Crime & Safety
Sudbury Man Accused of Murdering Parents Remains in Custody, Has Not Waived Extradition
Mikhail Young was back in court on Thursday.

Mikhail Young, the Sudbury man who is accused of stabbing to death his parents while vacationing in the Virgin Islands, will remain in custody on a charge of Fugitive from Justice.
Young, who was back in court on Thursday, is being held on a charge that stems from an arrest warrant issued out of the Superior Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands Division of St. Thomas and St. John for the murder of the defendant’s parents, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s office.
Judge Douglas Stoddart scheduled the next hearing in Young’s case for Thursday, June 4.
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Young is on probation on a charge of indecent exposure, and he is being held without bail pending a violation of probation. As of today, the defendant has not waived extradition.
The Sudbury Police Department received notification from the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department on Monday, May 4, at 8 p.m., that two people on vacation from Sudbury were found murdered. Virgin Islands’ PD called Sudbury to ask if the victims’ son was in Sudbury.
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On May 5, a probation warrant was issued for Young, and the defendant was brought to the Framingham courthouse, and a complaint alleging Fugitive from Justice was issued.
The bodies of Young’s parents, Kenneth Young, 73, and Jane Young, 66, were found on Sunday, May 3.
Related:
- Sudbury Couple Vacationing in Virgin Islands Found Stabbed to Death: The couple’s son was arrested and charged with murdering his parents.
- Police: Sudbury Man Threatened to Kill Officers: The following arrest information was supplied by the Sudbury Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
- Hearing for Sudbury Man Accused of Killing Parents Postponed: The court date for Mikhail Young has been postponed.
- ‘Red Flags’ Showed for Sudbury Man Accused of Stabbing Parents to Death: Mikhail Young had a history of arrests, violence, alcohol abuse and mental illness, say reports. He allegedly threatened to kill his parents
- Police Chief on Alleged Murderer: ‘Mr. Young is Well Known to Us’: Mikhail Young, charged with murdering his parents in the Virgin Islands, was known to police; has a history of violence, mental illness.
- Sudbury Man Held Without Bail, Arraigned in Murder of His Parents: The Sudbury man is accused of killing his parents while they vacationed in the Caribbean.
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