286: The Murder of Michelle Young

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Jason Young called his sister-in-law in a panic. He told her that he’d been looking on Ebay for a purse to buy for his wife Michelle. Like a dummy, he’d printed out a few of the purses he’d been eyeballing, and then he’d left the papers in the printer and gone out of town for a business trip. He worried that Michelle would spot the printouts and ruin the surprise. Jason’s sister-in-law, Meredith Fisher, agreed to help out. But when Meredith arrived at the home, she sensed that something was amiss.
And now for a note about our process. For this episode, Brandi copy and pasted from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.
In this episode, Brandi pulled from:
“Michelle Young” chillingcrimes.com
“Silent Witness” episode Dateline
“Michelle Young Murder: Husband Arrested Three Years After N.C. Mom's Death” ABC News
“After Three Years Young Is Charged With Murder” by Lenora Carver, The Transylvania Times
“Jason Young Gets Life in Prison for Wife's Murder” ABC News
“Michelle Young murder case timeline of events” WRAL News
“Jason Young's daughter spoke of him during 911 call” WRAL News
“No third murder trial for Jason Young” by Travis Fain, WRAL News
“State of North Carolina v. Jason Lynn Young” findlaw.com
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