will. This will, I am told, names JY's Sister as guardian in the event both parents are deceased. I was also told MF was upset that MY went along with this at the time, as she was previously named. Yes, this information comes second hand, but I consider it very credible.

Posted by just the facts: The will was made nearly a year before MY's death. At that time the life insurance policy was taken out which was a million $ policy on both their lives - not just MYs. The guardianship was made at the same time and has never and was never changed. The whole thing with the "life insurance being changed 3 mos. prior to MY's death" is a media attempt to sell a better story and gives someone like RPD a chance to run with it since she is so confused and makes so many false statements on her own under the guise of knowing an "insider".

Posted by just the facts: Often when you take a job, your company offers free life insurance for some small amount (like $10,000) or somesuch. When JY got the job with Chartone he had such a benefit. He made the beneficiary of that policy his mother since MY would be taken care of by the larger policy in the event of his death. Again, this is a *known* fact to true insiders, as is the date of the life insurance and will and the fact that there has only ever been one guardian. The only thing that happened 3 mos. prior to MY's death is JY got the job with Chartone and made his mother the beneficiary of that benefit. The truth is not nearly as exciting for the news media so they've chosen to report in such a way that people interpret that the "change" to the life insurance 3 mos. prior means that the police was jumped to a million $ policy 3 mos. prior. That is simply not true. Believe what you want.

Posted by just the facts: Or maybe there weren't financial problems. Ever consider the media just *might* be wrong. Remember this was the very first story they ran months ago, yet its never been substantiated. With the new "People" article, the media here is rehashing the same unsubstantiated information over and over and over again. Trust me, there were no financial problems. The Chartone job was a step up in pay and there were no long histories of unemployment or "sketchy" unemployment histories as have been alluded to. Both had substantial incomes- so sorry, no financial skeletons in the closet. Also, life insurance wasn't just taken out 3 months before. Many, many "facts" are skewed by the media in an attempt to sell stories for the sensationalism value. Those of us on the inside do know the truth and you can accept that truth or you can not, but I can tell you that rumors about financial problems are 100% untrue. What you choose to believe or not is up to you. I would think however, if you are going to speculate about someone's guilt or innocence you might actually want the real facts.

Posted by gojo: Just one correction I'd like to make. The insurance policy has been in place for a year or so; don't have the exact date, but maybe somebody can tell you, even though I think that information is supposed to be private.The other part of the correction is that Jason has the same amount of insurance as Michelle. I think LE "forgot" to mention this when they released the information to the media. Just My Opinion, but I think releasing only part of the information was a ploy by LE to put pressure on Jason. Hope this helps.

Posted by RPD: When the life insurance was purchased. A source in People Mag said 3 months prior to murder. My source knew it was within the previous year, not sure on exact time. [This was posted on 1/21/07]

The "Relationship"

It was revealed in one of the Search Warrants that Jason Young had a "relationship" with Michelle Money, from Ococee, FL. She was also Michelle Young's friend and sorority sister. Here are some of the posts from CTV Message boards in regards to his "relationship." There are probably many others but it is difficult to know the right search words to use.

Posted by jane02: I live in the triangle but I do not know Michelle or Jason Young. A friend of mine lives the the Youngs neighborhood - Enchanted Oaks, but she does not personally know the Youngs. I asked her what the neighbors thought? She said that the rumours she heard in the neighborhood was that Jason had a girlfriend in Florida. She had also heard that his car had been seen in the driveway that night by a delivery person, after the time he was supposed to be on his way to Va. This is not official info - just rumors floating around their neighborhood.

Posted by RPD: I first posted the Florida girlfriend thing a couple of weeks ago.This info came from MY's sorority sister (my friend). Yes, JY's inside circle have been aware of this fact for several weeks....that is why they all stopped posting in his defense.

Posted by RPD: According to MM, affair started 9-16-06.... MM was MY's sorority sister and a very close friend. MM said that she was having marital problems so she was "vulnerable". JY seized this opportunity...........

Posted by RPD: It was a true AFFAIR. There was at least one sexual encounter at MM's Florida home.

