Detectives sought to find out how Young paid his bills. Young kept his unemployment a secret from family and friends for two years. He received a warning about his work behavior and turned in his resignation and left.
Investigators learned that Young had landed in hot water at work because he was playing the virtual game instead of doing his job. Detectives were left with two explanations: Either Young had been murdered or he killed himself. “Live simulation video games are incredibly hard to crawl out of once the user has immersed himself in the world.”Īs the investigation continued, the FBI ruled out terrorism as a cause for the bombing. “There is a very dark side to becoming immersed in this world,” Chelsea Gilbert, a certified addiction therapist, told producers. At times, a friend said, Young struggled with separating reality and fantasy.
One odd pastime included regularly participating in an online game wrapped around a fantasy world where players had to portray characters in the virtual universe. While investigators awaited findings from the search of the computers, they dug deeper into Young’s personal history.Īccording to friends, officials told “Accident, Suicide or Murder,” Young was a nice guy with some “strange hobbies.” Young’s computers were brought to the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) forensic lab for analysis. “What criminal acts may he have been committing?” was a question that had to be considered, said Doug Riggin, a retired member of the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force. In another bedroom that was kept locked, investigators found a network of seven computers. They did find his wedding ring and his cell phone on a bedroom dresser, which raised a red flag, as people typically keep such personal items on them. The family was gearing up for a move.Īt Young’s home agents discovered no more explosive devices. She said that he had gotten a new job setting up a broadband network for a company based in Nicaragua. Young’s wife, who was with her son in South Carolina at the time of the blast, was stunned by news of her husband’s death. Friends told investigators that Young was “living a good life.” He worked in the computer field and appeared to be successful. Young lived outside the city in Franklin, Tennessee with his wife and son. These details, when put together like pieces of a puzzle, could help lead officials to the reason behind the bombing.
None were found, and the area was secured.Īs agents worked the case, they did a detailed background investigation into Young to determine what he was like, if he owed anyone money, and whether he was politically active. “It was reasonably obvious it was some sort of intentional bombing,” Marvin Norman, a retired bomb squad member of the Nashville Police Dept, explained to producers.Īided by bomb-sniffing dogs, investigators searched for other explosive devices on the hotel property. “A strong pungent odor … that resembled nitroglycerin” hung in the air at the scene, Rick Pace, a retired bomb squad member of the Nashville Police Dept., told “Accident, Suicide or Murder,” airing Saturdays at 7/6c on Oxygen. in a parking lot a half-mile from the sprawling resort’s main entrance, they considered various scenarios: Terrorism, murder, and suicide.
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The lone victim of the blast, who had been catapulted from the mangled SUV and whose charred license was found near the wreckage, was identified as 43-year-old William Young.Īs authorities investigated the blast that occurred around 10:30 p.m. A car bombing outside the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville on Jleft one man dead and and federal investigators facing a strange mystery.