Found Deceased SC - Jessica Nichole Ashmore, 34, Union County, 20 May 2019

[MissMalowe]

Is Jessica not very mature, responsible, or independent for her age? Or is her mom overbearing? The mother's plea to friends from one of the above articles comes across to me as if a mother were pleading to teenage friends to help find her teenage daughter vs. a 33 year old woman with two children of her own:

She still thinks some people might not be forthcoming.

"If you know, and you're just trying to keep a secret or you're trying to be a loyal friend, you're not being loyal to her," She said. "You're not helping her. You're hurting more people than you're helping."

Not sure what this means (or if it means anything) just something that stuck out to me as a little odd- Even when taking into consideration the fact that those words come from a worried mother desperately seeking her daughter. The "her friends know something and need to understand the gravity of the situation" tone of it makes me think that her daughter's friends aren't the most responsible, mature, adults either perhaps?

The same article quoted the mother as saying she has run off for a few days in the past but nothing like this.

The past as in when she was a high schooler when many adults did similarly dumb things or in recent years? Did she leave her children when she ran off at that time as well? How many days was a few?

If she ran off without her children in both instances, is mental health/depression or drug use an issue? The "keeping secrets" part in the mother's plea comes to mind in regards to that possibility.

Perhaps I'm being naive, but unless LE is being tight lipped about the possibility of the other people at the house that night not being fully honest about everything that occurred that evening, the only other scenarios I can think of would be self-harm (possible) or a stranger coming across her during her walk, but that's almost too coincidental isn't it? An argument with her half-brother causes her to go on a walk to blow off some steam (in an apparently rural area) and a stranger happens upon her during her walk and harms her? I suppose stranger things have happened here on websleuths though....

 

[MimosaMornings]

Boyfriend? Ex-husband? Father of her children?
Did she live alone?
Where did she work?
Vehicle?
(I would think she had one since its a rural area and would need one for work, necessities, take children to school, etc)

 

[ms_x_to_the_m]

So this is just me, and I am sorry if it insults anyone. This case sounds like drug use. Meaning, Jessica could be involved in illegal drugs with unsavory characters. Mom's concern for her screams disappointment. Almost like "she did it again" It's all my assumption, but I do think she took off on her own, probably meeting a friend somewhere. I do wonder if there was indeed a disagreement with the stepbrother. Again, this all my imagination, and what I am seeing and hearing from the mom.

 

[iluvmua]

Boyfriend? Ex-husband? Father of her children?
Did she live alone?
Where did she work?
Vehicle?
(I would think she had one since its a rural area and would need one for work, necessities, take children to school, etc)

She has a 17 year old son and a 5 year old daughter according to one article I read.

LE checked her family, boyfriend, close friends but nothing came up.

 

[Jethro4WS]

34-Year-Old Mother Missing, Suspect Being Watched by Police

Investigators have interviewed many people, yet nothing solid has been found. “We don’t know if foul play is involved. We certainly hope not,” said Major John Sherfield of the Sheriff’s Office. “But we are treating it as such, just in case.”

However, Coffer said that there may be a possible informant of the case, according to NBC.

“There is one person that we are kind of watching, I guess you could say. There is a person that we feel like could have information, who just hasn’t told us it yet,” he said.​

 

[formerjerseygirl]

Family & investigators still searching for Jessica Ashmore

updated video with family

 

[ReckoningDay]

Is Jessica not very mature, responsible, or independent for her age? Or is her mom overbearing? The mother's plea to friends from one of the above articles comes across to me as if a mother were pleading to teenage friends to help find her teenage daughter vs. a 33 year old woman with two children of her own:



Not sure what this means (or if it means anything) just something that stuck out to me as a little odd- Even when taking into consideration the fact that those words come from a worried mother desperately seeking her daughter. The "her friends know something and need to understand the gravity of the situation" tone of it makes me think that her daughter's friends aren't the most responsible, mature, adults either perhaps?

The same article quoted the mother as saying she has run off for a few days in the past but nothing like this.

The past as in when she was a high schooler when many adults did similarly dumb things or in recent years? Did she leave her children when she ran off at that time as well? How many days was a few?

If she ran off without her children in both instances, is mental health/depression or drug use an issue? The "keeping secrets" part in the mother's plea comes to mind in regards to that possibility.

Perhaps I'm being naive, but unless LE is being tight lipped about the possibility of the other people at the house that night not being fully honest about everything that occurred that evening, the only other scenarios I can think of would be self-harm (possible) or a stranger coming across her during her walk, but that's almost too coincidental isn't it? An argument with her half-brother causes her to go on a walk to blow off some steam (in an apparently rural area) and a stranger happens upon her during her walk and harms her? I suppose stranger things have happened here on websleuths though....

