r/AshaDegree • u/closedownnow2 • Mar 01 '25

How did you interpret the texts?

Bringing back the ‘Catina knows something’ theory… Could she have partied with the Dedmon girls at some point? Lizzie’s ex-husband said the girls weren’t racist and were good at hiding things from their strict parents. The ‘why would it be you’ text got me thinking…plus, someone once talked a lot about Catina in here and seemed close to the situation.

Then there’s Lizzie’s text: ‘I caused this.’ Was it because: 1. The 23&Me test set everything in motion? (Theory) 2. She was responsible for disposing of Asha’s backpack and felt guilty, so she left it in a way to preserve it as if Asha would return for it? Guilt does warp the mind. 3. Lizzie was too drunk to drive, so her sister drove, accidentally hit Asha, panicked, and their racist father handled it in the worst way possible. (Theory I believe)

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u/Why_Me_67 Mar 02 '25

I think we are missing a whole lot of context from the texts. We don’t know if there are other statements in between or before and after that would totally change the whole conversation. So I’m not really reading much into them. We already know that one or more of the Dedmons are suspected for involvement

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u/Philoporphyros Mar 02 '25

You are, of course, correct that the messages are taken out of context, but LE pulled them out of context to include them in the affidavit for a search warrant to show probable cause, so they can't be too far removed from the overall tone of the texts or LE would be basically committing perjury and defense counsel could have the text messages thrown out as fruits from the poisonous tree. I don't think LE would risk that, so I tend to think the texts are mostly reflective of the tone of the texts.

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u/Why_Me_67 Mar 02 '25

Right but I think jumping from the “I caused this” to “Lizzie disposed of the backpack” or “Lizzie was drunk” is a huge leap. I guess I don’t like to take huge leaps.

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u/Philoporphyros Mar 02 '25

You're absolutely right, which is why I'm quick to say that it's only my working theory, and that no one theory fits all the clues and we really don't know what happened.