Noirdame79
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One of the eyewitnesses is a former police officer who happens to know Asha's father. Also, I am very troubled that these people supposedly saw a little girl walking along a dark highway in the very early morning hours and didn't report that to the police as soon as possible. Didn't several of Asha's relatives also live in the neighborhood?
Also, the parents' timeline and story of what happened have changed. Not a good sign. There is a degree of victim-shaming - that Asha would leave on her own accord, when it was previously stated that she was sheltered, afraid of storms, etc. As another poster pointed out, eyewitness accounts aren't always reliable; witness contamination happens, and people report false sightings or mistaken sightings all the time
I am noticing unsettling similarities between Asha's case and that of Karlie Guse. The parents changing their story is concerning. Even the mother's description of Asha's personality changed - first she was shy, quiet, obedient, was afraid of dogs, and she never thought Asha would leave the house. Then it became "Asha was a social butterfly, would talk to anyone" etc. I have also noticed that the mother does most of the talking in interviews. LE allegedly didn't check the residence until hours later, when several people had been in and out of the house. The items found in the shed could easily have been planted. Contrary to what someone posted, Asha's scent only went as far as the end of the driveway of the family home. Her scent was not picked up on the highway. When her father called 911, he made a point of mentioning that a neighbor had seen a kid walking down the road and mentioned that her bookbag and pocketbook were missing. It sounds like an attempt to paint Asha as a runaway. They seemed to have accepted that early on, which is strange, especially if Asha's home life was as happy as they had portrayed it. Even the groomer theory doesn't make a lot of sense since Iquilla (her mother) made a point of mentioning early on that her parents knew at all times where the kids were and what they were doing, they monitored what Asha and her brother watched on TV, didn't have a computer for fear that they might fall victim to an online predator, etc. The door was supposedly locked behind her, and why would a predator ask a child to meet him on a highway, and run the risk of being seen, etc? If that scenario was a possibility, the perp would most likely be close to her house. It was cold yet she didn't take her coat? She had no history of this behavior and was known to be cautious, yet she chose to leave her house on a cold, wet night. Something's not adding up here.
Also, the parents' timeline and story of what happened have changed. Not a good sign. There is a degree of victim-shaming - that Asha would leave on her own accord, when it was previously stated that she was sheltered, afraid of storms, etc. As another poster pointed out, eyewitness accounts aren't always reliable; witness contamination happens, and people report false sightings or mistaken sightings all the time
I am noticing unsettling similarities between Asha's case and that of Karlie Guse. The parents changing their story is concerning. Even the mother's description of Asha's personality changed - first she was shy, quiet, obedient, was afraid of dogs, and she never thought Asha would leave the house. Then it became "Asha was a social butterfly, would talk to anyone" etc. I have also noticed that the mother does most of the talking in interviews. LE allegedly didn't check the residence until hours later, when several people had been in and out of the house. The items found in the shed could easily have been planted. Contrary to what someone posted, Asha's scent only went as far as the end of the driveway of the family home. Her scent was not picked up on the highway. When her father called 911, he made a point of mentioning that a neighbor had seen a kid walking down the road and mentioned that her bookbag and pocketbook were missing. It sounds like an attempt to paint Asha as a runaway. They seemed to have accepted that early on, which is strange, especially if Asha's home life was as happy as they had portrayed it. Even the groomer theory doesn't make a lot of sense since Iquilla (her mother) made a point of mentioning early on that her parents knew at all times where the kids were and what they were doing, they monitored what Asha and her brother watched on TV, didn't have a computer for fear that they might fall victim to an online predator, etc. The door was supposedly locked behind her, and why would a predator ask a child to meet him on a highway, and run the risk of being seen, etc? If that scenario was a possibility, the perp would most likely be close to her house. It was cold yet she didn't take her coat? She had no history of this behavior and was known to be cautious, yet she chose to leave her house on a cold, wet night. Something's not adding up here.
