Michelle Young, pregnant mom, murdered Part 16

[The Saint]

Yeah, regarding the downplay - I'm sure I read somewhere that one of the camp was implying that the sex was Money's fault because "she wasn't getting any" or words to that effect.

that was gojo - he said that the "beach girl" wasn't "getting any." someone referred to MM as a bombshell. i don't know if it was only in that article about jaysfan or whether gojo said it too.

i think that jay took the opportunity to pursue a realtionship with MM because she was feeling lonely and michelle was pregnant and it might have curtailed their sex life.

imo

 

[jake]

that was gojo - he said that the "beach girl" wasn't "getting any." someone referred to MM as a bombshell. i don't know if it was only in that article about jaysfan or whether gojo said it too.

i think that jay took the opportunity to pursue a realtionship with MM because she was feeling lonely and michelle was pregnant and it might have curtailed their sex life.

imo

Howdy,

I remember now. I've been scratching my head about that Gojo comment. It wasn't aimed at MM. It was a sarcastic comment aimed at another poster, Surfie.

I believe Gojo said maybe Surfie (surf girl) wasn't getting any and that explained her anger and antagonism. LESSON LEARNED: Avoid sarcasm... it is often misunderstood by others.

Gojo would not have made the bombshell remark because he has never seen MM. He didn't say it.

LESSON for those posters who keep trying to psychoanalyze Jason's motives for the SUPPOSED affair with MM: You are approaching it with the female brain. Try to think like a male.... naw, forget that. Don't go there.

At any rate, for many males, but not necessarily for Jason, the adage applies: A guy doesn't need a reason, just a place.

--Jake

 

[raisincharlie]

Howdy,

I remember now. I've been scratching my head about that Gojo comment. It wasn't aimed at MM. It was a sarcastic comment aimed at another poster, Surfie.

I believe Gojo said maybe Surfie (surf girl) wasn't getting any and that explained her anger and antagonism. LESSON LEARNED: Avoid sarcasm... it is often misunderstood by others.

Gojo would not have made the bombshell remark because he has never seen MM. He didn't say it.

LESSON for those posters who keep trying to psychoanalyze Jason's motives for the SUPPOSED affair with MM: You are approaching it with the female brain. Try to think like a male.... naw, forget that. Don't go there.

At any rate, for many males, but not necessarily for Jason, the adage applies: A guy doesn't need a reason, just a place.

--Jake

Sorry Jake - that theory doesn't hold true - for example if Jason ran into MM and something happened I could agree but the truth here is JY was in daily contact by email or phone or text messages whatever for three months. The guy had a reason. Going out of state when, hopefully at least, living in a city the size of Raleigh there would have been a fair amount of women in the population and plenty of places - makes no sense unless one has a specific reason. The guy is a piece of work and I am definitely looking at from the male point of view.

 

[nanandjim]

Sorry Jake - that theory doesn't hold true - for example if Jason ran into MM and something happened I could agree but the truth here is JY was in daily contact by email or phone or text messages whatever for three months. The guy had a reason. Going out of state when, hopefully at least, living in a city the size of Raleigh there would have been a fair amount of women in the population and plenty of places - makes no sense unless one has a specific reason. The guy is a piece of work and I am definitely looking at from the male point of view.

I agree. Plus, being a "sales" guy, Jason could use the excuse of taking "customers" to nightclubs and bars. Women are a dime a dozen at these places; and there are plenty of opportunities for one-night stands. I saw it happening all of the time in my single days.

Why on earth would JY take the chance of having daily contact that could easily be traced?? He is either one very, very stupid man...or he was doing it for a reason... :waitasec:

 

[jake]

Sorry Jake - that theory doesn't hold true - for example if Jason ran into MM and something happened I could agree but the truth here is JY was in daily contact by email or phone or text messages whatever for three months. The guy had a reason. Going out of state when, hopefully at least, living in a city the size of Raleigh there would have been a fair amount of women in the population and plenty of places - makes no sense unless one has a specific reason. The guy is a piece of work and I am definitely looking at from the male point of view.

Howdy,

Then you might agree that often some young males don't think with the head on their shoulders. It's difficult for me even to discuss this because I haven't yet accepted the affair theory.

