16 These six things the Lord hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:
17 A proud look,
A lying tongue,
Hands that shed innocent blood,
18 A heart that devises wicked plans,
Feet that are swift in running to evil,
19 A false witness who speaks lies,
And one who sows discord among brethren.
20 My son, keep your father’s command,
And do not forsake the law of your mother.
21 Bind them continually upon your heart;
Tie them around your neck.
22 When you roam, they[b] will lead you;
When you sleep, they will keep you;
And when you awake, they will speak with you.
23 For the commandment is a lamp,
And the law a light;
Friday, March 02, 2012
Sunday, February 05, 2012
Jason Young Trial
For the second time, Jason Young will be tried for the 2006 murder of his pregnant wife, Michelle Marie Fisher Young. The first trial, which was conducted last summer, ended in a mistrial. Opening statements are set to proceed at 9 a.m. EST tomorrow. WRAL.com will be live-streaming from the courtroom. Click the link below to follow the trial on their website.
WRAL.com's Jason Young Trial page.
LINK to Live-Stream of trial, courtesy of WRAL.com.
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WRAL.com's Jason Young Trial page.
LINK to Live-Stream of trial, courtesy of WRAL.com.
Join the discussion at the FPX forum: LINK
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Jason Young Trial: Back to Square One
Jury selection begins today in a Wake County courtroom for the second trial of Jason Young in the murder of his pregnant wife, Michelle Marie Fisher Young. Jason Young's first trial ended in a mistrial when twelve juror were unable to reach a unanimous verdict. As such, the prosecution begins anew; jury selection is expected to take several weeks with opening statements due to follow on February 6.
With the prosecution back at square one, I think it's an appropriate time to revisit the way in which Michelle Young's murder was discovered and the investigation began.
Michelle was bludgeoned to death in the bedroom of her Raleigh, North Carolina, home on November 3, 2006. Her body was discovered by her sister, Meredith Fisher, who was sent to the house by Jason Young to retrieve a printout of Coach purses for sale on eBay which he claimed to have forgotten on the printer when leaving for a business trip the prior evening.
Meredith arrived to find things in an unusual state to say the least. The pillar lights at the end of the driveway were on; the backyard gate was standing open; a water hose was trickling in the backyard; the Youngs' dog, Mr. Garrison was whining plaintively from within the house, Michelle's car was in the garage; tiny bloody footprints dappled the floor of an upstairs bathroom. In the master bedroom, Michelle's battered body lay on the floor next to the bed in a pool of blood; the walls and furniture were spattered with blood; and Cassidy, Jason and Michelle's 2 1/2 year old daughter, was hiding beneath the covers of the bed. Meredith promptly called 911 to try to get help for her sister, though she feared that Michelle was already dead.
I have previously posted on this blog a transcript of the 911 call which I typed while listening to the recording on WRAL.com's website. However, during the trial last summer, a more complete version of the 911 call was played. What follows is a transcript of the call as played during Meredith's testimony. Please note: This is not an official transcript.
DISPATCHER: 911 State your emergency
MEREDITH: I need an ambulance. It’s an emergency.
DISPATCHER: What address are you at Ma’am?
MEREDITH: Um Birchleaf…5108 Birchleaf Road
DISPATCHER: Okay and your phone number?
MEREDITH: Oh my God
DISPATCHER: Ma’am, what’s your phone number in case I lose you
MEREDITH: Um…832-…um, hang on. Let me look at the phone. 832-8939. 8939.
DISPATCHER: Alright, what’s the problem. Tell me exactly what happened.
MEREDITH: Um…I…I…I think my sister’s dead.
DISPATCHER: Okay, tell me what happened, ma’am.
MEREDITH: I have no idea. Oh my God.
DISPATCHER: Alright stay on the phone with me please.
MEREDITH: Um.
DISPATCHER: What’s your name?
MEREDITH: Meredith Fisher
DISPATCHER: Alright, Meredith.
MEREDITH: And this is the Young address. Oh my God.
DISPATCHER: Meredith, listen to me please.
MEREDITH: Yeah.
DISPATCHER: Are you with the patient now?
MEREDITH: Yes and her daughter. And…she’s…
DISPATCHER: Okay, how old is the patient?
MEREDITH: …and there’s blood everywhere. She’s 28…29
DISPATCHER: 28?
MEREDITH: Should I try to move her?
DISPATCHER: Listen to me, ma’am.
MEREDITH: Yes sir.
DISPATCHER: I’m gonna tell you what to do…
MEREDITH: Okay.
DISPATCHER: …but you need to calm down so we can help her. You said there’s blood everywhere?
MEREDITH: Yes.
DISPATCHER: Alright. Is she conscious?
MEREDITH: N..., I don’t think so. Should I try to help her?
DISPATCHER: Listen to me, ma’am.