Posted by packpride: I don't think Jason had multiple affairs over the course of his marriage. From what I have heard, his friendship with MM turned into something more and he was struggling with that. It's true that Jason was popular with the ladies in college, but from what I observed he seemed to have a genuine love and respect for MY as his wife and the mother of his daughter and was enjoying a settled life as a family man. He really acted like Cass was the center of his universe. Naturally, I am questioning a lot of things now...just trying to pass on my impressions of what life was like before all of this. I realize other people are hearing differently but this is JMO

Posted by raleighwood: Hello, I live about a mile from the Youngs and while I don't know them personally, we do have several mutal friends in common. These friends know them fairly well. Anyway, here are the rumors I have heard so take it for what it's worth. (I'm just sick of not seeing anything new on this board!). A male friend of Jason's openly admitted that JY was unfaithful. I do not believe he was interviewed by LE, but I would imagine if he knows, then others have offered up this information. [This post has three points. I posted only the relevant point to this topic. The entire post can be read under Misc Information.]

Posted by just the facts: Until I know the "truth" about this relationship and not the media version I will not pass judgment. I have several friends of the opposite sex that I have frequent phone or email contact with. We are good friends and there is nothing more to it than that. Its not an issue for my spouse or for theirs. Until I know more, I will not judge a relationship I know nothing about. If this was a true affair I will be disappointed but I will be disappointed in both MM and JY. However, exercising poor judgment and having an affair doesn’t make someone a murderer and that is something we have all been quick to forget.

Posted by Sorsista: I have been reading this message board for weeks now and have yet to post. have a little inside knowledge of all that is goig on...I knew MY, JY, MM and SM in college. Didn't know JY and SM as well as MY and MM because of graduation, etc, but I knew them socially nonetheless. I still live in the RTP. The opinion here in the RTP is that the JY relationship with MM will play a bigger part in his case than you might think. IMO, and in the opinion of many others, MY found out that JY took a trip to Denver with MM, which may have caused the big fight that took a turn...

Posted by Sorsista: There was a trip to Denver. JY and MM were there. Maybe it was only skiing or whatever. No one knows what went on behind closed doors, But what a coincidence, huh?

Posted by gojo: ... They both have adamantly denied to the police and public that there is even a hint of an affair with JY. (Referring to Steve and Michelle Money).

Posted by gojo: I believe LE originally called it a relationship. Believe that's what they're still calling it.

Posted by gojo: I have seen no newspaper report an affair. Because I have allowed your discussion of "fact" to go unchallenged doesn't make it true. New people sign on to boards all the time. They maybe need to know you are not discussing "fact". If you are going to call the relationship an affair, give us a link.

Posted by gojo: I'm glad to see you use the phrase "may have been cheating". I'm not the only one who has not yet accepted that as a fact. I have heard something different about the Florida trip but cannot yet verify what I heard. I think some may have rushed to judgment, as they say.

Autopsy

Pathological Diagnoses

Blunt force injury to the head.
Multiple lacerations
Extensive abrasions and contusions
Multiple fractures of the mandible
Avulsion of multiple teeth
Fracture of the left temporal bone
Linear fracture of the base of the skull
Subarachnoid hemorrhage of the brain
Blunt force injury to the nect consistent with manual strangulation
Scratches on the left side of the neck consistent with fingernail marks
Hemorrhage of the strap muscles of the left side of the neck
Blunt force injury to the left deltoid region
Abrasion
Multiple contusions
Blunt force injury to the extremities
Laceration of the left thumb
Abrasion of the right wrist
Multiple confluent contusions of both hands
Intrauterine pregnancy

Cause of Death: Blunt Force Injury to the Head

The decedent is clothed in a hooded sweatshirt which is zipped up, a T-shirt, black pants, and pink panties. Paper bags present on the hands. The head and clothing are bloody.

Accompanying the body there is a small envelope labeled "teeth from near victim's head". It contains several bloody teeth and fragments that belong to the victim, demonstrated by placement into sockets. The teeth are photographed and released with the body.