However, Jason was/is not the sort to frequent bars trolling for trollops. He had no office so no chance for a hookup there. Most of his college buds were married. So, why not Florida?

I think I know what you mean by "piece of work". But I won't go there. I'll just point out that Jason is a moral man with an excellent upbringing.
Those of us who know him are amazed that so many who don't know him can believe he could/would beat his wife and namesake to death.

And by the way.... that "daily contact" I hear so much about. I have yet to hear any police officer say how many of those daily messages were from Jason's wife Michelle. I know that both Jason and his wife called and emailed MM and other friends. Maybe eventually we'll hear some exact numbers on this.

--Jake

 

[raisincharlie]

Howdy,

Then you might agree that often some young males don't think with the head on their shoulders. It's difficult for me even to discuss this because I haven't yet accepted the affair theory.

However, Jason was/is not the sort to frequent bars trolling for trollops. He had no office so no chance for a hookup there. Most of his college buds were married. So, why not Florida?

I think I know what you mean by "piece of work". But I won't go there. I'll just point out that Jason is a moral man with an excellent upbringing.
Those of us who know him are amazed that so many who don't know him can believe he could/would beat his wife and namesake to death.

And by the way.... that "daily contact" I hear so much about. I have yet to hear any police officer say how many of those daily messages were from Jason's wife Michelle. I know that both Jason and his wife called and emailed MM and other friends. Maybe eventually we'll hear some exact numbers on this.

--Jake

Jake,

You might want to read the November 30th search warrant again - it very clearly states the daily communications involved Jason Young. No mention of Michelle Young period.

As to the rest, well you freely admit you ask no questions of Jason. You also admit you live in Brevard - so how can you be so sure about Jason's behavior during the years he lived in Raleigh ? How can you be so sure of how he treated his wife ? How can you be so sure of any of your claims ?

I feel sorry for you - I know you want to believe that Jason is as you remember and have known him. Can't blame you for that.

 

[nanandjim]

Howdy,

Then you might agree that often some young males don't think with the head on their shoulders. It's difficult for me even to discuss this because I haven't yet accepted the affair theory.

However, Jason was/is not the sort to frequent bars trolling for trollops. He had no office so no chance for a hookup there. Most of his college buds were married. So, why not Florida?

I think I know what you mean by "piece of work". But I won't go there. I'll just point out that Jason is a moral man with an excellent upbringing.
Those of us who know him are amazed that so many who don't know him can believe he could/would beat his wife and namesake to death.

And by the way.... that "daily contact" I hear so much about. I have yet to hear any police officer say how many of those daily messages were from Jason's wife Michelle. I know that both Jason and his wife called and emailed MM and other friends. Maybe eventually we'll hear some exact numbers on this.

--Jake

I know that this post was not addressed to me, but I feel compelled to put in my two cents' worth. I don't mean to offend, but you seem to be very naive or too close to Jason to be able to step back and view the situation objectively.

For the record, there are many successful men who have murdered their wives, spouses and/or children. Their families and friends were absolutely astounded to think that these men could murder anyone, especially loved ones. Many of these men had committed no crimes at all before they committed murder.

Adultery, financial problems, marital problems, pregnancy, secret lives, refusal to assist police, lawyering up are just some of the common traits that the other murdering spouses possessed. Can you see Jason fitting into any of these categories??

The police do not target individuals for the hell of it. If there were a random killer or someone else suspected of committing the crime, the police would target that individual. Of course, they would be working with the helpful spouse.

If Jason loved his wife, why hasn't he done everything in his power to eliminate himself as a suspect (a predicament that all spouses would find themselves in) and worked with the police to find the real killer of his wife and his son?

If my husband were murdered, I--an innocent party--would take a polygraph (although I would be nervous as heck) and work with the police to find the killer. I would in fact be calling the police on a regular basis to make sure that they were still working on the case.

Now, if I were guilty or had something to hide, I would hire an attorney and let the attorney talk to the police. I would refuse to take a polygraph. I would move away from the scene of the crime. I would tell my loved ones and friends that it was hard to go on...yada, yada, yada...

Observant people would know that actions speak louder than words. Most people would also ask the question, "What would I do if I were in a similar situation?"

