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The Girl Who Walked Away (Part 1)

Cassandra and Cornell Season 1 Episode 1

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A 9-year-old girl walks out of her home and into a storm. That's the last time anyone saw her. On Valentine's Day, 2000, Asha Degree vanished from rural North Carolina, leaving behind her packed backpack—later found buried miles away. Was it a runaway turned abduction, or something more sinister? We dive deep into the heartbreaking, enduring mystery of "Shelby's Sweetheart," the clues that led nowhere, and the recent developments that could finally bring answers.

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