The Unsolved Disappearance of Asha Degree: A Haunting Mystery

Allen Glines
8 min readMar 12, 2024

On a stormy Valentine's Day night in 2000, nine-year-old Asha Degree vanished from her Shelby, North Carolina home. The events surrounding her disappearance have captivated and perplexed the public for over two decades, leaving a trail of unanswered questions and lingering uncertainty.

A Night of Change

Asha, described as a shy and well-behaved child, shared a bedroom with her older brother. On the night of February 13th, a power outage caused by a car accident disrupted the Degree household around…

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