Won't you at least admit that you would be more cooperative with police? The warrants have indicated that Jason, the husband, has not cooperated with police at all. So, if Jason is saying he has cooperated, who do you think is lying? Who stands more to gain? I can tell you that the police stand nothing to gain by pinning a murder on an innocent husband.

Jason, on the other hand, can gain his freedom, the house and life insurance. He also gains full custody of his daughter without having to pay child support. He apparently gains the sympathy of some of his friends and family, too.

 

[Barney Fife]

Jake,

You might want to read the November 30th search warrant again - it very clearly states the daily communications involved Jason Young. No mention of Michelle Young period.

As to the rest, well you freely admit you ask no questions of Jason. You also admit you live in Brevard - so how can you be so sure about Jason's behavior during the years he lived in Raleigh ? How can you be so sure of how he treated his wife ? How can you be so sure of any of your claims ?

I feel sorry for you - I know you want to believe that Jason is as you remember and have known him. Can't blame you for that.

RC

Jake seems to think because his mother is good as gold (I really think she is by ALL accounts), Jason must be a "saint" and would never do anything that was taboo under his Mother's wholesome upbringing. We all know things change when you leave the house at 18. Jason is 32. He had that opportunity in those 14 years. In fact, the N&O article said he was "a late bloomer". My bet is he is totally different from the innocent young mountain boy that hiked the Appalachian trail way back when.

A sad example involves our basketball coach at NC State, Sidney Lowe. His 20 year old son was just arrested and charged with a string of serious offenses from felony drug possession to accessory to a shooting. Was Sidney a good father and did he teach his son good morals ? Absolutely he did. A 20 year old (and certainly 32 year old) makes his own decisions, sometimes totally opposite of what the careful upbring taught.

Jason Young was no saint. Far from it. In fact ,I have heard from people that know him very well. This is a direct quote from someone very close

· JY is a ‘shady” character even w/ his good friends. He did what he wanted to do, when he wanted to do it.
· They were not exactly ‘the model couple”. They did argue A LOT and weren't afraid to do it in front of us or anyone else.

 

[jake]

Jake,

You might want to read the November 30th search warrant again - it very clearly states the daily communications involved Jason Young. No mention of Michelle Young period.

As to the rest, well you freely admit you ask no questions of Jason. You also admit you live in Brevard - so how can you be so sure about Jason's behavior during the years he lived in Raleigh ? How can you be so sure of how he treated his wife ? How can you be so sure of any of your claims ?

I feel sorry for you - I know you want to believe that Jason is as you remember and have known him. Can't blame you for that.

Howdy,

About that search warrant.... I've said it before and I'll probably say it again: the police officers do everything they can to cast Jason in a negative way. I say this because I have been told that Michelle and Jason were in frequent contact with MM. Wouldn't you like to know the exact numbers before making a judgment? Do you think the media tried to get exact numbers? Do you think anyone cares? Just my opinion, of course.

This is just another example of the California trip "disinformation". If you remember that, police officers said Jason took a trip to California, without his wife and daughter. Period.

What you say about knowing someone is obvious and doesn't need to be said. When a young man goes off to the big city, the folks back home don't know how he conducts himself.

But we do know what he is capable of. Beating his wife and baby boy to death? No way.

--Jake

 

[raisincharlie]

Barney,

I too have seen many comments such as you post. I seriously doubt JY had so many enemies that some of these comments can't be true. Comments such as this are what most likely LE heard as well. I'm sure they heard some good ones also. Both of the comments you have shared are very telling, without the need to analyze, how the relationship between Michelle and Jason was. If it were just a few saying this, they could be overlooked, unfortuanately this seems to have a much higher rate of being said by those who knew them in Raleigh. JMO

 

[raisincharlie]

Howdy,

About that search warrant.... I've said it before and I'll probably say it again: the police officers do everything they can to cast Jason in a negative way. I say this because I have been told that Michelle and Jason were in frequent contact with MM. Wouldn't you like to know the exact numbers before making a judgment? Do you think the media tried to get exact numbers? Do you think anyone cares? Just my opinion, of course.

This is just another example of the California trip "disinformation". If you remember that, police officers said Jason took a trip to California, without his wife and daughter. Period.

What you say about knowing someone is obvious and doesn't need to be said. When a young man goes off to the big city, the folks back home don't know how he conducts himself.

