03-03-2017, 11:58 AM
Thank you for pulling all of that together, koko -- great detailed overview.
It's such a confounding case. Why would a 9-year-old girl with a strong family and no previous issues pack a bag and run away during a storm?
It appears that LE does not suspect the immediate family and has validated the reports of motorists who said they saw her walking by the side of highway 18 in the storm in the wee hours before her parents discovered she was missing.
If I had to guess, I'd say Asha was given some story by an adult figure at her church, school, or within the circle of family/friends and lured to meet him/her at the shed or somewhere in the woods. Or, Asha suffered a mental breakdown that caused her to flee erratically.
Whatever happened, I really hope Asha is alive and will one day soon be reunited with her family. But, the fact that her book bag with belongings was found buried in plastic leads me to believe she's more likely dead. "(
It's such a confounding case. Why would a 9-year-old girl with a strong family and no previous issues pack a bag and run away during a storm?
It appears that LE does not suspect the immediate family and has validated the reports of motorists who said they saw her walking by the side of highway 18 in the storm in the wee hours before her parents discovered she was missing.
If I had to guess, I'd say Asha was given some story by an adult figure at her church, school, or within the circle of family/friends and lured to meet him/her at the shed or somewhere in the woods. Or, Asha suffered a mental breakdown that caused her to flee erratically.
Whatever happened, I really hope Asha is alive and will one day soon be reunited with her family. But, the fact that her book bag with belongings was found buried in plastic leads me to believe she's more likely dead. "(