Michelle Young ~ Pregnant Mother NC Part 1

[Boyz_Mum]

I read somewhere (CTV maybe) that it was several visitors and it was a normal thing for them to visit each week.

Here's an interesting article:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/11/13/earlyshow/main2175238.shtml?source=RSSattr=TheEarlyShow_2175238

The article was interesting, thank you very much for the link!

 

[ISPTRAX]

As a sidenote... it is VERY uncommon for a sales person to inconvenience themselves e.g. drive 5 hours in the middle of the night to make a sales call. That wreaks bu!!sh*t to begin with.

 

[Elizabeth]

http://www.wral.com/news/10309124/detail.html


Notice it's Michelle's Mom asking the public for help, not her husband.

 

[wufdude]

Not looking good at all for the husband. If I was in this situation and had nothing to do with it, I'd be the first person asking for help. He has just disappeared behind the veil of his attorney.

http://www.wral.com/news/10309124/detail.html


Notice it's Michelle's Mom asking the public for help, not her husband.

 

[5bigfish5]

I realize that very little is being reported on this case right now, but I thought it might be helpful to have the local links in one place, for my fellow posters across the Country.




Television:


www.wral.com

www.wtvd.com

www.nbc17.com


Newspapers:


www.heraldsun.com

www.newsobserver.com

 

[IdahoMom]

Thanks 5bigfish5!

 

[Taximom]

I don't mean to belabor the point that this case reminds a lot of us of the Peterson case, but I just read in the CBS article that Michelle was a cheerleader in Long Island....and she also has that gorgeous smile. (I know, neither has anything to do with the murder.)

Thanks everyone for all the great links.

 

[Dark Knight]

I found these parts of the CBS article interesting:

*snip* Detectives say Young's husband, Jason, was out of town on business when his wife's body was found. He had left the day before, and reportedly called his sister-in-law and asked her to go to his home to pick up a fax. That's when Young was found dead.


"It is standard procedure as well because the husband is the first one you look at, but he has to prove he was really out of town," she said. "His family is not necessarily a good alibi and it's interesting that he had to call to have a fax picked up at his home.

"Sometimes people who kill someone and are waiting for someone to find that person to get it over with, or perhaps the child is in the house and they want the child found. That's suspicious, as well. Police will look heavily at this guy to be sure he has a perfect alibi."


Brown said if Young is the killer, he may have been concerned for his 2-year-old, who was left alone at the house. *snip*

It is also interesting he called the victim's sister to go to his house for the fax. Why wouldn't he just call his wife?? (Unless he knew she was dead.)

 

[mom3dd]

I have to weigh in on this one. I do not know who did this. I feel so troubled by this case. My heartfelt sympathies and prayers go to Michelles family.The husband is innocent until proven guilty.
He is not guilty because he retained an attorney.
Lie detector test are notorisly in accurate, and are not allowed in court.
So why do that one.
Then we only get the very limited news reports they like to sensationlize these things.
I would like to know if the husband did call Michelle and couldn't reach her and for business purposes needed to know if the fax had arrived. I know that my husband would call one of our daughters if he needed something and I wasn't reachable without a second thought. He works out of town and sometimes needs things that are at home.
Another tidbit I would like to know about is one article said someone was visiting Michelle & husband at the time the husband left to go out of town.
In this society the second thing I would do if something were to happen to a loved one is contact my attorney. Sorry folks but no one in the police or child protective services have your intrest in mind.

 

[Taximom]

I found these parts of the CBS article interesting:

*snip* Detectives say Young's husband, Jason, was out of town on business when his wife's body was found. He had left the day before, and reportedly called his sister-in-law and asked her to go to his home to pick up a fax. That's when Young was found dead.


"It is standard procedure as well because the husband is the first one you look at, but he has to prove he was really out of town," she said. "His family is not necessarily a good alibi and it's interesting that he had to call to have a fax picked up at his home.

"Sometimes people who kill someone and are waiting for someone to find that person to get it over with, or perhaps the child is in the house and they want the child found. That's suspicious, as well. Police will look heavily at this guy to be sure he has a perfect alibi."


Brown said if Young is the killer, he may have been concerned for his 2-year-old, who was left alone at the house. *snip*

It is also interesting he called the victim's sister to go to his house for the fax. Why wouldn't he just call his wife?? (Unless he knew she was dead.)

It's almost like they were reading here when that article was written!

 

[Taximom]

I'd like to think I'd do what people like Mark Klaas and John Walsh did, and that would be to make myself available to anyone and everyone that was going to help me find the abductor and/or murderer of my loved one.

As far as the fax goes, I believe that will be the one thing that snags the husband in this case. IMHO

 

[otto]

Thanks to all that reminded me about 2 year olds and their determination to get out of their cribs and bedrooms at a very young age. I suspect that Michelle's daughter was asleep in her room when it happened and even if she woke up a bit to the noise, she probably went back to sleep when it was quiet again.

I like the CBS article that alludes to the alibi and how family based alibis are not always reliable. Even if Jason arrived at his parent's home at 3 or 5 in the morning, if he told his parent's he arrived at 3, that's probably what they would tell the police. They were most likely in bed well before he arrived. I still don't understand why he stayed at his mom's place when he's on business. Obviously he has an expense account for hotels when he travels on business.

