Based on this, it sounds like he was fully aware of her getting up and returning. That afternoon, Jeff R., a 25-year-old trucker for Sun Drop Bottling Co., was eating lunch when he saw Asha’s face on the TV. Realizing they has lost, she began to copy her teammates as they cried and limped around the stadium, pretending to be injured. Harold, Iquilla, and O’Bryant picked Asha up early in the morning to go to church. Podcasts. Very much looking forward to the second part. This photo needs to be shared everywhere! Some say that he last saw Asha at 2:30AM (the same time Harold checked up on them), others say it was after that. As an aside- Thank you to OP for finally putting a face to this case detail! He was arrested in Galveston, Texas, and is now serving 4 life terms in the deaths of Morgan, Hannah, and the attempted rape of the victim in Fairfax. The Mysterious Disappearance of Asha Degree. I attended a church group every day after school since my parents worked late. Asha Jaquilla Degree was born August 5, 1990, to her parents Iquilla and Harold Degree. On February 20, after three days of unsuccessful searching, they suspended the official search. She was walking at a pretty good pace.”. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the UnresolvedMysteries community, Continue browsing in r/UnresolvedMysteries. O’Bryant took some questions and one mentioned discipline. That made me question why she left even more. Asha Degree went missing from her Cleveland County home in 2000. Driver checkpoints set up on February 15 and 21 failed to turn up any leads. I’d love to hear anyone’s thoughts on the Facebook live ! They owned an old, doorless outbuilding that stood about 300 feet from the road, which they used to store furniture and supplies for their upholstery business. Iquilla quickly put a stop to this, telling a sobbing Asha that she wasn’t really hurt and that somebody had to lose the game. Tomorrow would be his and Iquilla’s 12th wedding anniversary, and the two planned to spend the day alone at home. I cant believe the family or law enforcement hasn't put this out everywhere. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I was reading some articles about her today and they got me thinking about Marco Cadenas, a little boy who disappeared from my city almost 27 years ago under somewhat similar circumstances. Part 2 will discuss the investigation after February 20, and explore some possible reasons why Asha would want to run away. Could she have met with a similar fate as Morgan? In total, he circled around three times before the girl ran into the woods and out of sight. The fact that there have apparently been no other unsolved abductions and/or murders of young black girls in the Shelby area in the years since Asha's disappearance, and the fact that the FBI has recently stated they have no suspects, to me points to a stranger abduction. Asha Jaquila Degree went missing from Shelby, North Carolina on 14th February 2000. it is thought that she packed her bookbag and, for reasons unknown, made the long 1.3 mile [2.1 km] trek from her home to the Highway 18. When they checked the shed, they found an odd assortment of items: a green marker, a 1996 Atlanta Olympics pencil, a yellow hair bow, some cellophane candy wrappers, and a wallet-sized photo of a little girl. He explained some things (not a lot) about their home and how they slept etc. 1 Reports differ on almost every aspect of O’Bryant’s sighting. Investigators would find no further evidence after this. Her mother suspects that wherever she is, Asha is scared and confused. Today, we are making a new plea for assistance to help us find out what happened to "Shelby's sweetheart." Some say that he last saw Asha at 2:30AM (the same time Harold checked up on them), others say it was after that. Her body was found in January 2010 in the nearby countryside. Is it possible the shed was a secret meeting place and Asha had bee there before? Apparently the area where Asha ran into the woods was at the Turner property albeit north of the actual driveway. Asha was very upset at first, but cheered up while watching her brother play, and admitted to her mom that she wasn’t really hurt before going off to play with the other kids. Ps. Featured in Episode #008. A … Nobody ever expected to wake up and find Asha gone. Now that it’s very clear that she isn’t, what on earth could the significance of it be??! On February 14, 2000, 9-year-old Asha Degree packed her backpack, left home and began walking along North Carolina Highway 18 in Shelby, NC. She was the star point guard for her school’s Little Bulldogs girls’ basketball team and also played with O’Bryant on the same softball team. Me too, and I've been keeping up with this case for a while. Missing since 2000, this case has been surrounded by mystery and the strange. The SBI and FBI have always believed these sightings to be legitimate. For example, did Asha attend a church group with other children? He said that in their home they