The disappearance of the 9-year-old from Shelby 24 years ago "haunts" retired FBI agent Richard Shaffer, who said he carried ...

“At least this year, we know a little bit more than we knew 24 years ago,” said Asha’s mother.

Relatives of Asha Degree, 9, who has been missing from her ... black trashbags and farther away than she could have walked on foot, authorities said, indicating she was likely abducted, and ...

SHELBY, N.C. (WBTV) - February 2025 marks 25 years since Asha Degree, known as Shelby’s Sweetheart, disappeared on Valentine’s Day. The search for Degree -- who was just 9 years old at the ...

Three sheriffs have tried to solve the mystery of what happened to Asha Degree. Two died before anyone found the answer. Questions — and rumors — still swirl 25 years after the pigtailed 9 ...