Gay Trust Fund Heir’s Body Found, Ex-Boyfriend Arrested for Murder
press release by the Montgomery County District Attorney’s office in Pennsylvania.Authorities said that Young had been stabbed to death.The heir’s family has been looking for him since his disappearance.
Unknown to them, Young’s body was found on September 30, 2019, at Awbury Arboretum in Philadelphia. His remains were left unidentified until a recent push by the family led Montgomery County detectives to identify him last Friday with the use of Young’s dental records.“Since August 2019, a family has been searching for information about their missing son.
Today, we shared with them the tragic details of his death and will be able to return his remains to them for a proper burial,” said Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele. “This is yet another case of relationship violence that turned into a murder.
People need to know that there is help available to them if they are in a violent relationship through Laurel House and the Women’s Center of Montgomery County.”Detectives began investigating Young’s murder two weeks ago after his family hired a private investigator who requested they look into it.A confidential informant along with cellphone records showed that Young and Sheffield had been in a romantic relationship for about two years before Young went missing, authorities said.The informant is reported to be a former lover of Sheffield, according to local station WCAU.Police allege that Sheffield fatally stabbed Young in his apartment on August 19, 2019.