But we do know what he is capable of. Beating his wife and baby boy to death? No way.

--Jake

Jake,

Sorry but I really don't need a number, what the warrant says is almost daily contact with Jason Young over three months - the number of times is irrelevant. It is also irrelevant if Michelle spoke with her friend. Since this information came directly from Ms. Money and not manufactured by the police, I fail to see how the police have made Jason look bad. I also fail to see why Ms. Money would say such a thing if not true since the police were there to obtain her computer. This warrant seems to indicate to me that the police were giving Jason the benefit of the doubt because they were indeed there to obtain the computer to verify what she relayed to them. I therefore must disagree with you on those points.

So are you saying that Jason did not take his family members on a trip to California or are you saying Michelle and Cassidy did indeed accompany Jason on that trip ? Or are you saying sources close to the investigation are lying and the trip never happened at all ? From the link below, what part of that is not true:

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

"Sources close to the case say that Jason Young took that trip with family members that did not include his wife or daughter.

Another person -- identified as "Witness B" -- told investigators about the California trip, although the detective did not specify those details in the affidavit. The witness said Michelle Young was also "stressing about money and things Jason would go out and do."

 

[jake]

I know that this post was not addressed to me, but I feel compelled to put in my two cents' worth. I don't mean to offend, but you seem to be very naive or too close to Jason to be able to step back and view the situation objectively.

For the record, there are many successful men who have murdered their wives, spouses and/or children. Their families and friends were absolutely astounded to think that these men could murder anyone, especially loved ones. Many of these men had committed no crimes at all before they committed murder.

Adultery, financial problems, marital problems, pregnancy, secret lives, refusal to assist police, lawyering up are just some of the common traits that the other murdering spouses possessed. Can you see Jason fitting into any of these categories??

The police do not target individuals for the hell of it. If there were a random killer or someone else suspected of committing the crime, the police would target that individual. Of course, they would be working with the helpful spouse.

If Jason loved his wife, why hasn't he done everything in his power to eliminate himself as a suspect (a predicament that all spouses would find themselves in) and worked with the police to find the real killer of his wife and his son?

If my husband were murdered, I--an innocent party--would take a polygraph (although I would be nervous as heck) and work with the police to find the killer. I would in fact be calling the police on a regular basis to make sure that they were still working on the case.

Now, if I were guilty or had something to hide, I would hire an attorney and let the attorney talk to the police. I would refuse to take a polygraph. I would move away from the scene of the crime. I would tell my loved ones and friends that it was hard to go on...yada, yada, yada...

Observant people would know that actions speak louder than words. Most people would also ask the question, "What would I do if I were in a similar situation?"

Won't you at least admit that you would be more cooperative with police? The warrants have indicated that Jason, the husband, has not cooperated with police at all. So, if Jason is saying he has cooperated, who do you think is lying? Who stands more to gain? I can tell you that the police stand nothing to gain by pinning a murder on an innocent husband.

Jason, on the other hand, can gain his freedom, the house and life insurance. He also gains full custody of his daughter without having to pay child support. He apparently gains the sympathy of some of his friends and family, too.

Howdy,

You say "many successful men..." have killed their wives. Sure, it can happen and does happen. But before I am surprised at it, I would have to have seen how they were reared. "As the twig is set, so the tree will grow." I know how Jason was reared.

YOU SAID: "Adultery, financial problems, marital problems, pregnancy, secret lives, refusal to assist police, lawyering up are just some of the common traits that the other murdering spouses possessed. Can you see Jason fitting into any of these categories??" END SNIP

Adultery: not proven.
Financial: Not true. I know the search warrant. Still not true.
Marital: Not proven. Rumors.
Pregnancy: A positive development. Both were happy about it.
Secret: I don't understand.
Assist police: You mean the police who from the beginning have been hostile?

You mean the police who from the beginning have accused him of beating his wife and baby boy to death?

You mean the police who have released nothing but incomplete, negative information?

You mean the police who from the beginning have shown their hostility by harassing his family?

You mean the police who from the beginning have accused him of not cooperating when what they really mean is that he will not submit to grilling by them?

Are these the police officers you mean?