MEREDITH: I’m listening.
DISPATCHER: Is she breathing?
MEREDITH: I don’t think so.
DISPATCHER: Have you checked?
MEREDITH: Michelle? [pause] She’s cold.
DISPATCHER: Okay. Listen to me. Did you see what happened?
MEREDITH: I don’t know. Cassidy, come here, sweetie. I’m here with her daughter.
DISPATCHER: Okay.
MEREDITH: There's...there's like blood footprints all over the house from her daughter...like her daughter's little footprints.
DISPATCHER: Okay, listen to me. What's your first name?
MEREDITH: Meredith
DISPATCHER: Alright, Meredith...
MEREDITH: Yes sir.
DISPATCHER: Did you see what happened?
MEREDITH: I..I..I just came here on a fluke. I usually, you know, don't come here during the day.
DISPATCHER: Okay.
MEREDITH: She shouldn't be home. She should be at work. Like...
DISPATCHER: Okay, listen to me.
MEREDITH: Yes sir.
MEREDITH: I...I...[inaudible] right now.
DISPATCHER: Did you say...Can you tell me why she looks dead...looks like she's dead?
MEREDITH: I don't know. I have no idea. There's blood all over the place.
DISPATCHER: Okay, did you say she's cold?
MEREDITH: Sh..uh yes.
DISPATCHER: Okay.
MEREDITH: Yes.
DISPATCHER: Alright, stay on the phone.
MEREDITH: Okay
CASSIDY: [inaudible] there's blood. Can you see my...[inaudible]...get a washcloth into my...[inaudible]...?
MEREDITH: Yes, sweetie.
CASSIDY: [inaudible]
MEREDITH: Sweetie, do you know what happened to Mommy?
CASSIDY: [inaudible]
MEREDITH: Did she fall?
CASSIDY: Um...um...she gotta boo...She got boo-boos everywhere and...and...she got…
DISPATCHER: Alright, do you think she's beyond any help?
MEREDITH: I don’t know. Honestly, um…
DISPATCHER: You don’t know? Alright
MEREDITH: I’m normally very good under pressure.
DISPATCHER: Okay, we’re gonna tell you what to do then. Okay?
MEREDITH: Yes, sir.
DISPATCHER: Are you right by her now?
MEREDITH: I...I’m keeping her daughter out of there.
DISPATCHER: Okay. Alright, so you’re not with her?
MEREDITH: I’m right outside the bedroom.
DISPATCHER: Can you get her daughter secured s…Can you carry the phone to where she’s at?
MEREDITH: Yes.
DISPATCHER: Alright. Can you secure her daughter?
MEREDITH: Cassidy, sweetie, can you stay in your room for two seconds, okay?
CASSIDY: Okay.
MEREDITH: Okay, can you close the door for two seconds and I’ll be right back in here, okay, sweetie?
CASSIDY: [inaudible]
MEREDITH: Okay.
DISPATCHER: Meredith.
MEREDITH: Okay, yes sir.
DISPATCHER: Okay. You got a cordless phone?
MEREDITH: Yes.
DISPATCHER: Alright.
MEREDITH: Stay right there, sweetie. Okay.
DISPATCHER: Alright, is…I want you to…is she laying on her back?
MEREDITH: No, she’s laying on her stomach.
DISPATCHER: She’s on her stomach? She’s face down?
MEREDITH: Yes.
DISPATCHER: Alright, can you…can you get her on her back?
MEREDITH: [deep breath] okay…oh my God. Michelle? I don’t think so. She’s so heavy.
DISPATCHER: Alright, see if you can get her on her back.
MEREDITH: I just really think she’s dead.
DISPATCHER: Pardon?
MEREDITH: I really think she’s dead.
DISPATCHER: Okay. Are you certain?
MEREDITH: Hang on. Cassidy, sweetie, please go in your room. Okay, honey?
MEREDITH: I um…I um…I’m pretty sure.
DISPATCHER: You are?
MEREDITH: I…I don’t know…I don’t know. I’m…
DISPATCHER: Okay, we need to make sure.
MEREDITH: Okay.
DISPATCHER: Can you get her on her back for me?
MEREDITH: She’s kind of…twisted in a way that I can’t do that.
DISPATCHER: You can’t roll her over.
MEREDITH: Not…not easily.
DISPATCHER: You’re gonna have to try.
MEREDITH: Hang on…let me…I’m trying to see if I can get her pulse.
DISPATCHER: We gotta try to do CPR if we can get her on her back, Meredith.
MEREDITH: No, she’s ice cold.
DISPATCHER: She’s cold?
MEREDITH: Yeah.
DISPATCHER: Okay, alright.
MEREDITH: And her body is stiff.
