Background Information

Background Information

Father: Harold B. Degree

Mother: Paquin Iquilla Degree (neè Jackson)

Brother: O’Bryant Degree - 11 months older than Asha

The Home

The Degree Family lived at 3404 Oakcrest Drive in Shelby, North Carolina. The home is located on the outskirts of the city of Shelby in an area that is largely rural in 2023; that was even more true in 2000.

Asha & O’Bryant (also known as OB) were said to be extremely close, with only 11 months separating the two.

The Neighbourhood

The community is described as being tight knit & many of the Degree’s family members lived on the same street with quite a few residing in the same neighbourhood.