The Illinois Attorney General's office is requiring the Carbondale Police Department to turn over public records in its investigation into the 2012 death of Molly Young.
The 21-year-old Carbondale woman died from a gunshot wound. Her body was found in the apartment of her ex-boyfriend, Richie Minton, who was then an employee of the Carbondale Police Department.
Young's father, Larry, believes his daughter was murdered. He says receiving these records is long overdue.
"I've actually been through so much with this that my reaction is not as ecstatic as it normally would be because I've had to jump so many hurdles to fight the system so much. And I don't know why."
Charlie Lamont is Molly's uncle and a retired Mt. Vernon Police Officer. He says getting their hands on these records will be beneficial in two ways.
"One, it will shed more light and help possibly lead to closure. And two, it serves to the point that we've been denied access to these records which should be ours."
The Illinois Attorney General's ruling says the Carbondale Police Department violated public records laws by not releasing them to Molly's father, Larry Young.
Molly Young died of a gunshot wound to the head in March 2012. Her body was found in the apartment of her ex-boyfriend, Richie Minton, who was then an employee of the Carbondale Police Department.
Larry Young believes his daughter was murdered, but Jackson County State's Attorney Mike Carr says there isn't enough evidence to determine if the death was an accident, a suicide or a homicide.