DISPATCHER: Okay, then don’t try. If she’s cold then just…
MEREDITH: Oh my God, I (inaudible)…
DISPATCHER: …there’s probably nothing much you can do.
MEREDITH: Should I not touch anything?
DISPATCHER: Alright, try not to touch anything more than you did. Was anything out of place or unusual when you came in?
MEREDITH: This place does not look like what it normally looks like.
DISPATCHER: Okay, what’d it…
MEREDITH: There’s blood in the bed.
DISPATCHER: Okay, alright. Try not to touch anything else, okay?
MEREDITH: Okay, I just moved a pillow.
DISPATCHER: Alright. Just leave everything exactly where it is then.
MEREDITH: Okay…okay.
DISPATCHER: Do you see anything else?
MEREDITH: Um…
DISPATCHER: Do you see anything else that looks unusual?
MEREDITH: No. Cassidy, was anybody here? The dog was freaking out when I got here. Was anybody here, sweetie?
CASSIDY: [inaudible]
DISPATCHER: Alright, Meredith…
MEREDITH: Yes, sir.
DISPATCHER: Alright, I’m gonna…I’m gonna get the sheriff’s department to pick up on the line with us.
MEREDITH: Okay.
DISPATCHER: ‘Cause they’re gonna need to talk to you about what you’re seeing. Okay?
MEREDITH: Okay.
DISPATCHER: Now, I’m gonna brief them on what’s happened, and you just stay on the line.
MEREDITH: Okay.
DISPATCHER: What’s your last name, Meredith?
MEREDITH: Fisher.
DISPATCHER: Fisher?
MEREDITH: Her last name is Young.
DISPATCHER: Are you her relative?
MEREDITH: I’m her only sister.
DISPATCHER: Okay. Alright, Meredith. Stay with me just a minute, okay?
MEREDITH: Okay.
CASSIDY: [inaudible]
[series of clicks and tones]
CASSIDY: [inaudible]
MEREDITH: Okay.
[ring-tone]
CASSIDY: [inaudible] { some people believe they hear the words, “Daddy did it.”}
MEREDITH: Okay.
CASSIDY: [inaudible]
[ring-tone]
[ring-tone]
DEPUTY: Sheriff’s office. What is your emergency?
DISPATCHER: Hey, this is uh Brent.
DEPUTY: Uh-huh?
DISPATCHER: Look, I’ve got a lady named Meredith Fisher on the line from this address.
DEPUTY: Okay.
DISPATCHER: We’ve got EMS en route to Birchleaf.
DEPUTY: Okay.
DISPATCHER: And she…she’s in there with her sister. Um, she’s gonna tell you about what she’s seen, and it’s apparent it might be a Code 7 and there may be…there is evidence of trauma.
DEPUTY: We got deputies already en route.
DISPATCHER: Okay, but you need to talk to her. I’m gonna let her talk to you.
DEPUTY: I will. Thanks.
DISPATCHER: She’s on the line with you.
DEPUTY: Okay.
DISPATCHER: Meredith, go ahead.
DEPUTY: Meredith?
MEREDITH: I’m also here with her two-and-a-half-year-old, so it’s kind of difficult for me to pay attention.
DEPUTY: Okay.
MEREDITH: Okay?
DEPUTY: Where are you at now though Meredith? Are you on Birchleaf?
MEREDITH: [inaudible] downstairs. I’m at Birch, um, 5108 Birchleaf.
DEPUTY: Okay.
MEREDITH: Um, I…I typically handle myself very well under pressure, but I…I…I don’t know what to do.
DEPUTY: Okay. Now, tell…uh, is Rescue there yet?
MEREDITH: No.
DEPUTY: Okay.
MEREDITH: Should I go outside to wait for them…[inaudible]?
DEPUTY: Now, what have you found when you walked in the house?
MEREDITH: I don’t kn… I almost thought it was a practical joke. There’s just blood everywhere.
DEPUTY: Okay. And who lives there, and are they there?
MEREDITH: Okay. It’s my sister’s house.
DEPUTY: Uh-huh.
MEREDITH: Um, and she has a husband that travels quite a bit.
DEPUTY: Uh-huh.
MEREDITH: And I spoke with him last night. He’s out of town; he’s on his way to his parents’ house. And her daughter [inaudible] still in pajamas. [inaudible] Like normally, my sister goes to work early and takes her to daycare, you know, like…something’s not right. And I…when I first came to the house…[exhaling sound]
DEPUTY: Could you hold on one second for me, Miss?
MEREDITH: Yes, sir.
DEPUTY: Mm-hmm.
**Transition—Call transferred**
MEREDITH: Yes, sir.
DEPUTY 2: Okay. Are you…are you out at the…the deceased person’s…Birchleaf?
MEREDITH: I’m sorry.
DEPUTY 2: Are you out on Birchleaf?
