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Michelle Young was a 29 year old mother, daughter, sister, wife, friend, well-liked colleague and accomplished accountant. Michelle was also 4.5 months pregnant with her next child. In November 2006, she was found dead in her North Carolina home by her sister, Meredith Fisher, who had stopped by the house by request of Michelle's husband, Jason Young. Jason had left the night before on a business trip. The couple's two-year-old daughter, Cassidy, was found by her aunt hiding under the covers in her parent's master bedroom. The little girl was unharmed. In fact, Cassidy was remarkably - suspiciously - clean. It was clear from the state of the crime scene and mess left by Cassidy herself, that whoever had committed the murder had cared enough to clean-up and care for the toddler before fleeing the scene. There were some indications that could point towards a burglary but the nature of the attack suggested something more personal was at work. Suspicions immediately landed on Jason Young, the cheating husband in what was an openly unhappy marriage. When some curious occurrences were found to have taken place at his hotel on the night of the murder, investigators become convinced that Jason's seemingly solid alibi was false - and he was covering his tracks. There is some ambiguity in the evidence in this case. At the scene were unidentified fingerprints and footwear impressions which suggested more than one person was present. There is also contradicting witness testimony that confuses the proposed timeline, though no time of death was ever confirmed. A civil case brought against Jason Young by Michelle's family concluded that he was the "Slayer" and responsible for her death. The criminal proceedings played out in later years, and were far more complicated. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/justthoughtlounge Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justthoughtlounge/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LoungeThought Theme music by Audio Hertz, Luck Witch via YouTube music Pastebin (for sources): https://pastebin.com/YRcqexYj
