The fatal shooting was a result of a dispute between the two over her neighbor and lover, Memford Hamby, loaning Heather Young money over a two-year period, then withholding Young's Suboxone pills from her. Suboxone is used to treat opiate addiction. According to Heather, she said Memford had demanded to hold a large portion of her pills as ransom to try and get repayment for the loans.
Heather agreed that her relationship with the Hamby “started going south”, that Hamby refused to spend more money on her, and that she wanted to “take care” of the situation by paying back Hamby.
Heather stated that she regretted every day killing Hamby and that she loved him – “a really friendly, loving relationship”. When asked whether she “took care of things” that day, Heather responded, “Yeah, I sure did. I took care of my whole life, my family, everything.”
Heather Young. ALS. Pmk: 29 JUL 2016. UNOPENED. Contents unknown. Pristine.
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1 Morgan County woman guilty of first-degree murder, sentenced to life in prison (2023). Available at: https://archive.knoxnews.com/news/state/morgan-county-woman-guilty-of-first-degree-murder-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-ep-361114190-357167291.html/ (Accessed: 21 February 2023).