In Shelby, North Carolina, 9-year-old Asha Jaquilla Degree leaves her home in the early morning hours of February 14th, 2000.  With just a backpack and house key, she disappears into the night.  Twenty-two years later, her family is still looking for her.

If you have any information about Asha Degree, please reach out to the FBI Charlotte office at 704-672-6100 or the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office at 704-484-4822

Intro/Outro Music is provided for this podcast by Chamika.  Check them out on Instagram @ChamikaMusic

Sources Used:

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/asha-jaquilla-degree

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/axppaa/the_disappearance_of_asha_degree_part_1/

https://thetruecrimefiles.com/asha-degree-disappearance/

https://www.murdersandcoffee.com/post/what-happened-to-asha-degree

https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/inside-the-fbi-searching-for-asha-degree-021422.mp4/view

https://disappearedblog.com/asha-degree/

https://www.wbtv.com/2022/02/14/22-years-since-disappearance-asha-degree-law-enforcement-hopes-renewed-interest-case/

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/asha-degree

https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/20th-anniversary-of-asha-degree-disappearance-021420

https://allthatsinteresting.com/asha-degree

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Asha_Degree#:~:text=Asha%20Jaquilla%20Degree%20%28born%20August%205%2C%201990%29%20went,Carolina%20Highway%2018%20despite%20heavy%20rain%20and%20wind.

https://morbidology.com/where-is-asha-degree/

On August 8, 1995, in the village of Webster, New York, 16-year-old Kelley Gaffield fails to return home in the evening hours after heading uptown to spend some time with friends.  She seemingly vanished without a trace until her body is discovered almost three months later in a wooded area not far from her home.

Music for The Mystery Barn Podcast is provided by Chamika Music.  Check them out on Instagram @ChamikaMusic  

Sources Used:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F3ZaXjjq3o 2007 interview with Kelley's Mom, Chris Reilly

https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/family-of-kelley-gaffield-hopeful-for-new-leads-in-1995-murder/

http://ci.webster.ny.us/192/Kelly-Gaffield-Mystery

https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2015/08/07/kelley-gaffield-disappearance-anniversary-webster/31279007/

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26791224/kelly-gaffield-family-hunts-for-clues/

https://www.mpnnow.com/story/news/2007/08/01/video-kelley-gaffield-16-year/45603311007/

https://www.websteronlinenews.com/post/memorial-gathering-to-be-held-for-kelley-gaffield-this-saturday

https://amp.whec.com/articles/websters-only-cold-case-5025589.html

Twenty-three-year-old Marcus Rutledge, a student at Tennessee State University was on a promising career path as a veterinarian.  He had his whole life ahead of him, but on June 8, 1998, he seemingly vanished without a trace.

Sources Used:

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/missing-persons/marcus-rutledge---nashville-tennessee

https://charleyproject.org/case/marcus-t-rutledge

https://www.wkrn.com/special-reports/tn-missing-tsu-senior-missing-since-1998/

https://www.nashville.gov/departments/police/get-involved/missing-persons/marcus-rutledge

https://www.coldcasefiles.org/2022/03/marcus-t-rutledge-nashville-tennessee.html

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/tn-missing-tsu-senior-missing-since-1998/ar-AAVIFci

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/kp17rs/in_june_1998_a_man_left_a_voicemail_for_his/

Interview with David Rutledge – Father:

https://aadl.org/aadl_aachm_20190315-david_rutledge

If you have ideas for future shows, comments or theories, please feel free to reach out to me at mysterybarnpodcast@gmail.com or @mysterybarnpod on Twitter

**Apologies for the really low audio on this one!  Slowly learning the ropes!**

On January 10, 2002, 19-Year-old Rachel Louise Cooke is visiting her hometown in Georgetown, Texas during a winter break over the holidays.  An avid runner, she leaves her family home to do her usual 4-6 mile run.  Witnesses see her towards the end of her run about 100-200 miles from her home.  From there, she simply vanishes.........

Sources Used:

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/disappeared/full-episodes/running-for-her-life

https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/12/01/where-is-rachel-cooke-texas-woman-remains-missing-as-investigation-is-renewed-with-new-sheriff-in-town/

https://medium.com/@jennbaxter_69070/the-baffling-disappearance-of-rachel-cooke-d31b45797523

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/crime/2021/01/10/williamson-sheriff-has-new-suspect-case-missing-rachel-cooke/6615785002/

https://www.fox7austin.com/news/wcso-looking-for-associate-of-missing-georgetown-woman-rachel-cooke

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/rachel-louise-cooke

https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/sanantonio/news/press-releases/fbi-williamson-county-sheriff-seek-information-regarding-missing-georgetown-woman

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/new-sketches-of-persons-of-interest-released-in-connection-to-rachel-cookes-disappearance

https://charleyproject.org/case/rachel-louise-cooke

On June 13, 1994, in San Antonio, Texas, 13-year-old Nicholas Barclay goes missing and is not seen or heard from again.  What happens a few years after he goes missing is one of the most bizarre things I have come across in a missing person's case.  Please join me as we learn about Nicholas Barclay.

Sources used:

https://missingchildren.wikia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Barclay

https://historybyday.com/human-stories/the-true-story-of-a-missing-boy-and-his-imposter/

https://charleyproject.org/case/nicholas-patrick-barclay

https://lostnfoundblogs.com/f/nicholas-barclay-a-cruel-con

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Bourdin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imposter_(2012_film)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1966604/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

On a cold January day in 1959, 10 hikers would set out on the adventure of a lifetime.   What awaits them is definitely not what they had planned and the events of the days to come would remain surrounded in mystery.  What happened on that fateful trip?  Join me as we head to the area known today as the Dyatlov Pass.

The following links may contain photos that can be disturbing to look at.  Please use caution for young viewers.

References  used for this episode:

https://dyatlovpass.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident

https://ermakvagus.com/Europe/Russia/Cholat-%20Syachil/Kholat%20Syakhl.htm

Books written about The Dyatlov Pass: (This is just a couple - there are many!)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VF5Y5SZ/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CUSQOA0/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

Missy Bevers, a 45 year old wife, mother and Camp Gladiator instructor is brutally murdered at the Creekside Church of Christ in Midlothian, Texas on April 18, 2016.  Her killer remains at large.

Link to videos discussed in episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUISKYJsJqw (Creekside Church of Christ Surveillance Cameras)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgRoqhoIxnY  (SWFA Surveillance Cameras)

Sources used:

https://www.missingpersonsofamerica.com/2021/05/26/missy-bevers-attacked-and-murdered-by-person-in-riot-gear/

https://www.focusdailynews.com/missy-bevers-murder-unsolved-midlothian/

https://www.facebook.com/MidlothianTXPD/

Various articles on https://www.newspapers.com/

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/tx-terri-missy-bevers-45-murdered-in-church-person-in-swat-gear-18-apr-2016-10.307128/

https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/reward-increases-to-usd150-000-dollars-in-missy-bevers-murder

Patricia Ann Spencer and Pamela Sue Hobley disappear on Halloween in 1969 in the small rural community of Oscoda, Michigan.  The two were seen leaving the Oscoda High School, located on River Road.  Reports have the last sighting of the two girls in downtown Oscoda after hitching a ride to town.  The girls, ages 16 and 15, would never be seen or heard from again.