From one of my Facebook groups

Asha Jaquila Degree (pronounced AY-shuh) went missing from Shelby, North Carolina, on February 14, 2000. For unknown reasons, she packed her bookbag and walked 1.3 mile [2.1 km] from her home to Highway 18 in the middle of the dark, cold, wet night. She allegedly was spotted by several witnesses, one of whom approached her in their car out of concern. Spooked, she ran into the woods and hasn't been seen since.