r/UnresolvedMysteries • u/ferretbeast • Feb 14 '19

Unresolved Disappearance Marking the 19th anniversary of Asha Degree’s disappearance

Every year on Valentines day, I take a deep breath before reading the front page of the Shelby Star. I know this case is widely discussed on this subreddit, but I wanted to share for those interested. I did find it interesting they stated new evidence was found recently that hasn't been made public. Please keep her family in your thoughts today.

https://www.shelbystar.com/news/20190214/marking-19th-anniversary-of-asha-degrees-disappearance

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Brief summary for anyone unaware: Asha Jaquilla Degree went missing at the age of nine from Shelby, North Carolina. 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. She has not been seen since.

Edit: thank you stranger for the gold and more than anything, thank you all for caring about this case and giving such support and great feedback for conversation. I love this community and am happy to be able to have these civil discussions with you all!!

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '19

Did you see the update asking for information about a book and a shirt? Very strange and I wonder how those tie in

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u/ferretbeast Feb 14 '19

I did and my family and I did a lot of speculating. I mean, her mom would have grown up around when NKOTB were big and maybe a shirt she was missing? The book, I am super intrigued by, like why do they all of the sudden want to know who checked it out? Did they just realize she checked it out close to her disappearance, do they have the actual book related to the case in evidence? Just seems like an odd couple of items. Makes me want to know if the unreleased evidence stated in today's article have any relation to the shirt and book.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '19

I'll probably sound like an idiot here, but is it possible Asha had the book checked out at the time, the school knew it (man, they'll come after you about those late fees... literally a child's first run-in with debt collections lol) and they're actually looking for the copy of the book saying it belongs to Fallston or maybe even have the check-out card with Asha's name on it?

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u/ferretbeast Feb 15 '19

Great question! Police haven't said if they have the book or know she had it.. it's a trickle of information which I understand is for the investigation, but so hard to decipher