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You will find 20 years of archived articles below. We have done our best to break them up by month & year, as well as later search sites/digs. The JET Magazine interview is out of order solely because we didn’t want it to get lost in the newspaper clippings.

While the work of pulling specific articles and compiling them here was entirely ours, we hold no copyright on the original articles. They are produced here in the form in which they originally appeared for the purpose of education. The majority come from the Charlotte Observer, with a few from the News Herald.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • February 2000: Asha disappears; a massive search effort follows
  • March 2000
  • 6 months on: August 2000
  • 1 Year On: February 2001
  • August of 2001: Asha’s Backpack Discovered
  • Harold Degree is involved in a head on collision weeks after Asha’s backpack was discovered.
  • September 2001: Harold’s condition improves; search for Asha rescheduled
  • November 2004: Dig near Lawndale, NC
  • February 2005
  • Seattle/Melrose Search Area, Spring 2005
  • May 2005: Community Action
  • February 2006: Memorial program held for Asha
  • August 2009
  • February 2010
  • February 2012
  • May 2013
  • January 2014
  • February 2015
  • February 2016
  • February 2017
  • September 2017
  • October 2018
  • December 2018
  • February 2020
  • November 2020

February 2000: Asha disappears; a massive search effort follows

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White T-shirt with purple letting made for a Degree family reunion in Atlanta, blue jeans, white tennis shoes
White T-shirt with purple letting made for a Degree family reunion in Atlanta, blue jeans, white tennis shoes
15 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
15 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
16 February 2000
16 February 2000
16 February 2000
16 February 2000
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17 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
17 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
17 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
17 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
18 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
18 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
18 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
18 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
19 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
19 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
19 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
19 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
20 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
20 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
20 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
20 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
22 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
22 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
22 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
22 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
24 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
24 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
24 February 2000; Charlotte Ovserver
24 February 2000; Charlotte Ovserver
28 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
28 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
28 February 2000; Charlotte Observer
28 February 2000; Charlotte Observer

March 2000

14 March 2000; Charlotte Observer
14 March 2000; Charlotte Observer

6 months on: August 2000

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14 August 2000
14 August 2000

1 Year On: February 2001

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August of 2001: Asha’s Backpack Discovered

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6 August 2001
6 August 2001
6 August 2001
6 August 2001
7 August 2001
7 August 2001
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August 11, 2001
August 11, 2001
15 August 2001
15 August 2001
August 16, 2001
August 16, 2001
16 August 2001
16 August 2001

Harold Degree is involved in a head on collision weeks after Asha’s backpack was discovered.

28 August 2001
28 August 2001
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September 2001: Harold’s condition improves; search for Asha rescheduled

14 September 2001
14 September 2001
15 September 2001
15 September 2001

November 2004: Dig near Lawndale, NC

11 November 2004
11 November 2004
11 November 2004
11 November 2004
12 November 2004
12 November 2004
12 November 2004
12 November 2004

February 2005

15 February 2005
15 February 2005

Seattle/Melrose Search Area, Spring 2005

26 April 2005
26 April 2005
The Seattle & Melrose search area has been the site of several digs following tips from the public. Authorities have searched it several times only to find animal bones. The tip regarding this area has never been made public.
The Seattle & Melrose search area has been the site of several digs following tips from the public. Authorities have searched it several times only to find animal bones. The tip regarding this area has never been made public.

May 2005: Community Action

24 May 2005
24 May 2005

February 2006: Memorial program held for Asha

10 February 2006
10 February 2006
15 February 2006
15 February 2006

August 2009

28 August 2009
28 August 2009
29 August 2009
29 August 2009

February 2010

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13 February 2010
13 February 2010
21 February 2010
21 February 2010

February 2012

9 February 2012
9 February 2012

May 2013

26 May 2013
26 May 2013

January 2014

16 January 2014
16 January 2014

February 2015

10 February 2015
10 February 2015
14 February 2015
14 February 2015

February 2016

17 February 2016
17 February 2016

February 2017

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September 2017

7 September 2017
7 September 2017
7 September 2017
7 September 2017
7 September 2017
7 September 2017

October 2018

10 October 2018
10 October 2018
11 October 2018
11 October 2018

December 2018

4 December 2018
4 December 2018

February 2020

15 February 2020
15 February 2020

November 2020

17 November 2020
17 November 2020

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