Examination of the hands shows a single hair stuck in blood on the left hand. It is preserved as evidence. The fingernails are also clipped and preserved as evidence.

Link to Full Report
http://wral.com/news/local/story/1175401/

One of the CTV posters did look at the autopsy photos to see if he could learn anything about this senseless crime. This is his thoughts - a laymen's interpretation of what he saw.
Link to Blog describing the Autopsy Photos
http://autopsyphotos.blogspot.com

Compaq Presario Hard drive

Description of Property to be seized: Evidence that may aid in the identification of a possible suspect and the motivation for this homicide to include: Digital evidence, diskettes, CD ROM, material relating to data used to commit the above offense, "Cookie" data files, internet browser logs, internet TEMP files, saved and/or cached web pages showing sites visited, financial records, emails, instant messages, realted text files that may show correspondence with others participating in above schemes, occupant email address account information and passwords, images and text, journals and diaries, computer programs, address books, phone listings, communication programs, video image formats, and all evidence that may relate to the crime listed above or any other crime.

Probable Cause: ...The victim's sister came to the house to retrieve a document, which was on the printer, located next to the computer. The document had been printed from that computer the hours before the victim's death was discovered. The victim's husband contacted the victim's sister by telephone. The victim's husband asked the victim's sister to go to the home and collect those documents. The victim's sister went to the house. Once inside, she discovered the three year old child of the victim inside the residence. She also found her sister deceased inside the house. The sister then called the Sheriff's Office. There was no sign of forced entry. The computer listed above was seized pursuant to a search warrant at Birchleaf dr. It was located in an office area of the home.

Access to the computer's hard drive will be used for the purpose stated above to include but not limited to obtaining financial records, correspondence with insurance companies, information to corroborate with witness' statements, and to locate evidence to be compared with evidence already collected.

Link to Search Warrants
http://www.newsobserver.com/1413/story/519119.html

Case Overview

Michelle Fisher Young and her husband Jason were a young couple living in Raleigh, NC when she was brutally murdered in her home. She had a 2 year old daughter named Cassidy. She was pregnant with her second child at the time of death. Investigators said there were no signs of forced entry into their home located in the Enchanted Oaks subdivision. The autopsy revealed she died from blunt force trauma. Her sister, Meredith, found her in the master bedroom of her house on Friday afternoon, Nov 3, 2006. Cassidy and their dog, Mr. G, were found unharmed. Authorities said the slaying does not appear to be a random act of violence.

The previous night Michelle had a friend over to watch Grey's Anatomy and they visited until about 10:30 p.m. Her husband, Jason, left town that day/evening to get a head start for a business meeting in Virginia on Friday. He was on his way to his parents' home in Brevard when his sister-in-law found her body Friday afternoon. Authorities have put her time of death between midnight and 6am on November 3, 2006. Michelle was 29 years old.

Kimball Jane Sargent

This Court having conducted an in camera examination of documents and information provided by Kimball Jane Sargent, this court finds as follows:

1. That Kimball Jane Sargent has information to which is relevant to the investigation of Michelle Fisher Young's homicide.
2. That such information constitutes privileged communications under ...(statute).
3. That disclosure of such information to the State is necessary to a proper administration of justice and that such disclosure is not prohibited by other statute or regulation.

Therefore the court orders that Kimball Jane Sargent disclose any records related to Michelle Fisher Young to William F Dowdy, an investigator with Wake County DA's office. Such disclosure must by made within seven days of today's date.

The Court finds that the information provided to the Court in chambers by KJS shall be transcribed by the court reporter and turned over to William Dowdy and that Ms. Sargent shall answer any other questions of Mr Dowdy regarding this matter. The Court specifically finds that the interest of justice clearly outweighs the privileges created by statute and that the information must be disclosed.

Link to Court Order

http://wral.com/news/local/story/1211049/

Seven Discs

Description of Property to be seized: The electronic media contents of seven CD/DVD type disks, including photos, video and other data files tending to further illuminate the lives of Jason and Michelle Young and reconstruct events leading up to Michelle's murder.

