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I think a neighbor knows something, is intentionally not coming forward, and the neighbor has secrets up in their attic, secrets more than just Asha.
I think it was someone the family knew and maybe trusted because it could've been one of their neighbors.
I don't think the family had anything to do with her disappearance.
Does anyone know if all of the neighbors were thoroughly investigated and "cleared"?
I think it was someone the family knew and maybe trusted because it could've been one of their neighbors.
I don't think the family had anything to do with her disappearance.
Does anyone know if all of the neighbors were thoroughly investigated and "cleared"?
Cold Case Files: The disappearance of Asha Degree
SHELBY, N.C. (WNCT) — Nine-year-old Asha Degree went to bed like normal on the night of February 13, 2000. Her family would wake up the next morning and find her missing. February 13, 2000, w…
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Jan 3 2024 by: Mekaela Muck
''SHELBY, N.C. (WNCT) — Nine-year-old Asha Degree went to bed like normal on the night of February 13, 2000. Her family would wake up the next morning and find her missing.
February 13, 2000, was a Sunday and like many families, Asha’s went to church that morning. After church, the family decided to spend time with Asha’s aunt and grandmother. They left for home at around 8 p.m. to get the kids to bed.
In the family’s neighborhood, the power had gone out that night, due to a vehicle striking a utility pole. Asha and her brother, O’Bryant, shared a bedroom. Both had gone to their room as soon as they were home.''
IIRC it was out long enough that they couldn't take their baths and that's why mom woke up early the following morning - for bath time. A car had hit a utility pole and knocked it out I think. I'm by no means an expert though.
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New podcast just released. Crack House Chronicles, episode 194. Interview with former LE that was part of the initial search and investigation.
A few things of note that may not be new info-
Dogs tracked her sent from the backyard onto the highway. Scents are easy to track in vegetation and dirt, much harder to track on the road.
Cops right away checked the parent’s engines of their cars- cold.
Cops went door to door in her neighborhood. Nothing suspicious. Cops made note of every house and if they talked to the owners, gave authorization to search outside, etc. only about 25 houses in her immediate neighborhood.
Trailer park very nearby her home. Sex offender lived there. Checked his home right away and found nothing suspicious. Owner was cooperative of search and answering questions.
Did grid searches of fields within a two mile radius right away. Checked abandoned wells. Nothing found.
The Sundrop truck driver who saw Asha out on the road, he was in his personal vehicle not his Sundrop truck when he saw her and asked her if she needed help. He was investigated. He was polygraphed and passed. He was a nice guy and not at all suspicious.
My questions- I wonder what kind of car he drove? Did it match the car tip that was given years later?
I’m about halfway through and will listen to the rest later today and take notes and share here.
A few things of note that may not be new info-
Dogs tracked her sent from the backyard onto the highway. Scents are easy to track in vegetation and dirt, much harder to track on the road.
Cops right away checked the parent’s engines of their cars- cold.
Cops went door to door in her neighborhood. Nothing suspicious. Cops made note of every house and if they talked to the owners, gave authorization to search outside, etc. only about 25 houses in her immediate neighborhood.
Trailer park very nearby her home. Sex offender lived there. Checked his home right away and found nothing suspicious. Owner was cooperative of search and answering questions.
Did grid searches of fields within a two mile radius right away. Checked abandoned wells. Nothing found.
The Sundrop truck driver who saw Asha out on the road, he was in his personal vehicle not his Sundrop truck when he saw her and asked her if she needed help. He was investigated. He was polygraphed and passed. He was a nice guy and not at all suspicious.
My questions- I wonder what kind of car he drove? Did it match the car tip that was given years later?
I’m about halfway through and will listen to the rest later today and take notes and share here.
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Interesting the Podcast stated the tracking dogs picked up her scent from the backyard to the highway...
I read the scent stopped out front of her home..leading me to believe she left her house and entered into a waiting vehicle and another article said the dogs couldnt pick up her scent at all. Wonder which statement(s) is true?
I read the scent stopped out front of her home..leading me to believe she left her house and entered into a waiting vehicle and another article said the dogs couldnt pick up her scent at all. Wonder which statement(s) is true?
