{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/691c9f447b9e972a6b1a50cd/69ccf8ff3e12f8b0f08b128a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep 21: The Disappearance of Asha Degree","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/691c9f447b9e972a6b1a50cd/1775040649117-20ad6959-6d4d-443f-929e-29151896a579.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In February 2000, nine-year-old Asha Degree disappeared from her home in Shelby, North Carolina.</p><p>There were no signs of forced entry.</p><p>No confirmed struggle.</p><p>Witnesses later reported seeing a young girl walking alone along a nearby highway in the early morning hours.</p><p>More than a year later, her backpack was discovered miles away, buried and concealed.</p><p>The timeline remains incomplete.</p><p>This episode reconstructs the documented events based on available records.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>PRODUCER’S NOTE</strong></p><p>Crimecase by AI presents documented cases using verified public sources.</p><p>The focus is on reconstructing timelines based on available evidence and official reporting.</p><p>Where information is incomplete or uncertain, that is stated clearly.</p><p>This episode does not speculate beyond confirmed records.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>SOURCES</strong></p><ul><li>Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office statements </li><li>FBI case summaries and public releases </li><li>Contemporary news reporting (2000–present) </li><li>National Center for Missing &amp; Exploited Children </li><li>Public investigative records and timelines</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Nikke Carlsson"}