I feel a similar vibe. You asked if she has left the kids in the past...from what I understand, she has never HAD her kids. Apparently her mother has raised them....and due to the age difference (one is 5 and one is 17) it would lead one to wonder about a loooong span of immaturity, and of course possible drug use. I suspect they are looking at her half-brother. If they argued, it could have been over drugs. Family members often turn on each other when drugs are involved.

 

[Jethro4WS]

After digging around I think that this is likely where Jessica was last seen. I had previously found people with another last name associated with Jessica elsewhere just off Jeffries Farm RD but I am pretty certain I was barking up the wrong tree.
Google Maps

 

[oceanstarryeyes]

My first thought was that she might be staying at a crack house for a few days but was the brother that she had an argument with the person that seen her last?

 

[Jethro4WS]

My first thought was that she might be staying at a crack house for a few days but is the brother that she supposedly had an argument with the person that last seen her and said she went for a walk?

The story is that she had an argument with her half-brother and then left without her purse or phone, turned right at the end of the driveway and that was the last she was seen. This was told by her mother in one of the media stories linked previously in the the thread.

 

[oceanstarryeyes]

If she uses an inhaler and she left the house to take a walk without it and without a phone to call a friend to pick her up, sounds like she was running from someone.

 

[Jethro4WS]

It has been over a week since there was anything in the media. Last thing out of the Sheriff's Office was publicizing the vigil last Saturday.

Not getting a good vibe out of this case.

 

[Jethro4WS]

On the plus side, her Missing Page indicates that SLED (South Carolina Law Enforcement Division) is involved. But, I still don't get a good vibe out of this case.

 

[Jethro4WS]

No new information. Reward is now up to $1500.
Crime Stoppers, family offering reward for missing woman Jessica Ashmore

 

[PommyMommy]

JUN 30, 2019
Family Searches For Missing Union SC Woman

[...]

Ashmore’s mother has been pleading for her daughter on social media.

“I am desperate at this point!” she wrote. “My heart is breaking every day that I don’t hear from her. Please help me find my daughter! She’s never been away when she didn’t call or answer a message. She’s not responded to me since May 19th. I know my daughter and she would never do that unless something was wrong.”

Readers with information as to Ashmore’s whereabouts are encouraged to call the Union sheriff’s office at 864-429-1611 or Union County Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.

 

[Redherring4321]

This mama just breaks my heart.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Angel Ashmore

 

[GraceG]

My first thought was that she might be staying at a crack house for a few days but was the brother that she had an argument with the person that seen her last?

No drug arrests in her county. Multiple charges for shoplifting and one for assault and battery. https://publicindex.sccourts.org/spartanburg/publicindex/ The assault charge is worrisome, was there someone in the area she had issues with that might have harmed her? Praying for resolution for her mother who has raised Jessica's two children.

 

[Jethro4WS]

No drug arrests in her county. Multiple charges for shoplifting and one for assault and battery. https://publicindex.sccourts.org/spartanburg/publicindex/ The assault charge is worrisome, was there someone in the area she had issues with that might have harmed her? Praying for resolution for her mother who has raised Jessica's two children.

There is a guy, I believe might be a boyfriend. He had gone to jail (he has 55 cases total against him in Union County) but I am pretty sure was out by the time Jessica disappeared. He was recently arrested again, about 6 weeks after getting out of jail. Another pair of friends (how close I don't know) from the same town (Buffalo, SC) of this boyfriend were arrested not long after Jessica disappeared on major possession and distribution charges as well as weapon charges and the two of them have rap sheets as well. There are a number of people like this among the people on her friend's list, but these people stand out due to their recency.

If she actually left where she was staying as was reported, then it is possible someone thought she was a snitch or maybe she did get caught and law enforcement roped her into being a snitch. Either way, a scenario like that could easily get her killed.

I know I would start with the particular cast of characters in common with her and the guy I believe was a boyfriend (including him).

 

[Jethro4WS]

Union Co. deputies continue search for Jessica Ashmore

Not much of new information. She had left without her cell phone but the article mentions obtaining cell phone information from a cell tower and the Sheriff mentions the same in the video. Not sure if this means they are looking into others that may have been in the area or they are looking at her activity. They are still searching in the area near where she was last so it would seem they think she is nearby. If the Sheriff's office is leaning toward suicide and they haven't found her after multiple searches then they should go back through while looking up, instead.