Sep 17, 2024 · North Carolina officials now believe that Asha Degree, who was 9 years old when she went missing over two decades ago, was killed. Degree went missing from her home in Shelby in February of...

Harold and Iquilla Degree married on Valentine's Day in 1988. Their son, O'Bryant, was born a year later; Asha was born in 1990. [3] The Degrees raised both children in their house on Oakcrest Drive in a residential subdivision amidst a generally rural area north of Shelby, North Carolina, on the western edge of the Charlotte metropolitan area. [4] Both worked regular jobs …

Nov 16, 2020 · Local, state and federal investigators continue to try and solve the mystery of Asha Degree’s disappearance, and they may have a new lead. A prison inmate recently sent a letter to The Star in which he says he knows what happened to the fourth-grader nearly 21 years ago.

Sep 17, 2024 · Asha Degree disappeared from her Shelby, North Carolina, home on Feb. 14, 2000. Authorities conducted multiple searches but could not find her. In the years that passed, investigators found a...

Sep 19, 2024 · Asha left her house in the early morning hours of Feb. 14, 2000, and according to the affidavit, was last seen by drivers walking on N.C. 18 before an eyewitness saw her "being pulled into a 1970s green Lincoln Thunderbird or another similar vehicle."

Feb 13, 2025 · Friday marks 25 years since 9-year-old Asha Degree vanished from her home near Shelby. We’ve seen new information and developments in the case, and possible suspects -- but no closure.

Feb 19, 2025 · New search warrants reveal details in the Asha Degree case, including text messages and a reported confession. DNA evidence found in 2001 links the Dedmon family to the case. The investigation remains ongoing, and no charges have been filed.

Sep 17, 2024 · 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...

Sep 16, 2024 · Investigators believe 9-year-old Asha Degree was a "victim of homicide" when she disappeared from Shelby, NC in 2000, documents reveal. SHELBY, N.C. — Asha Degree was a "victim of homicide" and...

Sep 14, 2024 · SHELBY, N.C. — Authorities spent more than 24 hours searching two properties in Cleveland County, and Channel 9 learned it was in connection with the disappearance of 9-year-old Asha Degree.