MEREDITH: Birchleaf. Yes, sir.
DEPUTY 2: Okay. Okay. What I need you to do if possible… Who…who all’s there with you? I can hear a child.
MEREDITH: Yes.
DEPUTY 2: Okay. EMS and I got some deputies en route. What I need you to go ahead and do is just…is walk outside.
MEREDITH: Okay.
DEPUTY 2: ‘Cause I don’t know what’s going on yet. Just have everybody walk outside. Stand…[inaudible]
MEREDITH: Come on, sweetie. Let’s take a ride. Okay? Come on, Garrison. Let’s go, buddy.
CASSIDY: Where we going?
MEREDITH: We’re going to go outside and wait for the nice people to [inaudible]
DEPUTY 2: And if you want…if you want to, yeah, if you want to, go ahead out…go out to your car and sit in your car. That way…until we figure out what’s going on, okay?
MEREDITH: Okay. I don’t know what I did with my keys. I can’t even think.
CASSIDY: Where we going?
MEREDITH: [inaudible] We’re going to wait outside for the nice people to come talk to us. Okay, sweetie?
DEPUTY 2: Who’s this…who’s this person you…
MEREDITH: Um, this is my niece that I’m holding right now.
DEPUTY 2: No, I mean…I mean the person who’s in the house? Your sister?
**Cassidy chattering in background**
MEREDITH: Oh my God.
CASSIDY: [inaudible] your car?
MEREDITH: Yes, sweetie. That’s my car.
MEREDITH: I’m trying.
DEPUTY 2: Yeah. Just do the best you can. I know…I know it’s difficult. I really do.
MEREDITH: My niece is very smart for her age. She’s two and a half. And I think she’s saying that there was somebody in the house. I don’t really understand, ‘cause I know she doesn’t understand.
DEPUTY 2: Okay. How old is…how old is, um, your sister?
MEREDITH: My sister’s twenty-nine.
DEPUTY 2: Twenty-nine? [inaudible] have any problems?
MEREDITH: What?
DEPUTY 2: …that you know of? Do you have…Does she have any personal problems that you know of?
MEREDITH: Um, not really. I try to help them fight a little bit, but nothing too ridiculous. She’s pregnant; I know that. She’s about four and a half months pregnant.
DEPUTY 2: Okay. Try to…try to keep calm.
MEREDITH: [inaudible] I’m trying. There’s a fire department truck here.
DEPUTY 2: Okay.
MEREDITH: I don’t know why, but…
DEPUTY 2: Yeah, they…they respond as well because of the nature of the call.
MEREDITH: [inaudible—crosstalk] I’m trying. Oh my God. Oh my God. I can’t even believe that this is real. Like, they sort of play jokes on each other, like, [inaudible] her husband. Like, I almost thought it was a joke; that’s how over the top it just seems in there. Something’s not right.
DEPUTY 2: The fire department’s going to talk to you now. They’ll probably go in the house to go check on her. Okay?
MEREDITH: Okay. Thank you.
DEPUTY 2: Okay. So just…they’ll let me know if there’s any problem. Okay? Just stay out of the house as best you can.
MEREDITH: Thank you. Yes. Thank you.
DEPUTY 2: Okay.
With the prosecution back at square one, I think it's an appropriate time to revisit the way in which Michelle Young's murder was discovered and the investigation began.
Michelle was bludgeoned to death in the bedroom of her Raleigh, North Carolina, home on November 3, 2006. Her body was discovered by her sister, Meredith Fisher, who was sent to the house by Jason Young to retrieve a printout of Coach purses for sale on eBay which he claimed to have forgotten on the printer when leaving for a business trip the prior evening.
Meredith arrived to find things in an unusual state to say the least. The pillar lights at the end of the driveway were on; the backyard gate was standing open; a water hose was trickling in the backyard; the Youngs' dog, Mr. Garrison was whining plaintively from within the house, Michelle's car was in the garage; tiny bloody footprints dappled the floor of an upstairs bathroom. In the master bedroom, Michelle's battered body lay on the floor next to the bed in a pool of blood; the walls and furniture were spattered with blood; and Cassidy, Jason and Michelle's 2 1/2 year old daughter, was hiding beneath the covers of the bed. Meredith promptly called 911 to try to get help for her sister, though she feared that Michelle was already dead.
I have previously posted on this blog a transcript of the 911 call which I typed while listening to the recording on WRAL.com's website. However, during the trial last summer, a more complete version of the 911 call was played. What follows is a transcript of the call as played during Meredith's testimony. Please note: This is not an official transcript.
DISPATCHER: 911 State your emergency
MEREDITH: I need an ambulance. It’s an emergency.
DISPATCHER: What address are you at Ma’am?
MEREDITH: Um Birchleaf…5108 Birchleaf Road
DISPATCHER: Okay and your phone number?
