Retired FBI agent haunted by Asha Degree case

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A retired FBI supervisor recently spoke with Channel 9 about his ongoing distress 24 years after the disappearance of Asha Degree in Cleveland County. The case has gained renewed attention following a recent search and the discovery of a possible clue. (pawnandjewelry.com)

Rick Schaffer, a retired FBI agent with 38 years of law enforcement experience, described the Asha Degree case as the most haunting of his career. “Not a single case haunts me like this one,” Schaffer said, noting that he still carries her photograph.

The FBI became involved the day after 9-year-old Asha vanished on February 14, 2000. Schaffer remembered Asha’s bright eyes and described her as a โ€œwonderful, good-hearted child.โ€ Recently, the FBI, SBI, and Cleveland County Sheriffโ€™s Office conducted a search near Cherryville Road in Shelby, where they seized a green car resembling one seen in witness reports.

Schaffer emphasized the importance of the car seizure, suggesting it might provide crucial physical evidence. โ€œIf they seized the car, itโ€™s for physical evidence, and they will thoroughly examine it for any trace evidence that could have been there for years,โ€ he said.

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