Probable Cause: ...I had previously interviewed two witnesses. I am identifying one here as Witness A who had described how "Michelle was very, very pissed off" about a trip by Jason to California in 2006. ...Witness A was interviewed Dec 21, 2006

I also previously interviewed Witness B. This person described how Michelle was stressing over money and things Jason would go out and do. This witness gave me an example some details about a trip to California. Witness B described this tension and the details. Witness B is the younger of the two persons I spoke with on the interview date Nov 29, 2006.

I know from my review of other photos and images located in this inquiry that they materially helped to reconstruct traces of the history of the relationship between Jason and Michelle Young. I also know from the review of other witness and case information of some importance of the events around Oct-Nov 2003 time frame when the couple got married.

List of Disks:
1 Sam's Club disc titled in a pink and clear crystal case.
1 Imation CD-R is sleeve, otherwise unlabeled.
1 Imation CD-R marked Office XP, inside a sleeve marked Oct 10, 2003.
1 Sam's Club disc in a sleeve, marked May 22, 2004 with mini thumbnail images on the disc
1 Sam's Club disc in a sleeve, marked Oct 28, 2004 with mini thumbnail images on the disc
1 Imation CD-R, sleeve marked Oct 10, 2003
1 Fuji Film CD-R in a pink and clear with handwritten on the disc "California Vacation 2006"

Items were seized: Electronic contents of (5) of the disks, content including assorted image files, jpeg images showing various persons, places, and events. Some software programs and files.
(2) disks appear to be blank.

Link to Search Warrants
http://wral.com/news/local/story/1085235/

Samsung Phone

Description of Property to be Seized: Electronic trace evidence content saved inside Samsung Verizon cell phone and including saved service provider information, call records, missed calls, settings, contact lists, saved images and video, IP data, internet browsing records, saved text messages, aural content and date/time data of voicemails, whether new and un-played or previously accessed, that may still be inside or attached to an account for the phone.

Probable Cause: ...Investigator Lilyquist WCSO obtained a SW to search JY's SUV. One of the items located and collected from the SUV was a Cingular Wireless cell phone. Affiant Sternberg obtained and executed a SW for the voicemail and other electronic content of this device. There was a considerable volume of voicemail and electronic material inside this device and attached account. While making additional inventory and analysis of evidence recovered from JY's SUV, affiant Sternberg noted an additional cell phone from the vehicle. This phone is a Samsung Verizon model phone.

Items were seized:
Name card electronic data
Missed call data
Received call data
Dialed call data
Contacts data
Text message data received traffic
Digital photos (5)
Pending addtional analysis and further investigation

Link to Search Warrants
http://wral.com/news/local/story/1085235/

Nikon Camera

Description of Property to be Seized: Electronic trace evidence content of saved digital images, whether as stills or video, stored within a Nikon Coolpix camera and associated SanDisk 256 megabyte SD memory card collected as evidence from Birchleaf dr. from the upstairs den/office area.

Probable Cause: ...upon physically inspecting the device, I noted it contains a memory card in the memory slot.

Items were seized: Assorted digital photo images. Process is underway and continuing to recover deleted image media/pending inventory, analysis of photo media and further investigation.

Link to Search Warrants
http://wral.com/news/local/story/1085235/

Dell Computer

Description of Property to be seized: Evidence that may aid in the identification of a possible suspect and the motivation for this homicide to include: Digital evidence, diskettes, CD ROM, material relating to data used to commit above offense, "Cookie" data files, Internet browser logs, internet TEMP files, saved and/or cached web pages showing sites visited, financial records, e-mails, instant messages, related text files that may show correspondence with others participating in above schemes, occupant e-mail address account information and passwords, images and text, journals and diaries, computer programs, address books, phone listings, communication programs, video image formats, and all evidence that may relate to the crime listed above or any other crime.