Also, about the cell phone, a traveling salesman (especially one that works with technology and software) should have a phone charger in his car. He should have had the notification directly from the police, not second hand through his step-father. I suppose Merideth may have said that he was staying with his parents and maybe that was the only phone number that she could find. Hard to say.

 

[angelmom]

I have to weigh in on this one. I do not know who did this. I feel so troubled by this case. My heartfelt sympathies and prayers go to Michelles family.The husband is innocent until proven guilty.
He is not guilty because he retained an attorney.
Lie detector test are notorisly in accurate, and are not allowed in court.
So why do that one.
Then we only get the very limited news reports they like to sensationlize these things.
I would like to know if the husband did call Michelle and couldn't reach her and for business purposes needed to know if the fax had arrived. I know that my husband would call one of our daughters if he needed something and I wasn't reachable without a second thought. He works out of town and sometimes needs things that are at home.
Another tidbit I would like to know about is one article said someone was visiting Michelle & husband at the time the husband left to go out of town.
In this society the second thing I would do if something were to happen to a loved one is contact my attorney. Sorry folks but no one in the police or child protective services have your intrest in mind.

I feel for you, really I do. I was right there with you when Laci disappeared. I couldn't believe Scott could do it. I believed so many of the things he said, and wasn't really even suspicious of the fishing story at first (I know, I know).

No one here has the authority to pronounce the husband guilty, but we are going to speculate and sleuth like crazy. If you read back on the Laci archive, no one is safe from scrutiny (yes, some even suggested Laci somehow drowned accidentally or completed suicide!). We are going to pick apart the timeline and analyze every press conference, map, and blog posting. It's what we do.

As for the fax, I agree that my parents, in-laws, and brother would think nothing of asking me to run over to their house to pick something up or do an errand (and vice versa). The fax could go either way for me.

To me, more telling is the lack of forced entry, nothing being taken, the baby being untouched, the shaky alibi, and the possible problems in the marriage. And, the opinion of Michelle's family is not to be taken lightly.

You're right that polygraphs aren't admissable in court, but they are a standard tool to rule out a suspect. Why wouldn't you beg for one if you were innocent? It can't hurt you in court!

Hiring an attorney before you even see that your baby daughter is okay? Please. I would be able to think of NOTHING until she was in my arms. I would want to fly to her to console her and reassure her with the 2nd most familiar person in her life, not pass her off to relatives after the most traumatic event imaginable for a child. You would have to pry her out of my arms.

 

[Taximom]

Otto, you mentioned not understanding why he stayed at his parent's home that evening when he could have stayed at a hotel/motel since it was an alleged business trip. For me, that is another reason I think he's guilty. He most probably knew his parents routines and that it would be a better alibi than "I was in my hotel room all night"; and easier to come and go without being seen. IMHO again.

I'm not pronouncing him guilty either but he's at the top of my list for now.

 

[beakiebean]

My two year old can open doors no problem-we keep the deadbolt on the door at all times so she doesn't take herself for a walk. She's in a toddler bed and
gets herself up in the morning and comes into our room when she wakes up.

Becca

 

[SewingDeb]

You're welcome Boyz Mum and thanks to Elizabeth and 5bigfish5 for those links.

Dark Knight, it is like they were reading here when the article was written. I believe that is the profiler Pat Brown that they are quoting. It shows we are learning to think like profilers...lol.

Angelmom, I second your post about what we do. The innocent until proven guilty is for the courtroom and we are not in the courtroom. It may seem a little harsh to some, but this is a discussion forum and we do tend to discuss all aspects and come up with all kinds of theories.

 

[SewingDeb]

As a sidenote... it is VERY uncommon for a sales person to inconvenience themselves e.g. drive 5 hours in the middle of the night to make a sales call. That wreaks bu!!sh*t to begin with.

You got that right. I wonder where his business was. My ex used to travel to that area for business (and to visit his family) and he would get up early in the morning to be at his appointment by 9:00 am and then have the afternoon to see his parents. We lived not all that far from Raleigh at the time.

 

[otto]

You got that right. I wonder where his business was. My ex used to travel to that area for business (and to visit his family) and he would get up early in the morning to be at his appointment by 9:00 am and then have the afternoon to see his parents. We lived not all that far from Raleigh at the time.

Now that sounds far more normal and sensible. If he left at 4 for a 9 o'clock meeting ... I understand that. Going to bed at 4 for a 9 o'clock meeting is just not the same.

 

[SewingDeb]

Now that sounds far more normal and sensible. If he left at 4 for a 9 o'clock meeting ... I understand that. Going to bed at 4 for a 9 o'clock meeting is just not the same.

LE has not yet reported where this meeting was or if he even had a meeting. I wish they would release a few more details.

 

[strach304]

The fax in itself alone wouldn't have made me overly suspicious of Jason from the get go but in addition he left for a business trip in front of someone that would be around after the fact to verify that to LE as to what time he left. As soon as I heard these things I thought that it all looked a little too contrieved. The time of the trip seems unusual but taken alone I'd say maybe it was to avoid traffic or was this a usual occurance for him etc? It's still a very likely possibility that he appeared to leave or actually did is what I mean but then came back after the friend left.

I have seen where some are of the opinion that he wanted his daughter found and I personally cannot give a man credit for caring about his child if he's the one that just killed that child's mother and his unborn son. Neil Entwistle comes to mind so for me if this turns out to be the case you can lump the whole bunch of them together. I see one reason only for him wanting her found and that was to establish he was far away from the scene. Not the last to see her or the one to find her.