After 24 years, police say missing girl Asha Degree was killed. Here’s what we know.
Authorities revealed through court records that they believe the Shelby girl, missing since 2000, was murdered. Questions and answers.
Investigators believe Asha Degree was killed and concealed, new warrants reveal
New search warrants in connection with the disappearance of 9-year-old Asha Degree were made public on Monday, and investigators said for the first time that they believe she was killed and concealed. Asha has been missing since Feb. 14, 2000, after her parents said they woke up and found her gone from their home in Shelby.
Asha Degree: Warrants reveal new details in case of girl missing for decades
Degree’s backpack was discovered more than 30 miles from where she was reportedly last seen about 17 months after she went missing. The girl’s belongings were “wrapped in two sealed black plastic garbage bags” and were found along North Carolina Highway 18 near Morganton, court documents read Monday.
Authorities believe Asha Degree was murdered; DNA points to local people, records say
For the first time, authorities said they believe the 9-year-old who went missing in 2000 is dead. Search warrants point to suspects.
DNA technology used in Asha Degree case still new in criminal investigations
Investigators say they used genealogical data to narrow down the DNA samples and also got a DNA hit from a former resident of the Dedmons’ nursing home, who has since passed away.
Autopsy results of man involved in Asha Degree case leave questions
Russell Underhill has been named in a search warrant which allege his DNA was found on items belonging to Asha Degree. What ...
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New clue in chilling mystery of Asha Degree, 9, 'pulled into car' and never seen again
The case of missing nine-year-old Asha Degree drew national attention after she vanished from her family home in North ...
New evidence brings hope to FBI agent who saw Asha Degree disappearance as 'priority case' in his life
It has been more than 24 years since Richard Shaffer arrived on scene in Shelby, called in by then-Cleveland County Sheriff ...
Attorney: Dead person may hold key to ‘circumstances of Asha Degree’s disappearance’
SHELBY, N.C. — Authorities spent more than 24 hours searching two properties in Cleveland County, and Channel 9 learned it ...
Case of missing girl Asha Degree led to Shelby property search, Cleveland sheriff confirms
Sheriff Alan Norman said on Friday that items related to the case were taken, and dispelled rumors about human remains being ...
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Shelby attorney addresses rumors about Asha Degree, spoke out on behalf of Roy Dedmon
A Shelby attorney made a public statement regarding Roy Dedmon and the recent search of his property in connection with Asha ...
Search warrants executed by FBI, Cleveland County deputies were related to Asha Degree disappearance
CLEVELAND COUNTY, N.C. — The search warrants executed by the FBI and Cleveland County Sheriff's Office the week of Sept. 9 ...
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What Happened to Asha Degree? New Court Documents Reveal Potential Suspects In 9-Year-Old Girl's 2000 Disappearance; Authorities Believe She Was Murdered
Investigators in North Carolina have released new details in a cold case from nearly 25 years ago involving the disappearance ...