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On the night before Valentine\\u2019s Day 2000 (which, like this year, was also part of a three-day Presidents Day weekend), a beautiful 9 year-old girl named Asha Degree and her ten year-old brother O\\u2019Bryant went to bed in their Shelby North Carolina home.\\xa0 Sometime around 2:30 am, O\\u2019Bryant heard his sister go to the bathroom and return to bed \\u2013 but when he was awakened in the morning by his frantic mother, he found out what the rest of the nation was about to learn \\u2013 young Asha had disappeared.\\xa0\\xa0And what made the whole thing baffling is that every indication was that Asha had left of her own free will.\\xa0 There were no signs of a break-in nor anything else that would indicate anyone took her from the home.\\xa0 Her backpack and some clothes were missing, indicating she had planned to leave.\\xa0\\xa0Even more baffling was the fact that it was heavily raining the night/early morning when Asha disappeared.\\xa0 A witness claimed to have seen her walking in the downpour, but when offered a ride she ran into nearby woods.\\xa0\\xa0Would a nine year-old child really strike out on her own on a cold and rainy early morning?\\xa0 If so, where was she going?\\xa0 Did she plan on meeting someone?\\xa0 If so, who\\u2026and where\\u2026and\\u2026why?\\xa0\\xa0And why has Asha Degree never been found?\\xa0 Or her remains \\u2013 after all these years?\\xa0\\xa0Melissa delves into the nooks and crannies of this disturbing unsolved disappearance \\u2013 and as always \\u2013 encourages anyone who knows anything about what happened to young Asha Degree on Presidents Day Weekend 2000, please call the FBI\\u2019s Charlotte North Carolina field office at (704) 672-6100.

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