Probable Cause: ... In the course of the investigation, we discovered the victim's husband Jason Young has had a relationship with Michelle Money of Ococee, FL. The past three months Jason and Money have corresponded frequently. In an interview with MM, she confirmed that she corresponded by phone or email to Jason Young almost daily. A search warrant was conducted at MM home in FL to obtain any computer or computer equipment, data storage device or digital evidence. A SW is needed to search the computer files and images, email accounts, or passwords, data storage devices and evidence of correspondence with JY, MY and MM.

Upon execution of the SW, an external hard drive was connected to MM's laptop computer. The external hard drive belongs to (a friend) who was present during the search warrant. She confirmed that the Seagate external hard drive had pictures of the victim MY as she was going to compile a scrapbook of the victim.

Link to Search Warrant:
http://wral.com/news/local/story/1085235/

Electronics, Audio/Voicemails

Description of Property to be Seized: Trace Evidence in the form of aural content of voicemails, whether new and un-played or previously accessed, that may still be in the cingular wireless account. These voicemails are in an electronic format designed to record sounds such as voices. Other trace electronic content saved inside this cell phone, including saved call records, missed calls, settings, contact lists, saved images and video, and saved text messages. Aural content of saved answering machine messages stored within an answering machine collected as evidence from Birchleaf dr. from the upstairs master bedroom. Similiar electronic and aural voicemail content from a cell phone found in a purse in the kitchen, same house, phone number and provider unknown. Video and audio content of two camcorder devices and associated tapes and DVDs for these devices recovered from the same house. Other electronic content of some CD's collected from the same house.

Probable Cause: Michelle Marie Fisher Young was found murdered on Nov 3, 2006 in her home on Birchleaf in Wake County. Jason Lynn Young is the victim's husband. The witness who found the victim was a sibling. The sibling reported getting a voicemail from Jason Young about how she was needed to go to the house to retrieve some documents. When she went to the house she located the victim.

Jason Young has been uncooperative.

Inv McCormack WCSO found out from Cingular Wireless, the provider of the #, about the existence of saved voicemails attached to the account, Inv McCormack reported making analysis of Jason Lynn Young's call activity on the account; Young made regular, frequent checks of his voicemail. The account is a local number attached to a Raleigh phone switch. Upon receipt of a copy of a search warrant issued pursuant to probable cause, Cingular would release electronic audio files of the voicemails from their service system to WCSO.

The items seized: A quantity of voicemails/electronic contents of the cell phone, electronics and other audio media search has commenced. Exact content is still under collection, analysis, documentation and under further investigation.

Link to Search Warrants
http://wral.com/news/local/story/1085235/

NTO

There is probable cause to believe that an offense punishable as a felony or Class A1 or Class 1 misdemeanor has been committed and reasonable grounds to suspect that the person named above (Jason Young) commited the offense. The results of the requested nontestimonial identification procedures will be of material aid in determining whether this person committed the offense.

Requested Nontestimonial Identification Procedures: Fingerprints, foot impressions, (photograph and measurement of foot), Photographs of body (injuries to body), blood, hair, pubic hair, saliva/cheek swabbing and trace evidence.

Facts Supporting Reason: Crime scene indicates possible struggle between victim and perpetrator, which could have resulted in injuries to the perpetrator, which injuries, or evidence thereof, may heal, or become undetectable with the passage of time.

Facts which establish reasonable grounds: There was a homicide at 5108 Birchleaf Dr occurring on 11/3/06. This person is the husband of the deceased. The crime scene shows no sign of forced entry. This person and the deceased were experiencing financial difficulties. The deceased was covered by a substantial life ins. policy with this person as the beneficiary. The deceased was pregnant and was making plans to cut back on her employment following maternity leave. This person, husband of deceased, has refused to cooperate with law enforcement.

Reasons Why procedures will be of material aid: Latent prints, footprints, skin cell evidence and other DNA evidence was obtained from the crime scene as well as other areas searched including autopsy. This person's fingerprints, DNA sample, photographs, body measurements are needed immediately for comparison purposes.

Link to Search Warrants
WRAL
News & Observer

Ford Explorer

Description of Property seized: Photographs, documentary evidence, paper writings indicating ownership, identifications, possession and control of the vehicle, latent fingerprints and palm prints, trace evidence, physiological fluids to include blood and DNA, weapons and/or blunt objects that could be used as weapons, and all evidence that may identify the person or persons responsible for the death of the victim.

