Ashley Summers’ missing case is one of the mysteries that has been resting for more than 15 years in Cleveland.
Despite things being tough and the disapproval from her mother, Ashley Nicole Summers, aged 14 was a loving and devoted daughter.
She took it upon herself to help take care of her younger siblings, ensuring that even in the hardest times, their well-being was taken care of.
However, after a heated argument about her dating Gene – a local teenager who was 16 years old.
Soon her mother discovered that Ashley had been stealing money to get a tattoo with Gene’s name on it, something which she thought would be a show of commitment but instead drove her mother to make this decision.
Jennifer sent Ashley to live with her grandmother. Despite this, Ashley still enjoyed visiting her uncle Kevin Donathan’s home nearby.
The disappearance of Ashley Summers
For this family, life took a turn on July 4, 2007, when Ashley Summers went missing.
Kevin’s brother Keith Donathan, Ashley’s uncle, was hosting a party at his house. Ashley had gone to his house to join the birthday celebration.
Ashley left after a fun-filled day of swimming at about six o’clock. She was supposed to visit her aunt Christina’s house after bidding everyone goodbye. However, Ashley never made it to her place.
Jennifer was worried when Ashley didn’t get in touch with her for two days. Inquiring whether anyone had seen Ashley, she called her family to know her whereabouts. Unfortunately, Nobody saw her.
Jennifer filed a missing case
Jennifer’s heart was heavy with worry as she dialed the Cleveland Police Department to report her daughter, Ashley, as missing.
Despite her pleas for help, the authorities seemed to take little action in the case, leaving Jennifer and her family to frantically search for answers on their own.
Ashley’s boyfriend, who was suspected to have information about her disappearance, denied any involvement, claiming that he had last seen her a few days before the family gathering.
The weeks passed by with no leads or sightings of Ashley, and just when Jennifer had almost lost hope, she received an unexpected phone call.
To her surprise, a voice on the other end claimed to be Ashley, saying that she was doing fine before abruptly hanging up. But something in the voice didn’t sound like her daughter, leaving Jennifer with even more questions.
The FBI soon got involved in the case and confirmed that Ashley was last seen on July 7 or 8, 2007. The search for Ashley expanded to include two additional missing girls in West Cleveland, as they had attended the same school as Ashley at different times.
But as the investigation progressed, no trace of Ashley could be found, and her whereabouts remained a mystery.
Years later, in 2013, law enforcement officers rescued two girls, Berry and DeJesus, from the clutches of a sick and twisted individual named Ariel Castro. He had kept them, along with Michelle Knight and another girl, locked in his basement for several years.
The FBI investigated a potential link between Castro and Ashley’s disappearance, but no evidence could be found to suggest that he had ever held her.
As of January 2023, Ashley Summers has been missing for 15 years, and her whereabouts are still unknown.
Despite the tireless efforts of her family and the authorities, no confirmed sightings of Ashley have been reported, leaving her loved ones to hold onto the hope that one day they will be reunited with her.
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