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Thank you. So then my question is, we are to believe that a young child that is already afraid of the dark wakes up during a power outage, sheer blackness all around the neighborhood, and she runs away? MOO
That is definitely one of the big mysteries, considering it is also claimed by the parents that she was afraid of storms. Her brother stated, iirc, that he woke to the sound her her packing her bag in the room during the night. Based on this it would seem she left independently and was not abducted or escorted out (but it doesn't rule out being lured, groomed). Regardless of how she left the home, she is reportedly sighted alone.
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Here are the rest of my notes from the podcast I listened to. My other notes are a few post up thread.
The man being interviewed is Mark Davis who is a retired Sgt. from the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office.
Roy Blanton and his son Roy Blanton Jr. are said to have seen Asha that morning. Mark confirmed Roy Blanton was former LE. Mark didn’t mention anything shady about his son Roy Blanton Jr. but we have heard he is questionable. My thought is that is irrelevant because since Jr. was with father, how could he have done anything to Asha?
Regarding trying to track Asha’s scent in fields near her house, Mark said so many people were searching the area, it would have made it hard for dogs to track her scent.
Items in the Turner Upholstery shed were not confirmed to belong to Asha. We know mom said the pencil was hers, but Mark said he doesn’t have confirmation of that.
Finally, this is big!!! Her book bag was NOT buried. Grass had grown up around it, because it sat there for awhile. It was not buried. He speculates the bag was thrown out of a window of a moving car.
The man being interviewed is Mark Davis who is a retired Sgt. from the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office.
Roy Blanton and his son Roy Blanton Jr. are said to have seen Asha that morning. Mark confirmed Roy Blanton was former LE. Mark didn’t mention anything shady about his son Roy Blanton Jr. but we have heard he is questionable. My thought is that is irrelevant because since Jr. was with father, how could he have done anything to Asha?
Regarding trying to track Asha’s scent in fields near her house, Mark said so many people were searching the area, it would have made it hard for dogs to track her scent.
Items in the Turner Upholstery shed were not confirmed to belong to Asha. We know mom said the pencil was hers, but Mark said he doesn’t have confirmation of that.
Finally, this is big!!! Her book bag was NOT buried. Grass had grown up around it, because it sat there for awhile. It was not buried. He speculates the bag was thrown out of a window of a moving car.
I always wondered if the bag could have been thrown from a moving vehicle and then pushed up and buried by the operator that was doing the clearing and now we find out it probably was thrown from a vehicle, so that's interesting. I haven't had a chance to listen to the podcast but looking forward to it.
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Wikipedia states the bookbag was "unearthed" at a construction site.
Wonder how they can determine that it was thrown from a car and grass grew around it VS. it being buried? With all the different stories circulating, which one do you believe? No wonder this poor young girl is still missing!
Wonder how they can determine that it was thrown from a car and grass grew around it VS. it being buried? With all the different stories circulating, which one do you believe? No wonder this poor young girl is still missing!
IMO it makes more sense to toss it out the window than to preserve it/hide it underground. Know that it was a tossing location vs a burying location is a significant distinction in my mind.
The Wikipedia page lists several sources for that information. The Wilmington Morning Star states that the bag was found less than 50 yards from the highway. That could be anywhere from 1 to almost 50, so that's not much help.
Article clipped from The Gaffney Ledger
Clipping found in The Gaffney Ledger published in Gaffney, South Carolina on 8/13/2001.
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If it was just thrown out then that changes a lot. All the talk about a trophy stash could probably be ruled out and the theories about someone wanting the bag to be found, it may just be that they didn't care one way or the other if it was found or not. I'd also assume if the bag had been buried that it would have been someone with knowledge or a connection to the area, like a local, but that may not necessarily be the case anymore. I'm going to have to check out the podcast.
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I wonder if tossing the bookbag was to get rid of it from their possession or in hopes of it being found..as if to taunt?
But why not just toss the bookbag with its contents inside..why wrap it? That says, to me, it was to keep pristine and preserved.
But why not just toss the bookbag with its contents inside..why wrap it? That says, to me, it was to keep pristine and preserved.
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I agree, T rex, if buried..I'm thinking local too. The pic of the girl who was Ashas age and found in the shed with some other items keeps me curious..who was she and what is the connection to Asha?
No one has ever identified the child.
No one has ever identified the child.
It's possible that it was in more than one plastic bag and the outside one taken off right before it was disposed of. This would remove DNA, fingerprints, fibers and other evidence.
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I mentioned this long ago here but I wonder, could Asha have put her own book bag in plastic bags? It was raining out after all.