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This blog tells the story of a very disturbed person. Posting under multiple nicknames on multiple crime forums, this person makes frequent veiled threats against those who disagree with him on the boards. His nicknames will be posted here, and his threats.
This blog also contains the author’s opinions and satirical sketches, and an added bonus: photoshopped parodies by the author’s friends.
August 8, 2007 at 3:02 pm
John Goins is not a disturbed person. He is retired, like me, and he is trying to defend his former student who he knows to be innocent of the slimes put upon him by the Raleigh press and the sexist boards like this one whose agenda are “political correctness” and radical feminism to the detriment of men whose only sin is a marriage certificate.
August 11, 2007 at 8:09 pm
I don’t know your purpose with this character assassination. I want you to stop using my real name. I don’t mind your using my nic. I reckon that’s fair game. But edit my real name from all your blog.
gojo
August 11, 2007 at 8:51 pm
OK. I’ve been talking this over with some friends. Some who just might be pretty intelligent, so I have an idea.
You want your name removed from this site. I want you to stop maligning Michelle’s mother and sister.
Maybe we can make a deal.
November 12, 2007 at 3:04 am
I really don’t have much to say about all of this… most of what I read everywhere is slander (both ways) and at the very least, unproductive. I want to simply state that my heart goes out to Michelle’s family… having a child leave this earth too early is a great tragedy. Having lost a child of my own a little over a year ago, I know, to some degree, their pain. I hope that time will heal their wounds, although a scar will ALWAYS remain. Scars are not always bad, they remind us of the battles we have fought and the strength we gain from them. I hope they are able to replace the pain and frustration of the circumstances with what every parent should feel… pride in having raised a beautiful daughter, who has left a wonderful mark on this world, and will one day be reunited with them beyond this mortality, this testing ground of faith.
I hope that their energies may one day be redirected to their precious grandchild, Cassidy, and that one day they will understand, that after losing Michelle, the only one Jason, or his family, had left to protect is Cassidy. If anyone gave thought to what they might do in Jason’s circumstances, I think they would agree that focusing on his daughter, and her needs, makes the most sense. At the very least, it helps her to adjust to a life with one parent, a position Jason’s family is familiar with. Most of all, I hope that Michelle’s family will one day understand this decision.
I feel sorry for anyone, either side of the debate, who can take a tragedy so horrific, and without knowing either party, pass judgements so quickly. What everyone (both Michelle’s family and Jason’s family) needs in these circumstances, is someone willing to comfort, willing to support, willing to promote healing, not rash judgements or blind criticism. Please redirect your energies to something more productive. The world is full of problems, but the biggest problem we face is that a lot of people feel their biggest contribution is hateful rhetoric with little regard for the damage it does. Absolutely nothing on this website will bring Michelle back, or help either one of the families who have lost her love and presence, move forward.
In closing, I want to say that while many of the people who have thoughts on this case do not know either family personally. I met the Fisher family at the funeral and looked into the sadness within their eyes and hearts that day. I know their pain is genuine. I know that the memorial service, the tree planting ceremony, and the search for Michelle’s killer is all out of love for their daughter. There is no other opportunity, or way, to show that eternal love or the desire to have them back. A parent wants no more than to be able to hold their child in their arms again and to smother them with a lifetime of kisses, to have that physical closeness and affection that a mortal body allows. My wife and I know this from personal experience.
I also know Jason. He and I were close friends through middle and high school. I played soccer side by side with him for many of those years. I stayed in his family’s home and he stayed in mine. We had many mutual friends, coaches and teachers. We shared many good times together and I can say, honestly and with certainty, that he is not the type of person that would ever take another’s life. In fact, he is one of the least confrontational people I know. He, more than most of us, was always willing to laugh something off, rather than be upset by it. If anything, I think most of those who knew Jason growing up, would say that he has many more friends than enemies and that Michelle loved Jason for all the same reasons that his hometown, friends and family does.
I am not sure who this person gojo is, but the comments that I see written here do not reflect the man I know him to be. Regardless, I do not defend anyone who would make those types of remarks or who responds to them with the same type of ignorance and hatred. If either one of you has any desire to protect the Fisher’s, the Young’s or the vision of our founding fathers who thought freedom of speech something worthy of upholding, you will stop this nonsense.
If you feel the desire to help either one, or both of these families deal with the grief of this tragedy, try to place yourself in their shoes first, then talk about how we as supporters, can truly make a difference in their lives and honor Michelle.
