RALEIGH - After nearly two years, Linda Fisher still prays daily that the person responsible for the death of her daughter, Michelle Young, will be brought to justice.

Young, 29, was found dead in the home she shared with her husband, Jason Young, in the Enchanted Oaks subdivision south of Raleigh. As with the Nancy Cooper case this summer, investigators have focused on Young's husband but have not identified him as a suspect.

The pregnant young mother was lying on her bed in a pool of blood on Nov. 3, 2006. Bloody footprints from their 2-year-old daughter, Cassidy, who was unharmed, trailed across the carpet.

A search warrant unsealed last month indicated Wake County deputies found DNA and bloody footprints that linked Jason Young to the crime scene. Sheriff's deputies have been investigating whether he checked into a Virginia hotel and then drove back to Raleigh that night.

Jason Young, 34, has told investigators he was on a business trip when his wife was killed. His attorney, Roger Smith Jr., of Raleigh, was unavailable for comment Tuesday.

Fisher retired in June 2006 after teaching high school math on Long Island, N.Y., for 33 years. She visited North Carolina at least once a month after Cassidy was born.

"I would just have to see her," Fisher said. "I needed my fix."

Now, Fisher spends much of her time reading the Bible. She keeps a journal and regularly talks with the detectives assigned to her daughter's case. She's getting a lot of support from friends and "a big, gigantic, Italian family."

Jason Young has custody of Cassidy. They are staying at his mother's home in Brevard.

Linda Fisher is left with a yearly visit to her granddaughter's day care in the western part of the state.

"She is the love of our life," Fisher said. "When I am around her, I feel a part of Michelle."

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