MEREDITH: Oh my God
DISPATCHER: Ma’am, what’s your phone number in case I lose you
MEREDITH: Um…832-…um, hang on. Let me look at the phone. 832-8939. 8939.
DISPATCHER: Alright, what’s the problem. Tell me exactly what happened.
MEREDITH: Um…I…I…I think my sister’s dead.
DISPATCHER: Okay, tell me what happened, ma’am.
MEREDITH: I have no idea. Oh my God.
DISPATCHER: Alright stay on the phone with me please.
MEREDITH: Um.
DISPATCHER: What’s your name?
MEREDITH: Meredith Fisher
DISPATCHER: Alright, Meredith.
MEREDITH: And this is the Young address. Oh my God.
DISPATCHER: Meredith, listen to me please.
MEREDITH: Yeah.
DISPATCHER: Are you with the patient now?
MEREDITH: Yes and her daughter. And…she’s…
DISPATCHER: Okay, how old is the patient?
MEREDITH: …and there’s blood everywhere. She’s 28…29
DISPATCHER: 28?
MEREDITH: Should I try to move her?
DISPATCHER: Listen to me, ma’am.
MEREDITH: Yes sir.
DISPATCHER: I’m gonna tell you what to do…
MEREDITH: Okay.
DISPATCHER: …but you need to calm down so we can help her. You said there’s blood everywhere?
MEREDITH: Yes.
DISPATCHER: Alright. Is she conscious?
MEREDITH: N..., I don’t think so. Should I try to help her?
DISPATCHER: Listen to me, ma’am.
MEREDITH: I’m listening.
DISPATCHER: Is she breathing?
MEREDITH: I don’t think so.
DISPATCHER: Have you checked?
MEREDITH: Michelle? [pause] She’s cold.
DISPATCHER: Okay. Listen to me. Did you see what happened?
MEREDITH: I don’t know. Cassidy, come here, sweetie. I’m here with her daughter.
DISPATCHER: Okay.
MEREDITH: There's...there's like blood footprints all over the house from her daughter...like her daughter's little footprints.
DISPATCHER: Okay, listen to me. What's your first name?
MEREDITH: Meredith
DISPATCHER: Alright, Meredith...
MEREDITH: Yes sir.
DISPATCHER: Did you see what happened?
MEREDITH: I..I..I just came here on a fluke. I usually, you know, don't come here during the day.
DISPATCHER: Okay.
MEREDITH: She shouldn't be home. She should be at work. Like...
DISPATCHER: Okay, listen to me.
MEREDITH: Yes sir.
MEREDITH: I...I...[inaudible] right now.
DISPATCHER: Did you say...Can you tell me why she looks dead...looks like she's dead?
MEREDITH: I don't know. I have no idea. There's blood all over the place.
DISPATCHER: Okay, did you say she's cold?
MEREDITH: Sh..uh yes.
DISPATCHER: Okay.
MEREDITH: Yes.
DISPATCHER: Alright, stay on the phone.
MEREDITH: Okay
CASSIDY: [inaudible] there's blood. Can you see my...[inaudible]...get a washcloth into my...[inaudible]...?
MEREDITH: Yes, sweetie.
CASSIDY: [inaudible]
MEREDITH: Sweetie, do you know what happened to Mommy?
CASSIDY: [inaudible]
MEREDITH: Did she fall?
CASSIDY: Um...um...she gotta boo...She got boo-boos everywhere and...and...she got…
DISPATCHER: Alright, do you think she's beyond any help?
MEREDITH: I don’t know. Honestly, um…
DISPATCHER: You don’t know? Alright
MEREDITH: I’m normally very good under pressure.
DISPATCHER: Okay, we’re gonna tell you what to do then. Okay?
MEREDITH: Yes, sir.
DISPATCHER: Are you right by her now?
MEREDITH: I...I’m keeping her daughter out of there.
DISPATCHER: Okay. Alright, so you’re not with her?
MEREDITH: I’m right outside the bedroom.
DISPATCHER: Can you get her daughter secured s…Can you carry the phone to where she’s at?
MEREDITH: Yes.
DISPATCHER: Alright. Can you secure her daughter?
MEREDITH: Cassidy, sweetie, can you stay in your room for two seconds, okay?
CASSIDY: Okay.
MEREDITH: Okay, can you close the door for two seconds and I’ll be right back in here, okay, sweetie?
CASSIDY: [inaudible]
MEREDITH: Okay.
DISPATCHER: Meredith.
MEREDITH: Okay, yes sir.
DISPATCHER: Okay. You got a cordless phone?
MEREDITH: Yes.
DISPATCHER: Alright.
MEREDITH: Stay right there, sweetie. Okay.
DISPATCHER: Alright, is…I want you to…is she laying on her back?