Probable Cause: On 11/3/06 WCSO received information that a deceased body had been found by a family member at 5108 Birchleaf Dr. Officer's arriving at the scene discovered a deceased female on the floor of the master bedroom. There is blood spatter on the walls, and lamp in the room. The victim's sister came to the house and discovered the three year old child of the victim walking inside the home. The sister entered the home and discovered the victim. The sister called 911. On 11/4/06 Major RL Johnson, went to the residence at 1532 Lake Glen Dr. At the residence, he observed a white 2004 Ford Explorer which is registered to Jason Young. The vehicle was being detained pursuant to a death investigation. Major Johnson observed what appeared to be a drop of blood on the rear driver's side seat of the vehicle, which is light in color. Major Johnson also observed what appeared to be a dark in color spot consistent with a blood droplet on the exterior driver's side rear door.

Items Seized:
1 bottle of traimiterene/hetz 75/50 tab
1 bottle of lipitor 10 mg tablets
1 bottle of BE 2.25 P100
1 copy of gas receipt for Handee Hugo 89" from 11/2/06
1 copy of gas receipt for Get It Market from 11/3/06
1 copy of hotel receipt for Hampton Hotel for 11/2/06
1 cold stell lock blade knife black handle.
5 maps
1 Samsung Verizon Cell Phone Silver in Color w/black case and w/car charger
1 Samsung Cingular Cell Phone silver in color
1 Adams receipt book blue and pink in color
1 Ladies wallet brown in color w/keys attached.

Link to Search Warrants
Wral
News & Observer - Warrants Page

Birchleaf Dr

Description of Property Seized: Paper writings of identification, trace evidence, blood, instruments or items used to cause the death of the victim, photographs, body of victim. Fingerprints, palmprints.

Probable Cause: On 11/3/06 WCSO received information that a deceased body had been found by a family member at 5108 Birchleaf Dr. Officer's arriving on the scene discovered a deceased female on the floor of her master bedroom. There is blood spatter on the walls, and lamp in the room. The victim's sister came to the house and discovered the three year old child of the victim walking inside the home. The sister entered the house and discovered the victim. The sister then called 911.

List of Items seized:
US Airways Baggage Claim ticket for Jason Young
United Airlines ticket for Jason Young
US Airways Mastercard Statement for Jason Young
Confirmation for Hampton Inn Reservation 9/5-9/8 2006
Receipts for hotel - Adam's Mark, Denver Co
Wake County Public Library Key Card
United Airline receipt - Jason Young - Denver 10/9/06
Green in color storage box containing misc. papers
(3) Three wedding photos
Compaq Presario 6000 hard drive
(3) Manila file folders containing will, insurance papers, etc
Small White/Blug Bag containing Fuji brand cassette tape.

Link to Search Warrants
http://wral.com/news/local/story/1085235/

The "Facts"

Here is a list of facts from news reports, mostly from WRAL in Raleigh, NC. I have also included some "insider" information. Information that was obtained by posters that can easily be verified by another have been included here. In regards to the purse/gift - so many posters claim it to be true I will accept it also. This information is highlighted in blue so the reader can determine for themselves what weight it deserves.

