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The 2000 Disappearance of Asha Degree

Asha Degree was just nine years old in the fourth grade when she disappeared from Shelby, North Carolina. In the early morning hours of Valentine’s Day on February 14, 2000, for reasons unknown, Degree left her home. According to the FBI website, “Around 2:30 a.m., Asha Degree’s father checked up on her and her older brother in the room they shared. Both were sound…

The Disappearance of Donna Barnhill

Donna Barnhill was just 13 years old at the time of her disappearance when she left her family’s residence in Lexington, North Carolina, to go to a nearby friend’s home. Barnhill vanished on the afternoon of March 18, 1981, and 44 years later, her family and friends are still looking for answers. A billboard on…

The 2014 Disappearance of Tammy Kingery

On September 20, 2014, Tammy Kingery disappeared from her Edgefield, SC, residence. It should be added that Wikipedia says North Augusta, while local newspapers state Edgefield.. At the time, Kingery was just 37 years old, and reportedly left a note behind that she was going for a walk and would return soon. The note read,…