MEREDITH: No, she’s laying on her stomach.
DISPATCHER: She’s on her stomach? She’s face down?
MEREDITH: Yes.
DISPATCHER: Alright, can you…can you get her on her back?
MEREDITH: [deep breath] okay…oh my God. Michelle? I don’t think so. She’s so heavy.
DISPATCHER: Alright, see if you can get her on her back.
MEREDITH: I just really think she’s dead.
DISPATCHER: Pardon?
MEREDITH: I really think she’s dead.
DISPATCHER: Okay. Are you certain?
MEREDITH: Hang on. Cassidy, sweetie, please go in your room. Okay, honey?
MEREDITH: I um…I um…I’m pretty sure.
DISPATCHER: You are?
MEREDITH: I…I don’t know…I don’t know. I’m…
DISPATCHER: Okay, we need to make sure.
MEREDITH: Okay.
DISPATCHER: Can you get her on her back for me?
MEREDITH: She’s kind of…twisted in a way that I can’t do that.
DISPATCHER: You can’t roll her over.
MEREDITH: Not…not easily.
DISPATCHER: You’re gonna have to try.
MEREDITH: Hang on…let me…I’m trying to see if I can get her pulse.
DISPATCHER: We gotta try to do CPR if we can get her on her back, Meredith.
MEREDITH: No, she’s ice cold.
DISPATCHER: She’s cold?
MEREDITH: Yeah.
DISPATCHER: Okay, alright.
MEREDITH: And her body is stiff.
DISPATCHER: Okay, then don’t try. If she’s cold then just…
MEREDITH: Oh my God, I (inaudible)…
DISPATCHER: …there’s probably nothing much you can do.
MEREDITH: Should I not touch anything?
DISPATCHER: Alright, try not to touch anything more than you did. Was anything out of place or unusual when you came in?
MEREDITH: This place does not look like what it normally looks like.
DISPATCHER: Okay, what’d it…
MEREDITH: There’s blood in the bed.
DISPATCHER: Okay, alright. Try not to touch anything else, okay?
MEREDITH: Okay, I just moved a pillow.
DISPATCHER: Alright. Just leave everything exactly where it is then.
MEREDITH: Okay…okay.
DISPATCHER: Do you see anything else?
MEREDITH: Um…
DISPATCHER: Do you see anything else that looks unusual?
MEREDITH: No. Cassidy, was anybody here? The dog was freaking out when I got here. Was anybody here, sweetie?
CASSIDY: [inaudible]
DISPATCHER: Alright, Meredith…
MEREDITH: Yes, sir.
DISPATCHER: Alright, I’m gonna…I’m gonna get the sheriff’s department to pick up on the line with us.
MEREDITH: Okay.
DISPATCHER: ‘Cause they’re gonna need to talk to you about what you’re seeing. Okay?
MEREDITH: Okay.
DISPATCHER: Now, I’m gonna brief them on what’s happened, and you just stay on the line.
MEREDITH: Okay.
DISPATCHER: What’s your last name, Meredith?
MEREDITH: Fisher.
DISPATCHER: Fisher?
MEREDITH: Her last name is Young.
DISPATCHER: Are you her relative?
MEREDITH: I’m her only sister.
DISPATCHER: Okay. Alright, Meredith. Stay with me just a minute, okay?
MEREDITH: Okay.
CASSIDY: [inaudible]
[series of clicks and tones]
CASSIDY: [inaudible]
MEREDITH: Okay.
[ring-tone]
CASSIDY: [inaudible] { some people believe they hear the words, “Daddy did it.”}
MEREDITH: Okay.
CASSIDY: [inaudible]
[ring-tone]
[ring-tone]
DEPUTY: Sheriff’s office. What is your emergency?
DISPATCHER: Hey, this is uh Brent.
DEPUTY: Uh-huh?
DISPATCHER: Look, I’ve got a lady named Meredith Fisher on the line from this address.
DEPUTY: Okay.
DISPATCHER: We’ve got EMS en route to Birchleaf.
DEPUTY: Okay.
DISPATCHER: And she…she’s in there with her sister. Um, she’s gonna tell you about what she’s seen, and it’s apparent it might be a Code 7 and there may be…there is evidence of trauma.
DEPUTY: We got deputies already en route.
DISPATCHER: Okay, but you need to talk to her. I’m gonna let her talk to you.
DEPUTY: I will. Thanks.
DISPATCHER: She’s on the line with you.
DEPUTY: Okay.
DISPATCHER: Meredith, go ahead.
DEPUTY: Meredith?
MEREDITH: I’m also here with her two-and-a-half-year-old, so it’s kind of difficult for me to pay attention.
DEPUTY: Okay.
MEREDITH: Okay?
DEPUTY: Where are you at now though Meredith? Are you on Birchleaf?
