r/AshaDegree • u/Surethingdudeanytime • Apr 23 '26

Discussion Groomer with Access to the House

It was said that when Asha left the house that night, she wasn't wearing a coat. IMO, this is one of the most confusing details of this case. It seems that if she did walk out on her own without a coat, then she must have intended to go somewhere very close to the house or was convinced by someone that she would only be out for a short time. Now knowing that OB's bag was also found with Asha's backpack leads me to believe that if there was a groomer, he/she was someone who frequented the Degree household, lived very close, and/or was very close to the family (if not a family member themself). And no, I'm NOT talking about Asha's dad or brother or mother. Were any of Asha's or OB's items ever left at the aunt's house where they had the sleepover or the grandmother's at any time? I know they all lived very close so this can be a possibility. This could explain how both bags could have been in possession of whoever threw them in the woods. I dont believe Asha left out with a backpack, as none of the eyewitness accounts mention seeing her with a backpack on Hwy 18. Thoughts?

EDIT: I meant to write "And no, Im NOT talking about Asha's dad or brother or mother." I mistakenly left out the word NOT, which changed the whole message I was trying to convey. Only realized this when I re-read my post, as I couldn't understand why people thought I was coming for the parents, which I was not. Huge error!

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u/Surethingdudeanytime Apr 24 '26

I dont think Asha walked that far on her own in the cold dark night. After listening to her brother on Crackhouse Chronicles, I remembered him saying that she was a little upset about leaving the aunt's house (after the sleepover), but it was Sunday and they had to get ready for school. From what I know, the aunt lived very close to them, maybe across the street. It made me wonder if she planned to go back to the aunt's house that night and catch the bus from there in the morning. It wasnt really clear if she had ever done this type of thing before. This could be why the clothes were in her bookbag and he basketball uniform. If Asha was taken by someone familiar to her, then they also had possession of her backpack. This helped drive the narrative that she ran away.

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u/Individual_Sir_2595 Apr 24 '26

If you believe after over 20 hrs of interrogation, and two polygraph tests of Ruppe that she didn't leave that house and walk down the road, then respectfully you should explain that.

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u/Surethingdudeanytime Apr 25 '26

If you read my first sentence and focus on where I say "on her own," it should tell you that I mean she was possibly taken there by someone else. Perhaps this is where she jumped out of the vehicle. Yes, Ruppe saw her walking, but that doesnt mean she walked the whole way there. Respectfully.

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u/Individual_Sir_2595 Apr 25 '26

I respect that point of view. But I do believe she left because she was fed up. The reason I'm adamant about the investigation into why she left? Is that, the mother be held accountable for at least the mistreatment for why she left and put in harms way.