NC NC - Asha Degree, 9, Shelby, 14 Feb 2000 #2

[Sweetluv]

Feb 14, 2000..remembering Asha!

 

[cr1menerd]

Asha has been on my mind a lot today. I hope 2026 will bring answers for her family

 

[beubeubeu]

Asha has been on my mind a lot today. I hope 2026 will bring answers for her family

Same with me...

 

[mayimagpie]

I think about her all time time Praying for some more movement in her case

 

[Mr. Crime Scene]

I can't figure out why see left her home that night. She didn't seem to have any reasons. Though I do wonder if she was groomed or not. I wonder if someone she sort of knew convinced her to leave. Or maybe she had a secret pen pal. of course, how she would keep the letters secret from her parents would have to come up. I've heard some people say that's what the picture of the unidentified girl was for. Asha thought she was talking to someone her age but it was really an adult luring her. How it would have started though could be confusing itself.

Also, does anyone know if the school have told the cops the Asha had the Dr Seuss book? That way they could look for that. Surely they knew she had it as it should have been in the records. Unless it was cleared before they could notice.

 

[moonglow123]

I’m surprised not much movement has happened in the past year … I was so hopeful when everything started emerging and it seemed like pieces were coming together a year ago.

Praying and hoping for justice and a resolution for her.

 

[Ladyotm]

I can't figure out why see left her home that night. She didn't seem to have any reasons. Though I do wonder if she was groomed or not. I wonder if someone she sort of knew convinced her to leave. Or maybe she had a secret pen pal. of course, how she would keep the letters secret from her parents would have to come up. I've heard some people say that's what the picture of the unidentified girl was for. Asha thought she was talking to someone her age but it was really an adult luring her. How it would have started though could be confusing itself.

Also, does anyone know if the school have told the cops the Asha had the Dr Seuss book? That way they could look for that. Surely they knew she had it as it should have been in the records. Unless it was cleared before they could notice.

From all I've read of the case, police believe she planned to leave that night. I don't think we will ever know the reason. The book information was discovered/shared so long after she disappeared they were unable to determine who checked it out and when.

I think it she had a secret pen pal she would have taken the letters with her and they would have been in her book bag. I also think the mail carrier would have come forward to report if letters had been delivered for her.

For a long time I suspected the people who owned the furniture repair shop. With recent developments I'm not so sure.

I do feel the case was not investigated as it should have due to connections and power. And this is such a disgrace and miscarriage of justice. MOO

 

[moonglow123]

From all I've read of the case, police believe she planned to leave that night. I don't think we will ever know the reason. The book information was discovered/shared so long after she disappeared they were unable to determine who checked it out and when.

I think it she had a secret pen pal she would have taken the letters with her and they would have been in her book bag. I also think the mail carrier would have come forward to report if letters had been delivered for her.

For a long time I suspected the people who owned the furniture repair shop. With recent developments I'm not so sure.

I do feel the case was not investigated as it should have due to connections and power. And this is such a disgrace and miscarriage of justice. MOO

Really is sick and sad to read about all the connections and power the potential patriarch involved has. If they were involved, I wish they’d just talk and let this little girl finally have justice.

I could never figure out why she left either. I guess I’ve settled on her just wanting to run away from home. It does happen. Few kids would do something as drastic as she did, but strange things happen all the time.

Just very sad and unfair tragedy had to befall her instead of someone being able to stop and help her.

 

[beubeubeu]

Also, does anyone know if the school have told the cops the Asha had the Dr Seuss book? That way they could look for that. Surely they knew she had it as it should have been in the records. Unless it was cleared before they could notice.

I have no idea but wonder if that was the only book she got from library then.
I dont remember ever borrowing a single book in library. Even in school library where it was just two minutes "away" Im pretty sure I was always taking the maximum limit (yet I dont remember what the limit was).
It would be very odd if anything got "cleared" before anyone could notice. Libraries keep their records well, and it should be good few years before they switched from paper cards and registry to digital.
And depends on the library size and the amount of "customers" librarians are expected to make the summaries and statistics: how many books were borrowed, which are most popular (so what to buy in the future), who gets over time with returning borrowed books.
Should be absolutely clear when exactly Asha borrowed not only that book, but every single book before, how long it took her to bring it back and get other ones. That could possibly MAYBE even tell something, a tiny bit about her mindset.
Was she a regular? How long she kept her books? Ever had troubles with returning them in time?
Cause like... come on, if she WAS a regular in the library, always very particular about bringing them back in time vs. her taking the book with her as she was expected to return it next Monday or Tuesday... wouldnt that strongly indicate that she had no plans of running away anywhere?

I cant imagine her being reckless and disregarding about borrowed things. Unless maybe that was her first time ever borrowing a book, or that specific book being ultra super important for her... then maybe it could not cross her mind. Maybe. But still gives me the vibe of wanting to share this book, read it to or with another kid, with full intent of coming back home, going back to school and returning the book to library in time.