November 16, 2007 at 7:11 pm
Nice response “one who cares”.
Keep in mind 15 years is a long time.
Knowing someone in Middle and High School is far removed from
the reality of adulthood. Pressure to marry a pregnant GF, money
issues and extramarital affairs apparently caused enough stress
to send your friend over the edge.
November 19, 2007 at 6:06 pm
I think we, as a society, like to find fault and place blame too early, especially in the absence of facts.
In the United States today, very few people feel “pressure” to marry (pregnant or not) and I would say more people in those circumstances feel the tension from disapproving inlaws and the loss of what most people consider opportunities that can’t be missed (college, social freedoms, and prospects of higher paying jobs). More people are likely to terminate pregnancies and move on with their “lives” than accept responsibility. Assuming that the only reason they married, was because of the pregnancy, is presumptuous, to say the least.
As for money issues, who doesn’t have them? I think we are all guilty of overstepping our incomes… otherwise the debt load of America would not be so high! Like many, the Youngs may have bought a home that was too large, and almost all homes on the market are too expensive! Money problems, if proliferated, will usually bring about bankruptcy or possibly a divorce from stress (both substantially more common than murder of a spouse). Everyone wants to bring attention to the reciprocal life insurance policies because they were each $1 million. That amount of money is absolutely pennies when considered against the benefit and joys of an eternal companion. Only greed would lead any of us to think of that trade-off as profitable…
The affair, as far as I know, is heresay. An exchange of emails or even phone calls, without adult content or intent to deceive a spouse, does not constitute an affair. Michelle Money was a mutual friend of both Jason and Michelle. I don’t know her personally, but I would venture to say, she is probably a happily married woman and has done no more than offer condolences to either or both families involved. Again, I think society likes to think the worst of people, it helps them feel better about themselves.
The truth is that people are more constant than the circumstances around them. We all are impacted by the experiences we’ve had in life, for good or bad. People are influenced by their families, their friends, their experiences, and their circumstances in life. All of these influences in both Jason and Michelle’s lives were good and solid. THAT is what is so shocking about these circumstances, not the weak excuses you mention.
The truth is, BAD things happen to GOOD people all the time. We shouldn’t run from the fact. Nothing is guaranteed in this life. The best thing we can do is to embrace those we love, cherish the time we have with them, and not take a single moment for granted. The next best thing we can do, is help others (children, parents, family & friends) realize the value of life and to make all of our decisions based on protection of that one precious commodity.
I would spend less time trying to tear these two families apart and more time trying to bring them together. As a daughter and a granddaughter, Cassidy needs and deserves that. As parents and grandparents, that is the only thing that will restore peace and love to their lives, the kind of love and support that they all deserve after being subjected to such a massive trial in their lives.
November 19, 2007 at 9:31 pm
one who cares,
I assume you saw the NCWanted show ? If you did, you would know Jason had “Marital affairs”…yes affairs with an S.
This show was reviewed and cleared by WCSO before it was aired. WRAL did not
make up a story they wanted to tell.
November 19, 2007 at 11:41 pm
How about you tell your mate Jason ‘holding Cassidy for ransom’ Young to stop tearing the families apart. He is the ONLY ONE DOING THAT.
November 20, 2007 at 12:27 am
OneWhoCares:
You begin by saying “I really don’t have much to say about all of this”, and then you ramble on for TWO 7-paragraph rants. Please remind me NOT to get you started on a subject that you really DO have something to say about!
November 20, 2007 at 1:03 am
jason murdered michelle and the baby she was carrying.
November 20, 2007 at 2:54 am
I’ll take on the second extensive post another day.
March 13, 2008 at 10:04 pm
An innocent man whose wife was brutally murdered does not refuse to speak with law enforcement. An innocent man whose wife was brutally murdered while he was out of town - and has a strong alibi - is at the police station every day demanding them to find the killer of his wife and unborn baby.
There is nothing innocent or manly about Jason Young.
June 27, 2008 at 5:48 am
I used to love the Simon and Garfunkel song “Silence is Golden”. Jason has changed the entire meaning of silence. His silence is the ONLY reason he is still wandering the streets, dating, going on cruises and living a carefree life.
It won’t be long before Justice comes knocking on his door. He can be silent but I hear prisons are pretty darned loud.
July 5, 2008 at 12:15 am
I hope Jason celebrated his freedom on July 4, 2008, because this should be the last Independence Day he’ll enjoy being a free man.
Next year Jason Young will have a new residence. and he will watch the fireworks through the bars over the windows.