MEREDITH: [inaudible] downstairs. I’m at Birch, um, 5108 Birchleaf.
DEPUTY: Okay.
MEREDITH: Um, I…I typically handle myself very well under pressure, but I…I…I don’t know what to do.
DEPUTY: Okay. Now, tell…uh, is Rescue there yet?
MEREDITH: No.
DEPUTY: Okay.
MEREDITH: Should I go outside to wait for them…[inaudible]?
DEPUTY: Now, what have you found when you walked in the house?
MEREDITH: I don’t kn… I almost thought it was a practical joke. There’s just blood everywhere.
DEPUTY: Okay. And who lives there, and are they there?
MEREDITH: Okay. It’s my sister’s house.
DEPUTY: Uh-huh.
MEREDITH: Um, and she has a husband that travels quite a bit.
DEPUTY: Uh-huh.
MEREDITH: And I spoke with him last night. He’s out of town; he’s on his way to his parents’ house. And her daughter [inaudible] still in pajamas. [inaudible] Like normally, my sister goes to work early and takes her to daycare, you know, like…something’s not right. And I…when I first came to the house…[exhaling sound]
DEPUTY: Could you hold on one second for me, Miss?
MEREDITH: Yes, sir.
DEPUTY: Mm-hmm.
**Transition—Call transferred**
MEREDITH: Yes, sir.
DEPUTY 2: Okay. Are you…are you out at the…the deceased person’s…Birchleaf?
MEREDITH: I’m sorry.
DEPUTY 2: Are you out on Birchleaf?
MEREDITH: Birchleaf. Yes, sir.
DEPUTY 2: Okay. Okay. What I need you to do if possible… Who…who all’s there with you? I can hear a child.
MEREDITH: Yes.
DEPUTY 2: Okay. EMS and I got some deputies en route. What I need you to go ahead and do is just…is walk outside.
MEREDITH: Okay.
DEPUTY 2: ‘Cause I don’t know what’s going on yet. Just have everybody walk outside. Stand…[inaudible]
MEREDITH: Come on, sweetie. Let’s take a ride. Okay? Come on, Garrison. Let’s go, buddy.
CASSIDY: Where we going?
MEREDITH: We’re going to go outside and wait for the nice people to [inaudible]
DEPUTY 2: And if you want…if you want to, yeah, if you want to, go ahead out…go out to your car and sit in your car. That way…until we figure out what’s going on, okay?
MEREDITH: Okay. I don’t know what I did with my keys. I can’t even think.
CASSIDY: Where we going?
MEREDITH: [inaudible] We’re going to wait outside for the nice people to come talk to us. Okay, sweetie?
DEPUTY 2: Who’s this…who’s this person you…
MEREDITH: Um, this is my niece that I’m holding right now.
DEPUTY 2: No, I mean…I mean the person who’s in the house? Your sister?
**Cassidy chattering in background**
MEREDITH: Oh my God.
CASSIDY: [inaudible] your car?
MEREDITH: Yes, sweetie. That’s my car.
MEREDITH: I’m trying.
DEPUTY 2: Yeah. Just do the best you can. I know…I know it’s difficult. I really do.
MEREDITH: My niece is very smart for her age. She’s two and a half. And I think she’s saying that there was somebody in the house. I don’t really understand, ‘cause I know she doesn’t understand.
DEPUTY 2: Okay. How old is…how old is, um, your sister?
MEREDITH: My sister’s twenty-nine.
DEPUTY 2: Twenty-nine? [inaudible] have any problems?
MEREDITH: What?
DEPUTY 2: …that you know of? Do you have…Does she have any personal problems that you know of?
MEREDITH: Um, not really. I try to help them fight a little bit, but nothing too ridiculous. She’s pregnant; I know that. She’s about four and a half months pregnant.
DEPUTY 2: Okay. Try to…try to keep calm.
MEREDITH: [inaudible] I’m trying. There’s a fire department truck here.
DEPUTY 2: Okay.
MEREDITH: I don’t know why, but…
DEPUTY 2: Yeah, they…they respond as well because of the nature of the call.
MEREDITH: [inaudible—crosstalk] I’m trying. Oh my God. Oh my God. I can’t even believe that this is real. Like, they sort of play jokes on each other, like, [inaudible] her husband. Like, I almost thought it was a joke; that’s how over the top it just seems in there. Something’s not right.
DEPUTY 2: The fire department’s going to talk to you now. They’ll probably go in the house to go check on her. Okay?
MEREDITH: Okay. Thank you.
DEPUTY 2: Okay. So just…they’ll let me know if there’s any problem. Okay? Just stay out of the house as best you can.
MEREDITH: Thank you. Yes. Thank you.
