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Interesting.Thanks for answering.

Were the ages of Marilyn Merritt and her daughter ever made known? Also was it confirmed that no one else was inside the car with Merritt besides her daughter? Sorry I did not read all 26 pages of the thread so perhaps these questions have already been answered

I definitely do not believe Asha ran away. I just feel that's how her case has been portrayed in the media and that's what some of the evidence points to. If I recall correctly Asha's backpack was found buried, wrapped inside two trash bags, along the same stretch of highway she lived, 30 to 50...

I remember the Lonnie David Franklin Jr. case, aka "The Grim Sleeper" case being featured on a few episodes of America's Most Wanted over the years. When I read it was solved using Familial DNA I was shocked. I'm not sure if there's an instance where a unidentified victim's DNA has been used in...

My thought of using Familial DNA is even more farfetched, being that I propose using the unidentified VICTIM'S DNA to search for a potential match with the father, mother or a sibling having a criminal history where DNA has been taken. As of now Familial DNA using the "traditional method" is...

I think about this case quite often! In regards to the evidence it APPEARS Asha ran away. At nine years of age there's no way I would have managed to have awaken unassisted between 3 and 4 am, on a school night no less, to have fulfilled a conquest of running away. No forced entry into the home...

Wow never read about or heard of this case before coming upon this thread. While its a complete shot in the dark, the first name that came to mind was Carl Eder. He committed a SOMEWHAT similar crime when he was sixteen in California. A father picked Eder up hitchhiking, felt empathetic, allowed...

I was specifically speaking regarding red nail polish being worn by the victim, not nail polish in general. I grew up in the South and I believe the Mid West share alot of the same values as we do in the south. Especially a conservative state as MO. I'm also Black with two female siblings...

ynotdivein, Indeed we agree. It' very illogical that someone would have committed this murder out of state or any great distance, with no familarity with this area and then having chose to dump the victim there.

I can't say that I have any more evidential reasons for believing the victim was older, other than the aforementioned ones that I stated in my initial post. I'll also add the LE on the scene initially thought the victim to be a prostitute along with the fact that medical examiners don't always...

As with other posters, I to believe the victim was older than 8-11 years of age. The two coats of red nail polish has been a point of interest for me regarding her age. I site a combination of the time period in which this occurred, Mid Western values, along with certain cultural propensities as...

Hi, new to the forums. Actually via google search I've come upon the Websleuths forums for years but recently was compelled to join to give my opinion regarding this case. Also I only learned of this case late last year. I do not believe that a mentally well 9 yr old child would both solely...