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Unsolved Disappearance: Asha Degree (Major Investigative Updates)

Last Seen Alive

Studio 222

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.4985 Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

When a young girl vanishes into a dark and stormy night, her baffling disappearance becomes one of the most mysterious unsolved cases in North Carolina history. Decades later, major investigative breakthroughs renew hope of the case finally being solved in this episode of Last Seen Alive.  If you have any information about the disappearance of Asha Degree, call the FBI at 704- 672-6100 or the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office at 704 484-4822. If your information leads to the discovery of Asha's whereabouts, you may be eligible for the combined $100,000 reward currently being offered.  See photos from this episode and check out the sources we used to research it here:  https://lastseenalivepodcast.com/2021/02/18/unsolved-disappearance-asha-degree/ Support LSA and the DNA Doe Project by getting a shirt or hoodie on our store: https://last-seen-alive.printify.me/products

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0:00.0

When a young girl vanishes into a dark and stormy night, investigators are baffled by her disappearance.

0:06.0

One of the most mysterious unsolved cases in North Carolina history is explored in this episode of Last Seen Alive is brought to you by Audible, my favorite source for all the best true crime audiobooks.

0:35.3

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0:39.3

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0:44.5

slash Last Seen Alive. That's audibletrial.com slash Last Seen Alive. Thanks for listening to

0:51.0

Last Seen Alive. I'm your host, Leah, crime analyst by day and true crime

0:56.0

storyteller by night. And I'm your host, Scott. I wanted to start this episode with a quick

1:02.6

note of thanks. We've recorded our past several episodes in a construction zone, and controlling

1:07.8

for sound quality has been really difficult. And we're still recording in a work zone, but we're on track to have our recording studio

1:14.6

finished in just a couple episodes, and we're really looking forward to bringing you guys

1:19.0

a whole new level of audio quality.

1:21.4

We do have four walls up now.

1:23.8

Yeah, four really sheetrocky, echoey walls.

1:26.8

Yeah.

1:27.3

But Last Scene Live is about to sound a whole lot better, and I think you guys are going to love it.

1:32.4

Thanks for sticking with us as we transition into our new recording space.

1:36.1

We appreciate it, and we appreciate you.

1:38.8

Aisha Degree was last seen alive on February 14, 2000.

1:43.5

She was only nine years old, and her disappearance has haunted

1:46.3

the town of Shelby, North Carolina for the past 21 years. And you know what? It's haunted me too,

1:53.2

ever since I first heard her story a couple years ago. Her case is one I think of often,

1:58.4

and I think that's true for many people who are familiar with her story.

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