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On February 14, 2000, nine-year-old Asha Degree left her home in Shelby, North Carolina during a storm in the early morning hours.

Multiple motorists reported seeing a small child walking alone along Highway 18 before dawn. When one driver turned around to check on her, she ran into nearby woods.

More than a year later, Asha’s backpack was discovered buried along the same highway — wrapped in plastic trash bags.

For decades, the case remained unresolved.

But in 2024 and 2025, newly executed search warrants and court documents revealed that investigators now believe Asha was killed and that her body was concealed. DNA evidence and properties connected to the Dedmon family in Cleveland County have brought renewed focus to the 24-year-old case.

No arrests have been made. No charges have been filed.

Asha Degree was nine years old.

This is Missing Veil Files — Case File 004.

If you have any information regarding this case, please contact the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina.

Primary Sources & Reporting:

• Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office press releases
• FBI Charlotte Field Office statements
• September 2024 and February 2025 search warrant court documents
• WBTV reporting on 2024–2025 search warrants
• The Charlotte Observer coverage
• Associated Press reporting
• Historical coverage from The Shelby Star
• Interviews and public statements from Harold and Iquilla Degree

Case Timeline References:

• February 14, 2000 disappearance timeline
• August 2001 backpack discovery
• Highway 18 eyewitness accounts
• 2024–2025 investigative updates

If you have a missing persons case you believe deserves to be told, reach out to us at Veil of Echoes on TikTok, Instagram, or Facebook.

Missing Veil Files releases every other Saturday.

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On December 18, 1994, Alison Botha parked in her driveway like she had done so many times before.

She had no idea what was waiting behind her.

Kidnapped. Brutally attacked. Left for dead on a deserted road outside Port Elizabeth, South Africa — her throat cut, her body nearly destroyed — Alison did the unthinkable.

She survived.

In this episode, we examine one of the most extraordinary survival stories ever recorded. From the attack and investigation to the controversial parole of her attackers decades later, we explore not just the crime — but the resilience that followed.

This is not a story about how she died.

It’s a story about how she lived.

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• Alison (2016 Documentary Film)
• Court records and sentencing reports (South Africa, 1995)
• News24 (South Africa) – Coverage of 2023 parole decision
• BBC News – Reporting on parole and public response
• Express UK – “Woman forced to carry her own intestines…” (2023 coverage)
• Public statements from Alison Botha (Facebook post regarding parole decision)
• South African Department of Correctional Services updates

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In September 1961, a married couple driving home through the White Mountains of New Hampshire reported something that would change UFO history forever.

Betty Hill and Barney Hill claimed they encountered a mysterious craft hovering above U.S. Route 3. What followed was two hours of missing time, vivid dreams, hypnosis sessions, and one of the most debated alien abduction accounts in American history.

Were the Hills victims of stress and suggestion?
Did hypnosis shape false memories?
Or did something truly unexplainable happen that night in 1961?

In Episode 45, we break down:

• The night of the sighting
• The missing time
• The hypnosis sessions with Dr. Benjamin Simon
• The star map Betty later drew
• The theories that still divide researchers today

This case became the blueprint for modern alien abduction lore.

But the question remains…

If their minds filled in the missing time —
why did the details align so closely?

And if they didn’t…

what does that suggest?

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Primary Sources & References:

• Boston Public Library: “The Abduction of Betty and Barney Hill”
  https://www.bpl.org/blogs/post/the-abduction-of-betty-and-barney-hill/
  
  
• Fuller, John G. The Interrupted Journey (1966)
• Interviews and archival audio recordings of Betty and Barney Hill
• U.S. Air Force Project Blue Book archives
• Dr. Benjamin Simon hypnosis session records (publicly available summaries)

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On June 13, 1980, in the quiet town of Wylie, Texas, a friendship ended in violence.

Betty Gore — a young mother of two — was found brutally killed in her own utility room. She had been struck forty-one times with an axe.

The woman who admitted to the killing wasn’t a stranger.

It was her close friend, Candy Montgomery.

