EARLY REPORTS from SHELBY STAR
9-Year-Old Girl Missing
Hours of searching reveal little
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Transcript of 911 Call for Missing Girl
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Family and Friends Pray for Girl’s Safe Return
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Town Rallies Around Missing Nine-Year-Old
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Authorities Try to Determine Why Asha Would Run Away
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Girl Still Missing
Searches by ground, air turn up nothing
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Family, Friends Offer Their Support
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Iquilla’s interview with Jet Magazine recalling the early hours of Feb. 14, 2000:
http://www.jetmag.com/news/iquilla-degree-where-is-my-daughter/
Plea Goes Nationwide
Asha’s Parents Appear on Montel Williams’ Show
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BOOK BAG REPORTS SHELBY STAR:
Book Bag Found in Burke County Sent to FBI for Analysis:
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Asha’s Name and Number was in the Book Bag:
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Discovery of book bag is biggest break in Asha case:
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Friends, Family Await Word from Crime Lab on Book Bag Found Friday in Burke County:
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The Latest Walk for Asha Degree: The Shelby Star 2/2015
http://www.shelbystar.com/news/local/15-years-later-and-still-missing-1.434177
The Shelby Star 02/2016
The Shelby Star & Finding Asha Degree; 02/14/2016
SBI Search For Possible Remains Of Asha Degree
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/sbi-search-for-possible-remains-of-asha-degree/nHMhH/
Info on Wet/Cold Hypothermia: Health System University of Michigan
http://www.uofmhealth.org/health-library/colde
Special Thanks to:
The Doe Network
http://doenetwork.org/cases/3288dfnc.html
NAMUS–National Missing & Unidentified Persons System
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/2316
The Charley Project
https://charleyproject.org/cases/d/degree_asha.html
missingpetpartnership.org
Search for ASHA in Photos Shelby Star
https://web.archive.org/web/20051103205423/http://www.shelbystar.com/news/asha/photos.html
Sources to Contact:
Shelby Police Department
311 South Lafayette Street
Shelby, NC
Mailing Address: PO Box 207
Shelby, NC 28151
Non-Emergency Phone: (704) 484-6845. Fax: (704) 484-6815
Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office at (704) 484-4888
FBI:
FBI Charlotte at (704) 672-6100
7915 Microsoft Way Charlotte, NC 28273
http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/asha-jaquilla-degree/view
NCMEC:
http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/
FBI
http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/kidnap/degree.htm
Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office at (704) 484-4888
NOTE: If, for any reason you are not comfortable addressing law enforcement, I can relay your
concerns for you. Be reminded, your information is important and appreciated–no matter how small you may believe it is.
My email: findingasha@gmail.com
Finding Asha Degree, Shelby's Sweetheart 
please look into this: http://news3lv.com/news/local/who-is-jane-doe-teens-body-found-in-desert-outside-las-vegas
The image is only a COMPOSITE, but looks very similar to Asha.
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I wanted to post your comment with the URL. While Asha would be at least 7 years too old (to be this sweet-looking girl), maybe someone will see the image and recognize her. Thank you for caring!
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Has anyone considered Irvine County Jane Doe as a possible march for Asha? They do have Doe’s DNA:
https://www.google.com/amp/www.ocregister.com/2016/05/17/who-is-jane-doe-woman-found-burned-7-years-ago-in-irvine-still-unidentified/amp/
This case haunts me and I hope the Degree family finds their little girl…
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I did check into that case a few years ago and called the Irvine authorities, sending Asha’s info to them to look into but they obviously didn’t think it was a match since that case is still up. But thanks so much for your concern! We need all the input we can get to solve Asha’s case.
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