--Jake

 

[jake]

Barney,

I too have seen many comments such as you post. I seriously doubt JY had so many enemies that some of these comments can't be true. Comments such as this are what most likely LE heard as well. I'm sure they heard some good ones also. Both of the comments you have shared are very telling, without the need to analyze, how the relationship between Michelle and Jason was. If it were just a few saying this, they could be overlooked, unfortuanately this seems to have a much higher rate of being said by those who knew them in Raleigh. JMO

Howdy,

I'm not going to ask you to prove your "many comments such as you post." What I have heard, and seen, is that Jason and Michelle had a wide variety of loyal friends.

I think if a man goes through life without making enemies, he probably has not lived a life true to himself. I think you can judge a man by WHO his enemies are and WHO his friends are. I know some of his friends but none of his enemies.

--Jake

 

[raisincharlie]

Howdy,

I'm not going to ask you to prove your "many comments such as you post." What I have heard, and seen, is that Jason and Michelle had a wide variety of loyal friends.

I think if a man goes through life without making enemies, he probably has not lived a life true to himself. I think you can judge a man by WHO his enemies are and WHO his friends are. I know some of his friends but none of his enemies.

--Jake

Jake,

You've read those posts as well on the many boards you are signed into. I don't doubt that Michelle and Jason had many friends and that they are indeed loyal. Truth is always an essential element of loyalty.

 

[raisincharlie]

Jake,

Your comments about Jason being such a moral fellow, and no way he could kill his wife and unborn son, finally reminded me of something.

A very nice, quiet, unassuming young woman, routine church goer, and no one could ever believe she did what she did.

http://news.aol.com/topnews/article...fe/20070409064809990001?ncid=NWS0001000000000

"It was just building up to this point," Mary Winkler said, according to a statement taken by Alabama police. "I was just tired of it. I guess I just got to a point and snapped."

But friends have said they can't understand how someone as sweet and quiet as Mary Winkler could be charged with murder.

"This was a perfect family," Judy Turner, a member of the Winkler's McMinnville church, said just after Winkler was arrested.


Makes me wonder... ETA - her trial starts today, she was married for 10 years before this event.

 

[sweet peach]

Howdy,

You say "many successful men..." have killed their wives. Sure, it can happen and does happen. But before I am surprised at it, I would have to have seen how they were reared. "As the twig is set, so the tree will grow." I know how Jason was reared.

YOU SAID: "Adultery, financial problems, marital problems, pregnancy, secret lives, refusal to assist police, lawyering up are just some of the common traits that the other murdering spouses possessed. Can you see Jason fitting into any of these categories??" END SNIP

Adultery: not proven.
Financial: Not true. I know the search warrant. Still not true.
Marital: Not proven. Rumors.
Pregnancy: A positive development. Both were happy about it.
Secret: I don't understand.
Assist police: You mean the police who from the beginning have been hostile?

You mean the police who from the beginning have accused him of beating his wife and baby boy to death?

You mean the police who have released nothing but incomplete, negative information?

You mean the police who from the beginning have shown their hostility by harassing his family?

You mean the police who from the beginning have accused him of not cooperating when what they really mean is that he will not submit to grilling by them?

Are these the police officers you mean?

--Jake

Jake, I wasn't aware that the police had officially named him a suspect and accused him of beating his wife and baby boy to death. Nor was I aware that they were harrassing JY's family. What kind of harrassment have they been subjected to?

Also, I have to agree with others that just because you know that JY had a wonderful upbringing means absolutely nothing about the person he is today. Remember that whole "nature vs. nurture" argument? Well, IMO it's a bit of both, so I don't think that a healthy upbringing can guarantee a good person who is absolutely incapable of murder. JMO...

 

[FactsareFacts]

Howdy,

You say "many successful men..." have killed their wives. Sure, it can happen and does happen. But before I am surprised at it, I would have to have seen how they were reared. "As the twig is set, so the tree will grow." I know how Jason was reared.

YOU SAID: "Adultery, financial problems, marital problems, pregnancy, secret lives, refusal to assist police, lawyering up are just some of the common traits that the other murdering spouses possessed. Can you see Jason fitting into any of these categories??" END SNIP

Adultery: not proven.
Financial: Not true. I know the search warrant. Still not true.
Marital: Not proven. Rumors.
Pregnancy: A positive development. Both were happy about it.
Secret: I don't understand.
Assist police: You mean the police who from the beginning have been hostile?

