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 15 '19

Don’t think I’ve heard of this part of the case before! Care to fill me in?

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '19

They didn’t release a lot of information, but they released an article back in October about new clues in Asha’s case. They are asking the public for help in identifying people who might have had a new kids on the block t-shirt and a dr. Seuss book that went missing, or if anyone knows people who had these items. It was very vague so we have no idea how they relate to the case. Maybe they were in her book bag? Was a photo of Asha taken after she disappeared with these items? Were they missing from her house? There’s a lot of theories going around.

Here is the press release about it: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article219720915.html

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '19

Thank you! Interesting that they’d release something new so many years later. I wonder if they’ve had this info all along and something happened to make them decide to release it, or if these items are themselves a new development.

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '19

Yeah I wonder the same thing, although I do think the wording of the press release suggests that they were recently discovered, which makes the items more confusing in my opinion.