Forum temporarily down

I've received a few emails expressing concern about the discussion forum being currently unavailable. The reason for this is that HQ Forums (the hosting service) is changing servers. FPX should be back online in a day or so. I'm sorry for the inconvenience.

Scout

Update:  I expected the forum to have been back online by now.  Until it returns, everyone is welcome to post at the alternate site:  FPX II.



FPX is back in business.  Thanks for your patience, everyone!

Jason Young: Rule 24 Hearing

Today at 3:20 pm, Jason Young will learn whether or not he faces the death penalty for the 2006 murder of his pregnant wife, Michelle Marie Fisher Young.  Anyone interested in the proceedings can follow timely updates on the FPX forum courtesy of two forum members local to Raleigh, namely RPD and gorealtors.

Click HERE to proceed to the FPX forum.

Update:
In case you haven't already been made aware, the prosecutor announced today that the death penalty will not be sought against Jason Young.  With that decision, the most severe sentence that can be imposed is life without the possibility of parole.  Jury selection is scheduled to begin on May 16, 2011.  In the meantime, expect more hearings to address motions to suppress evidence, change of venue, etc.

FPX Now Open

The hijacking issue at the original FPX appears to have been fixed. The forum is now open to posting. Please notify me of any problems. You can post a message in the comment thread of this blog entry or send me an email through the contact form by clicking the small envelope in the sidebar of this blog.

Scout

Kyron Horman: Missing for 8 Weeks

I hope to write a blog entry about this case soon. In the meantime, I'll just provide video to the latest press conference held by Kyron's parents and hope that someone out there will respond to their pleas for information. 

The first one is a better video quality, but the reporters' questions are edited out.  The second one includes questions -- helpful for getting the full gist of the responses.


LINK to the Oregonian's story.



LINK to KATU's story.

Forum Temporarily Closed

The Friction Powered Information Exchange is closed until further notice due to intrusive ads and hijacking problems. I apologize for the inconvenience and any frustration it has caused. In the meantime, everyone is welcome to post here at the blog in the comment section of this entry. As an alternative, there is another forum available to anyone who wishes to register.

Click to go to the new (perhaps temporary) Friction Powered Exchange forum. If you choose to use it, be patient with me while I get accustomed to the Admin panel which is more complex than the one I'm used to using.

If the original FPX reopens, I'll post a notice here and at FPX II.

Important addendum:

I just became aware that the registration form on the new forum is asking for full name and birthdate. I would alter that requirement if I could. As it is, all I can say is I would not provide such personal information. As long as you provide a "name" and a birthdate that makes your age greater than 18, I don't think there will be any problem.

The original FPX forum is currently open. Please proceed there to participate in the discussion.

LINK to FPX forum

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Terri Moulton Horman

Whatever life you imagined you could create for yourself by eliminating Kyron from it isn't going to happen. As long as Kyron Horman remains missing, you will not have a moment's peace. He isn't going to be forgotten. Everyone knows that you are responsible for whatever has happened to him. That knowledge isn't going to fade away. You cannot escape it -- neither with the passage of time nor the insertion of distance. Your life is going to be a living hell. The only way to make things better -- for yourself as well as for everyone else -- is to tell the truth.


Where is Kyron?

Michelle Young Case Update

This update is slightly dated, but I thought it might be helpful for those searching for news about Jason Young.  Jason is currently in the Wake County jail awaiting trial for the 2006 murder of his pregnant wife, Michelle Marie Fisher Young.  Young was indicted by a Wake County grand jury on December 14, 2009, and arrested in Brevard the same day.  Since that time, two hearings have been continued.  A Rule 24 hearing originally scheduled for March 18, 2010 -- at which time the district attorney was to have notified the court as to whether or not the death penalty would be sought -- was continued.  The case was again continued on June 17 with the delay attributed to the state's need for more time to sort through all of the evidence against Jason Young and turn everything over to Young's defense team.  The next court date is August 26, at which time, the prosecution must without further delay present the court with their intentions regarding the death penalty. 


Click HERE for the latest news report.

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