You mean the police who from the beginning have accused him of beating his wife and baby boy to death?

You mean the police who have released nothing but incomplete, negative information?

You mean the police who from the beginning have shown their hostility by harassing his family?

You mean the police who from the beginning have accused him of not cooperating when what they really mean is that he will not submit to grilling by them?

Are these the police officers you mean?

--Jake

No disrespect intended Jake but being so close to Jason seems to be preventing you from being objective.

I don't buy for a second that the police made up information to get their search warrants. They have proof IMO that there was indeed daily contact between MM and JY. They got that information from JY's cell phones and computers which led them to MM who confirmed the info and turned over her computer. Whether or not MM and MY communicated daily, weekly or monthly has nothing to do with those search warrants, Jasons cell phones and computer. I have no doubt that those communications leave little to the imagination as to the nature of their relationship, which is why MM admitted to investigators it had been sexual. Communicating daily with someone you are having a sexual relationship doesn't fit into the one night stand "any place" theory at all.

If JY is innocent then co-operating with the police can cause him no harm. If you really think this is some elaborate set up by police to frame Jason Young then why doesn't he go public and tell the world about this travesty of justice?

You know JY's family and maybe you knew JY well growing up as a boy, however he is a grown man who has spent almost half his life NOT living at home with family. Many, many things change as one becomes an adult. I also don't think you or anyone else would have the first clue about the Young's finances. Thats a private matter between a husband and a wife and if there is a financial problem many times that is embarassing for the couple and not something they are eager to share with anyone. Police have access to their financial information and have stated clearly that there were financial problems. I seriously doubt you or anyone else in Jason's family have seen such personal details.

You do realize police have to have proof to back up their claims don't you? Saying it doesn't make it so, evidence does the talking.

As hard as I am sure this is for you, I believe your going to have to face the reality that the Jason Young you knew as a boy is gone and all is not what it appears.:twocents:

 

[raisincharlie]

Have to agree with you sweetpeach.

Welcome to WS !

 

[5bigfish5]

Howdy,

Then you might agree that often some young males don't think with the head on their shoulders. It's difficult for me even to discuss this because I haven't yet accepted the affair theory.

However, Jason was/is not the sort to frequent bars trolling for trollops. He had no office so no chance for a hookup there. Most of his college buds were married. So, why not Florida?

I think I know what you mean by "piece of work". But I won't go there. I'll just point out that Jason is a moral man with an excellent upbringing.
Those of us who know him are amazed that so many who don't know him can believe he could/would beat his wife and namesake to death.

And by the way.... that "daily contact" I hear so much about. I have yet to hear any police officer say how many of those daily messages were from Jason's wife Michelle. I know that both Jason and his wife called and emailed MM and other friends. Maybe eventually we'll hear some exact numbers on this.

--Jake

Jake,

I beg to differ. Jason is NOT a "moral man". A moral man takes any and all promises he makes with another very serious, even if it is a "handshake deal".

Jason defiled a covenant that he stood up and made with Michelle before God. Nothing moral about that! Nothing at ALL!

5bigfish5

 

[jake]

Jake,

Sorry but I really don't need a number, what the warrant says is almost daily contact with Jason Young over three months - the number of times is irrelevant. It is also irrelevant if Michelle spoke with her friend. Since this information came directly from Ms. Money and not manufactured by the police, I fail to see how the police have made Jason look bad. I also fail to see why Ms. Money would say such a thing if not true since the police were there to obtain her computer. This warrant seems to indicate to me that the police were giving Jason the benefit of the doubt because they were indeed there to obtain the computer to verify what she relayed to them. I therefore must disagree with you on those points.

So are you saying that Jason did not take his family members on a trip to California or are you saying Michelle and Cassidy did indeed accompany Jason on that trip ? Or are you saying sources close to the investigation are lying and the trip never happened at all ? From the link below, what part of that is not true:

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

"Sources close to the case say that Jason Young took that trip with family members that did not include his wife or daughter.

Another person -- identified as "Witness B" -- told investigators about the California trip, although the detective did not specify those details in the affidavit. The witness said Michelle Young was also "stressing about money and things Jason would go out and do."

Howdy,

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