were disciplined if they did something wrong. Fortunately we were suspicious kids and we told our parents about him. In February 2000, she was a fourth-grader at Fallston Elementary School who loved math and science and was often named Student of the Week. Rallie and Debbie handed over the photograph but kept the other items neatly piled on their porch, assuming that they lived too far away for them to belong to Asha. Asha Degree was 9-years-old when she woke up in the middle of the night, packed her bags, and left home. Asha's father went to sleep at that time and told authorities his daughter was … Even when things are going well, most children hold onto their imaginations and dream of something bigger and better. A lot of articles say that Asha went to bed at 8:00PM, but Iquilla’s statement that the children were unable to take a shower due to the power outage pretty solidly fixes the time at just before 9:00PM. Iquilla woke up at 5:45AM to start the shower, and later walked into the kids’ room to find O’Bryant asleep and Asha’s bed unmade and empty. The family lived in a modest home on Oakcrest Drive in the rural town of Shelby, North Carolina. Over the next few hours, dozens of volunteers, search and rescue personnel, bloodhounds, and investigators from the Sheriff’s Office and State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) poured in to comb the surrounding area. I’m just wondering how involved they actually were. That night, unbeknownst to her family, Asha would grab her backpack, slip out of the house, and start walking south on Highway 18. Special thanks to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library for providing me with a microfilm copy of the article containing the wallet-sized photo found in the shed. The SBI taped off the Degree home at 2:00PM. Afterwards, they went to cousin Shalonda Brown’s home, where Asha’s grandma gifted her a bottle of cologne and some Valentine’s Day candies. So after reading/listening to several accounts of Asha’s walk that morning it seems there’s at least some discrepancy in the order of events. For a moment, I felt a truly horrible and racist person for assuming she had to be white. Again, he said this was just the way it was and nothing abnormal. Asha was the youngest of two children, her brother O’Bryant born just a year before her. Maybe the girl was older by 2000 (somebody gave Asha a ‘fake’ photo and pretended it was their daughter that needed a friend/help etc). On February 17, volunteers asked the Turners about some candy wrappers found on the road near their home. I just watched Cayleigh Elise's video on Asha Degree's dissapearance, and now I'm really curious to know what people think happened to her. Also, were her parents heavily involved with church or just a “go every Sunday” type of family. I am happy to learn from feedback and will hopefully improve over time. This is Jan. 10, 2016 I have not come to a conclusion as to how Asha left her home or as to what ultimately happened to her. He also mentioned that Asha was competitive but in a good way. There may have been other serial killers operating in the area at the time of Asha's disappearance who need to be investigated. I thought that maybe it was a domestic violence thing where a woman left the house and was out walking.”, Roy placed the sighting 1.3 miles south of Asha’s home, just before the intersection of Highways 18 and 180. Father: (gives phone number) The next door neighbour said she went down the road and said she just seen a kid down the road. I wonder if some intrepid reporter got a copy for this article and then stopped caring/forgot about it over the years? I’ve heard that Asha/or her family were involved with church or in a church group? He instantly recognized her as the child he had seen walking in the rain along Highway 18 at 3:30 that morning, about a mile south of Asha’s home. He said that was the last time he saw his sister. I assume they did their due diligence and showed the photo around Asha's school, but with a different school and all the spectators, maybe the girl was in that crowd. They allowed authorities to search their home and insisted on a polygraph, which they passed. Maybe because I’m white (and grew up in a country where people emigrates from, not truly appealing for immigrants - so we are all quite the same color), but I think the grooming theory actually starts making the most of sense. There were no signs of a struggle or hit-and-run. He said nothing about her being left on the couch and also mentioned basically nothing about the dad. Two weeks into a grueling search for Asha Degree, there is no promising news on where the 9-year-old might be. She did not bring a coat or hat with her, but an inventory of her belongings found that she had taken the following items: Candies she received at her basketball game on Saturday night, Clothing: a red vest with black trim, blue jeans with a red stripe on each side, a white nylon long-sleeved shirt, a black and white long-sleeved shirt, and black overalls with Tweety Bird on it, Possible: The white nightgown she wore to bed that night3. I examine possibilities that could have occurred in different scenarios. Instead, they spent the day searching for their missing daughter, Asha. ASHA DEGREE ASHA JAQUILLA DEGREE — FBI Please note that tarot will pick up TRENDS /VIBRATIONS of PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE-it will pick up anything that is 'out there' true news or false news - either way it can throw light on what is 'in the air' - please bear this in mind when you are reading the insights. He tell us that we were his “favourite girls” and would often give us things for free. I’ve also made an interactive map that you can see here. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. One thing that stuck out to me is that he said that he shut the light off when she got back in bed. Great write up. The Disappearance of Asha Degree Part 1 — Shelter From the Storm February 16, 2021 February 13, 2021 ~ prosecutorspod On a cold and stormy night in February 2000, a young girl left her home behind with nothing but a backpack. A subreddit dedicated to the unresolved mysteries of the world. At that point, they turned the other items over to police. Please watch the video and call us if you recognize the items of interest that might offer new clues to help #FindAsha If you have any information regarding Asha's disappearance please contact the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office at 704-484-4822. Harold and Iquilla Degree got married on Valentines Day in 1988. O’Bryant said that there was a storm on that night of February 13, 2000. He said it was not for any reason, just how they slept. Something about wasn't able to ID the girl once she was found dead later on. Like Asha, he was a 9-year-old child who apparently ran away from home. Basically, Asha was a 9 year old girl from rural North Carolina that went missing on Valentine's day in 2000. 5. It's unclear to me whether he was in jail in Georgia or not at the time of Asha's disappearance, but my point is: Asha's reason for leaving the house may have nothing whatever to do with her disappearance. Facebook Twitter Reddit Email. My mom was like this so this doesn’t seem too strange. Harold worked the second shift as a dock loader at PPG Industries in Shelby, while Iquilla worked at a Kawai Piano factory in nearby Lincolntown. When the power returned at 12:30AM, Iquilla awoke Harold and asked him to move their kerosene lamp before going back to bed. Back. She was allegedly spotted by several witnesses, one of whom approached her in their car out of concern. They were latchkey kids and were allowed to play outside so long as they finished their homework. Thinking she just got up early, Iquilla went downstairs to the kitchen expecting to see her there, but couldn’t find her. Featuring the unsolved 2000 disappearance of Asha Degree, age 9, from Shelby, NC, USA. If she turned it on that seems strange if she was planning on leaving the house a short time later. Listener Leylha J notified us that a Reddit user, SnowflakeBaube22, created an enhanced version of the very blurry picture. Asha Jaquilla Degree was born on August 5, 1990. That night, Iquilla and Harold were interviewed by the SBI and quickly ruled out as suspects. 1 Reports differ on almost every aspect of O’Bryant’s sighting. Asha and O’Bryant spent the day at their aunt Kisha’s house down the street before attending basketball practice later that afternoon. Where is Asha Degree? I’m paraphrasing of course but I’ll go over some things that stood out to me. HOWEVER, one article from the Charlotte Observer says that Roy B. and his son did not know of Asha’s disappearance until his wife mentioned it over the phone while he was in Chicago the night of February 15, and that he drove to the Mull’s Memorial Baptist Church to report the sighting in person on the 16th. On the night of the 14th, Asha’s father, Harold, arrived home around 12:30 AM where he found Asha … I read about the 911 call of Harold Degree here on reddit. At 2:30AM, he checked on Asha and O’Bryant, found them sleeping peacefully in their beds, and went to join Iquilla in their bedroom. While researching this case, I came … What are your thoughts? 