• Jason left Raleigh on Nov 2 for Virginia to attend a business meeting on Nov 3. Michelle stayed at home with a friend until about 10:30pm. A CTV Poster, confirms Hampton Inn Stay in Hillsville, VA.
• Another poster from CTV confirmed a stop by Jason in Duffield, Va at a Get it Market sometime on Nov 3.
• Meredith received a call (voicemail) from Jason asking her to go to his house to pick up a document.
• Several CTV "Insider" posters confirmed the document was about a gift (a purse) for Michelle.
• Meredith found Michelle's body beaten to death on the floor of the master bedroom at 1:30 on Nov 3, 2006. Cassidy and Mr G were found to be unharmed.
• According to the 911 call Meredith said there were blood prints "everywhere."
• Search Warrants indicate there was blood splatter on the walls, and lamp in the room.
• Authorities estimate her time of death to be between midnight and 6am.
• Jason was notified of his wife's death at his parents' home in Brevard, NC.
• On Wednesday, Nov 8, 2006, Jason Young responded to a court order that he give fingerprint evidence to the City County Bureau of Identification. He is not identified as a suspect according to WCSO.
• Several people have submitted fingerprint evidence as part of the investigation, but authorities have not commented on how many people or who they were.
• Jason Young talked briefly with investigators the day his wife's body was found.
• Jason and his family went to Meredith's house to retrieve Cassidy.
• Police seized Jason's Ford Explorer and its contents from Meredith's house.
• Jason hired an attorney and has not cooperated with authorities.
• After 13 days of investigative work the house is released.
• On November 30, Michelle's sister-in-law found a tooth near the bed while cleaning up in the bedroom.
• Jason Young had a relationship with Michelle Money, of Ocoee, Fla., for about three months before Michelle's death. Money, said she and Jason Young had corresponded daily via phone and e-mail.
• Sherriff Donnie Harrison has said that they have conducted more than 100 interviews and followed up on at least 65 leads. Investigators have also traveled across NC and three other states.
• Authorities found two spots of what appears to be blood in a vehicle belonging to the couple. No confirmation has been made if it was indeed blood.
• Authorities say Michelle was covered by a substantial life insurance policy.
• Michelle and Jason purchased their home in the Enchanted Oaks subdivision south of Raleigh in May 2005 for $379,000. They also owned a townhouse on Arete Way where they had lived for two years after their marriage in 2003.
• The couple married on Oct. 10, 2003. Their daughter, Cassidy, was born March 29, 2004.
• Authorities believe the couple were having financial difficulties.
• The autopsy report shows she died from blunt force trauma to the head after being hit several times, but she also had injuries to her neck consistent with manual strangulation.
• The autopsy report also states a hair was found on her hand.
• Witnesses indicate Michelle was upset about a trip Jason took to California.
• Michelle would have turnd 30 years old on February 17, 2007.
• Michelle was seeing a therapist named Kimball Jane Sargent.
• The court found "That Kimball Jane Sargent has information to which is relevant to the investigation of Michelle Fisher Young's homicide."
• On April 7, 2007 a Search Warrant was issued for a mallet found on the edge of the front lawn of the Young's home by a neighbor cutting her grass. CCBI does not think it is part of the case.
• 6 months and no arrest. Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison said the case is complex and investigators don't want to rush to judgement.
• ADA Becky Holt told WRAL, "The Sheriff's department has been very careful, as I understand it, in keeping an open mind and not narrowing it and coming up with one suspect."
• A sexual assault kit was not performed at the time of autopsy, even though it was requested by investigators. Young was fully clothed when her body arrived at the Chief Medical Examiner's office. A pathology sheet did request that a sexual assault kit be done to rule out the possiblity of a sexual assault as motive for her murder.
• In June of 2007 relatives began moving items from the Young home to prepare it for sale.
• In early July the 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath home, which sits on 1.8 acres was listed for $424,900.
• In mid-July Progress Energy offers a $10,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in Michelle's Death.
• Donnie Harrison - "There may be somebody that's a little reluctant of telling us something. Maybe this money will inspire them to do so."

Here is a link to the News & Observer for more stories as well.

Search Warrants Nov 3, 2006 - 5108 Birchleaf Dr Raleigh, NC 27606-9360 Nov 4, 2006 - White Ford Explorer Lap Top Computer Nov 7, 2006 - NTO Nov 13, 2006 - Compaq Presario 6000 Hard Drive Nov 21, 2006 - Electronics & Audio/Voicemails Nov 30, 2006 - Dell Computer & External Hard drive from M. Money Dec 1, 2006 - Nikon Coolpix Camera Dec 1, 2006 - Samsung Verizon Cell Phone Feb 8, 2007 - Seven Discs Feb 16, 2007 - Kimball Jane Sargent - Therapist Info