What began as a secret affair between Candy and Betty’s husband unfolded into one of the most shocking self-defense trials in true crime history. Candy claimed Betty attacked first — and that a single word, “shhh,” triggered a dissociative break rooted in childhood trauma.

A jury agreed.

In Episode 44 of Veil of Echoes, we examine the friendship, the betrayal, the confrontation inside that narrow utility room — and the verdict that still divides people decades later.

At what point does self-defense become something else?

In this episode, we discuss:

• The relationship between Betty Gore and Candy Montgomery
• The affair between Candy and Allan Gore
• The timeline of events on June 13, 1980
• The 13-hour delay before Betty’s body was discovered
• Candy’s self-defense claim
• The “shhh” dissociation defense
• The not guilty verdict
• The aftermath for both families

⚠️ This episode includes discussion of graphic violence and domestic homicide. Listener discretion is advised.

• Court transcripts from the State of Texas v. Candace Montgomery (1980)
• Contemporary reporting from The Dallas Morning News (1980)
• Texas Monthly archives
• People Magazine archives
• Interview material and secondary case analysis from historical court documentation

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Casper Mountain sits just minutes outside of Casper, Wyoming — a place known for hiking trails, ski runs, and quiet forest overlooks.

But after dark, something changes.

For years, hikers and campers have reported the same disturbing pattern:

• A tall, pale figure watching from the trees
• Footsteps that stop when they stop
• A presence that mirrors their movement
• And in some cases… a voice calling their name

In this episode of Veil of Echoes, we explore the legend of the Casper Mountain Crawler — a humanoid entity described as unnaturally thin, unnervingly silent, and disturbingly patient.

Is it wildlife misidentified in low light?
Internet folklore shaping perception?
Or something far older that doesn’t want to be seen?

Because sometimes the most terrifying encounters aren’t violent.

They’re observant.

🎧 Listener discretion advised.

🕯️ UPCOMING EPISODES

Saturday – Missing Veil Files
We examine the disappearance of Bryce Laspisa — a college student whose car was found… but who was never seen again.

Monday – Valentine’s Week True Crime
An affair. A church community. Forty-one blows.
The murder of Betty Gore and the trial of Candy Montgomery.

Casper Mountain and Wyoming geography:

• City of Casper Parks & Recreation archives
• Wyoming State Parks trail reports
• Natrona County Search and Rescue public incident summaries

Cryptid & humanoid folklore comparisons:

• North American “Crawler” / Pale Humanoid sighting reports (compiled online eyewitness forums)
• Comparative analysis to the “Rake” internet urban legend
• Appalachian and Midwest humanoid sighting patterns

Psychological phenomena:

• Pareidolia and low-light perceptual distortion studies
• Wilderness auditory hallucination research
• Group memory formation & folklore transmission analysis

Note: Some accounts discussed in this episode are based on reported eyewitness testimony and online archives. No confirmed biological evidence has been found to support the existence of the entity described.

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In August 2013, nineteen-year-old Bryce Laspisa began driving home to his parents in Laguna Niguel, California.

He never arrived.

What followed was a series of events that still leaves investigators and his family searching for answers:

• A sudden breakup
• A concerning goodbye-style text
• Thirteen hours parked near Buttonwillow
• Running out of gas
• A high-speed crash near Castaic Lake
• A rear window kicked out from the inside

Bryce survived the accident.

He exited the vehicle.

And then he vanished.

More than a decade later, no confirmed sighting, remains, or explanation has ever been found.

In this episode of Missing Veil Files, we walk through Bryce’s final movements, the unanswered questions, and the possibilities investigators continue to consider.

Because as long as his name is spoken, this case remains open.

🕯️ Case Information

Name: Bryce David Laspisa
Missing Since: August 30, 2013
Age at Disappearance: 19
Location: Near Castaic Lake, Los Angeles County, California

If you have information regarding Bryce Laspisa’s disappearance, please contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Tips may be submitted anonymously.

🎙️ Missing Veil Files is a special series from Veil of Echoes, dedicated to honoring the missing and keeping their stories spoken when the world grows quiet.

If there is a case you believe deserves to be told, reach out to us on TikTok, Instagram, or Facebook.

Until then… keep your ears open.
And the veil closed.

• Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
• National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
• Interviews with Karen Laspisa
• CNN coverage archives (2013)
• ABC News reports (2013)
• The Charley Project — Bryce Laspisa
• Multiple media timelines documenting the Buttonwillow roadside assistance interaction and crash investigation

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In Part Two of our deep dive into the Norwegian black metal scene, we follow the rivalry between Euronymous and Varg Vikernes to its irreversible conclusion.

What began as ideology, posturing, and power struggles ended in a quiet Oslo stairwell on August 10, 1993.

In this episode, we examine the night of Euronymous’s murder, the disputed claims of self-defense, the role of Snorre Ruch, and the investigation, trial, and sentencing that followed. We also explore how Euronymous was remembered — as a visionary, a provocateur, and a warning — and how myth, indifference, and legacy shaped the scene after his death.

This is not a story about shock value or aesthetics.
It’s about escalation left unchecked — and the consequences that followed.

🗂️ SHOW NOTES

🔪 In This Episode:

• The rivalry between Euronymous and Varg Vikernes
• Financial disputes and ideological fractures within the black metal scene
• The events of August 10, 1993, in Oslo
• Conflicting accounts of intent and self-defense
• The arrest, trial, and sentencing of Varg Vikernes
• How Euronymous was remembered after his death
• What survived — and what was lost — after the myth collapsed

⚠️ CONTENT WARNING

This episode contains discussions of graphic violence, murder, and extremist ideology. Listener discretion is advised.

🖤 NEXT EPISODE (PARANORMAL)

Next, we step away from human violence and into the unknown as we explore reports surrounding the Casper Mountain Crawler — a tall, fast, and deeply unsettling presence said to stalk hikers in Wyoming’s high country.

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If this episode brings up difficult emotions, help is available.
In the U.S., you can call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
International resources are linked in our show notes.

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📚 SOURCES & REFERENCES

• Lords of Chaos — Michael Moynihan & Didrik Søderlind
• Norwegian court records (1994)
• Contemporary Norwegian media reporting (1993–1994)
• Interviews and statements from members of the Norwegian black metal scene
• Public records regarding the trial and sentencing of Varg Vikernes
• Archival interviews with Mayhem band members

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What if the ghost story everyone knows… is the least dangerous part?

In this episode of Veil of Echoes, we step inside the Sallie House in Atchison, Kansas — a small, unassuming home with a reputation for extreme and violent paranormal activity.

Often described as the haunting of a little girl named “Sallie,” the legend tells of a child who died during surgery at the hands of a desperate doctor. But as the story unfolds, the evidence begins to fracture that narrative.

In the early 1990s, Tony and Debra Pickman moved into the home with their newborn son — unaware of its past. What followed was not playful mischief, but a sustained and escalating psychological and physical assault. Scratches appearing in real time. Burns. Voices. Manipulation. A house that seemed to choose a target.

As psychics, investigators, and television crews entered the home, the activity only intensified — raising a disturbing question:

Was “Sallie” ever a child at all…
or was something else hiding behind her name?

This is not just a ghost story.
It’s a case of control, persuasion, and fear — and a reminder that some places don’t want to be understood.

🕯️ SHOW NOTES

• Location: Atchison, Kansas
• Built between 1867–1871 by Michael Finney
• Later home and medical office of Dr. Charles Finney
• Focuses on the Pickman family experiences (1990s)
• Includes accounts from paranormal investigators and television crews
• Explores theories of haunting vs. demonic manipulation
• Discusses psychological effects of prolonged paranormal exposure

⚠️ Content Warning:
This episode includes discussions of alleged demonic activity, physical injury, psychological distress, animal harm, and intense paranormal encounters. Listener discretion is advised.

📚 SOURCES & REFERENCES

• Historical records on the Sallie House and the Finney family
• First-hand accounts from Tony and Debra Pickman
• Sightings episode featuring the Sallie House
• Interviews and written statements from paranormal investigators
• Archival material and property history of 508 N. 2nd Street, Atchison, Kansas
• Sallie House case overview and investigation summaries via US Ghost Adventures (usghostadventures.com)

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