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Asha Degree Missing Person Case

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

Victim Details

Jun 15, 2009

May 07, 2024

Asha

Degree

35

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

07/07/2026


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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 ...
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Last Seen: Feb 14, 2000

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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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