1-10-2016 - Asha Degree disappearance I posted this a few days ago on reddit also. There was no evidence of foul play inside the home. Two hours later, she was awakened by a thunderstorm that just rolled into the area and went to the living room to watch TV with her parents and brother. Well done. Asha Jaquilla Degree (AY-shuh; born August 5, 1990) went missing at the age of nine from Shelby, North Carolina, United States.In the early morning hours of February 14, 2000, for reasons unknown, she packed her bookbag, left her family home north of the city and began walking along nearby North Carolina Highway 18 despite heavy rain and wind. Truckers announced on CB radio that there was a young girl walking alone that night and anyone in possession of a CB radio could have heard and acted on that information. I know there are some people who feel she did not leave the house alive that night. A bunch of articles from the Charlotte Observer, Asha Degree: Family, Friends Refuse to Give Up Search for Little Girl Who Disappeared in 2000 - 02/16/08, Iquilla’s Interview with Jet Magazine 04/09/13. I always go back to the groomer type theory, thinking maybe someone promised her something wonderful for herself and her family. https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/all-i-can-do-is-ask-21-years-later-asha-degrees-mom-still-holds-out-hope-missing-daughter/JSMKYTJK2NDUPIZOC4RWLLWMWA/egree’s mom still holds out hope for missing daughter (wsoctv.com). Over at Reddit unresolved some users were discussing the idea that such a specific car model (including the colour which would be difficult to identify at night from a distance) would be remembered after 16 years was unlikely. I couldn’t tell it was a child. We felt there was no way that Morgan's luck could be so bad as to be locked out of a concert arena and then abducted by a crazed murderer. Here are some sources and important footnotes/clarifications. Maybe get on TV in that area see if anything comes back. And guess what, it turns out he had been grooming kids for YEARS and no one suspected a thing before then. Asha Degree disappeared when she was 9 years old. A guy who taught sports there really took a shine to me and my friend. When she grew up, she wanted to become an author and illustrator and study science at Winston-Salem University. This is the unresolved disappearance of Asha Degree. If one evidence contradicts the other which one will be followed and which one will be dismissed? One single article says the kids went to bed “late”, whenever that’s supposed to mean, and one lone article dated 02/15/2000 from the Shelby Star says she went to bed at midnight. This is major though. They lived in a rented two-bedroom duplex at 3404 Oakcrest Drive, located in a quiet residential neighborhood about five miles north of Shelby, North Carolina. First error found: Edited to change Heather Graham to Hannah Graham. Asha Jaquila Degree went missing from Shelby, North Carolina on 14th February 2000. it is thought that she packed her bookbag and, for reasons unknown, made the long 1.3 mile [2.1 km] trek from her home to the Highway 18. If you have access, listen/watch O’Bryants Facebook live he just did on the recent anniversary. The Dissapearance of Asha Degree. While looking into Asha's case, I came across the case of a young black girl who was abducted from a small town in South Carolina. Instead, they made a stop in Fallston before driving up to Chicago, where he learned about Asha’s disappearance during a phone call with his wife. Could it be true that she was just in the wrong place at the wrong time? 3 Some sources say she took her nightgown and basketball uniform. One year later they became parents to O’Bryant Degree, and on August 5, 1990, they had their second child, Asha Jaquilla Degree. “I seen a little girl walking down the road with her book bag. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Several witnesses saw her walking down N.C. 18 between 3:45 and 4:15AM. In their house if there was a storm their mom made them basically shut everything down. It is a black child around Asha’s age but no one knows who she is?? She was last seen inside her home at approximately 2:30 a.m. on February 14, 2000. Realizing it was a child, Jeff stopped and turned his 10-wheeler around. He thought she was tossing and turning in her sleep, then heard her get up and apparently go to the bathroom. The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office announced two “new possible clues” Monday in the search for Asha Degree, who was 9 when she disappeared from her Shelby home in February 2000. I don‘t know how trustworthy it is but let‘s suppose it‘s real. By 6:45, Sheriff Dan Crawford and officers from the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office had converged on the Degree home and were scouring the neighborhood. Back at home, Asha, who hadn’t gotten much sleep at the slumber party, dozed off at about 6:30PM. Morgan's mother started a group called "Help Save The Next Girl" because she was convinced there was someone in Charlottesville who had taken her daughter and would strike again. O’Bryant did not mention anything about the parents apparent plans to meet with the realtor. Some claim he just rolled over and fell asleep after hearing her get up, others say he actually heard her return. Like Asha, he was a 9-year-old child who apparently ran away from home. That night, Asha attended a slumber party at her 15-year-old cousin Catina’s house, where they stayed up late watching Soul Train and Showtime at the Apollo. Iquilla threw the phone to Harold and started running up and down the street, screaming Asha’s name. 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