DEPUTY 2: Okay.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Jason Young: Verdict Watch
Testimony in the trial of Jason Young for the first degree murder of his pregnant wife, Michelle Marie Fisher Young, wrapped up yesterday. Defense attorneys and prosecutors presented their closing arguments to the jury today, and the fate of Jason Young is now in the hands of twelve jurors.
As fate would have it, the forum we have been using to discuss the trial is down for maintenance. In the meantime, I've opened a Verdict Watch thread at our original forum.
Original Forum: Friction Powered Information Exchange
Alternate Forum: FPX II (temporarily down for maintenance)
Update:
FPX II is back online. We'll continue the discussion there. Sorry for any confusion.
As fate would have it, the forum we have been using to discuss the trial is down for maintenance. In the meantime, I've opened a Verdict Watch thread at our original forum.
Original Forum: Friction Powered Information Exchange
Alternate Forum: FPX II (temporarily down for maintenance)
Update:
FPX II is back online. We'll continue the discussion there. Sorry for any confusion.
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Jason Young Trial
Discussion of the trial has been moved to FPX II due to ongoing technical difficulties at the original FPX.
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Jason Young Trial: Opening Statements
The FPX forum is on the blink and WRAL is having some technical difficulties. I'll post updates in the comment section of this blog entry.
FPX Forum Poll
The original FPX forum is still having technical difficulties. Vote at the following link whether to remain at the original FPX and hope the problems are worked out or move permanently to the Alternate FPX:
http://frictionpowered.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/fpx-forum-poll/
For those of you not already registered there, it is NOT necessary to enter a phone number. Just click the PASS button a few times until it stops asking you. I will activate your account as soon as I see your registration, and you will be able to log in and post.
http://frictionpowered.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/fpx-forum-poll/
For those of you not already registered there, it is NOT necessary to enter a phone number. Just click the PASS button a few times until it stops asking you. I will activate your account as soon as I see your registration, and you will be able to log in and post.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Jason Young Trial: Jury Selection
Jury selection begins today in the First Degree Murder trial of Jason Young who stands accused of murdering his pregnant wife, Michelle Young, in November, 2006. The process is expected to take about three to four days with Opening Statements to follow. WRAL will stream live coverage of the trial on their website.
I have begun to assemble a dedicated page to facilitate following the trial as it progresses. The page will be updated as necessary. Click the link below or in the sidebar to access the Michelle Young Case page.
Michelle Young Case
Discussion of the case and trial coverage is being hosted at the original Friction Powered Exchange forum.
http://frictionpowered.hqforums.com/
If you are still having trouble accessing the forum, please leave a comment on this blog entry.
I have begun to assemble a dedicated page to facilitate following the trial as it progresses. The page will be updated as necessary. Click the link below or in the sidebar to access the Michelle Young Case page.
Michelle Young Case
Discussion of the case and trial coverage is being hosted at the original Friction Powered Exchange forum.
http://frictionpowered.hqforums.com/
If you are still having trouble accessing the forum, please leave a comment on this blog entry.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Jason Young Arraignment
Jason Young will be arraigned in a Wake County, North Carolina, courtroom today for the 2006 beating death of his pregnant wife, Michelle Young. Also on the agenda is an evidence hearing regarding a witness sighting of Jason Young at a King, North Carolina convenience store during the early morning hours of November 3, 2006. Proceedings are scheduled to begin at 2:30. Local poster, RPD, plans to be at the hearing and post his observations.
Because of problems at our regular forum, Friction Powered Exchange, I've reopened the alternative forum, Friction Powered Exchange II. If you haven't already registered there, I would encourage you to do so. There have been so many problems with FPX lately that I'm not sure we'll be able to rely on it for the duration of the trial.
The original forum appears to be back up and running, although some people still report having trouble accessing the threads. Hopefully, all will be resolved soon. In the meantime, some posters are still using the alternative forum. There are links to both in the sidebar under "Discussion Forum" and in the second paragraph of this blog entry.
Because of problems at our regular forum, Friction Powered Exchange, I've reopened the alternative forum, Friction Powered Exchange II. If you haven't already registered there, I would encourage you to do so. There have been so many problems with FPX lately that I'm not sure we'll be able to rely on it for the duration of the trial.
The original forum appears to be back up and running, although some people still report having trouble accessing the threads. Hopefully, all will be resolved soon. In the meantime, some posters are still using the alternative forum. There are links to both in the sidebar under "Discussion Forum" and in the second paragraph of this blog entry.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Alternative Forum
I don't know what the problem is with FPX, but if it's still down tomorrow, we'll use the alternative forum.
Link to FPX: http://frictionpowered.hqforums.com/
Link to Alternative FPX: http://frictionpowered.freeforums.org/
Link to FPX: http://frictionpowered.hqforums.com/
Link to Alternative FPX: http://frictionpowered.freeforums.org/
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