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Asha Degree Missing Person Case

Last seen in Shelby, North Carolina on Feb 14, 2000

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In the quiet, early morning hours of February 14, 2000, in Shelby, North Carolina, nine-year-old Asha Degree vanished from her family's home. Her father had checked on her and her brother around 2:30 a.m. and saw them both sleeping soundly in the room they shared. However, sometime between then and when her mother went to wake them for school at 6:30 a.m., Asha had gotten out of bed, packed a bookbag with clothes and personal items, and walked out into a night of heavy rain and wind. Betwee ...Read More
Last Seen: Feb 14, 2000

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    Victim Details

    Jun 15, 2009

    May 07, 2024

    Asha

    Degree

    33

    9

    54 inches

    60 lbs

    Black / African American

    Female

    Feb 14, 2000

    Shelby

    North Carolina

    Cleveland County

    25792

    Cleveland County Sheriff's Office

    Shelby

    North Carolina

    Cleveland County

    28150

    Tim Adams

    Detective

    100 Justice Place, North Carolina

    7044844888

    County

    Law Enforcement

    https://www.sheriffclevelandcounty.com/

    000081CVC

    Cleveland County Sheriff's Office

    Black

    Brown

    Brown

    06/20/2026


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    Has anyone else thought about the significance of how Asha's bookbag was discovered so far from home... ...Read More
    09/06/2024
    Anyone else find it curious about the timing of Asha's disappearance? Leaving her home early in the ... ...Read More
    11/03/2023
    I’ve been following Asha Degree’s case and came across something that got me really puzzled. Has... ...Read More
    04/07/2023

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