NC NC - Asha Degree, 9, Shelby, 14 Feb 2000 #2
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sunflowermomma
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Does this mean that hypothetically, the police could have found DNA on the buried items, then identified a suspect in an unknown way, confirmed the DNA somehow, then got a search warrant based on a DNA match?
They would only be able to search with probable cause like a DNA match, correct?
They would only be able to search with probable cause like a DNA match, correct?
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It’s quite possible they did find trace evidence on the backpack or its contents when it was recovered in 2001. It was wrapped in garbage bags and was found a year later as opposed to longer. They probably kept the sample of whatever they found stored away until the technology behind DNA advanced. This has happened in various cases that were solved using DNA over the last few years.
In the Gilgo Beach murder case which is local to me, they found the killer because he left his and his wife’s DNA on the victims remains and hairs on the body that would link him to the murder victims. Could totally see them retesting old evidence in the Degree case and actually finding a viable lead
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Good to see official confirmation that it is related! I hope something comes of it.
No, I don't think there is anything new about that girl. With all the crazy rumors flying around since the news of the search there was claims she had been identified, but seems like this was just false info.Not much has been mentioned regarding the pic. of this UID girl which was found with the books etc., did i miss something new about her?
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I've always thought that placing items in the bag that didn't belong to Asha was a huge mistake by the perp. They obviously thought these things belonged to her but they were wrong, that could very well be it. We also have to remember there could have been other things in the bag that we weren't made aware of.
Probably. In stark contrast to lots of other missing person cases where they vanish with little to nothing to work with, whoever was involved here handled the bag and its contents in some capacity before of course dumping it. So good chance they left behind DNA or something.
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>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TEDDY, MEEKINS & TALBERT 1219 FALLSTON ROAD SHELBY, N.C. 228150 Contact: David Teddy 704-487-1234 dteddy@tmtlawyers.com
>Shelby, NC – Roy Lee Dedmon’s lawyer to hold press conference at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, September 13, 2024 regarding the disappearance of Asha Degree
>On September 9, 2024, detectives with the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Department, along with other State and Federal law enforcement officers executed a series of search warrants in connection with the disappearance of Asha Degree. One of the search warrants was executed at the home of 80-year-old Roy Lee Dedmon of 621 Cherryville Road, Shelby, North Carolina. Mr. Dedmon has been interviewed by law enforcement authorities and has denied any involvement in the disappearance of Asha Degree. Mr. Dedmon has also denied having any information concerning the disappearance of Asha Degree.
>At 5:30 p.m. on Friday, September 13, 2024, Mr. Dedmon’s attorney, David Teddy will hold a press conference at the law offices of Teddy, Meekins & Talbert to dispel a number of false rumors that have been circulating in the community regarding the facts and circumstances leading up to the search of 621 Cherryville Road, Shelby N.C. 28150.
It will be live on facebook