SHELBY, N.C. — Asha Degree’s family, loved ones and supporters gathered on Saturday afternoon to walk the same path the missing girl did 25 years ago.
Nine-year-old Asha Degree disappeared on Valentine’s Day 2000. She was seen walking along Highway 18, away from her family’s home in Fallston in the early hours of that morning.
Investigators recently said they believe Asha Degree was killed and her body moved by a family from Shelby. But the investigation continues.
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Her family members said they still hold on to hope that Asha Degree will come home.
“I believe she is still alive and until somebody can prove me wrong, I’m still going to believe that, because I have hope,” Iquilla Degree, Asha’s mother, said.
The family hosts a yearly prayer walk to remind people to continue the search for Asha Degree.
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