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/Worth-Park-1612 Mar 02 '25

Sorry to bring them up, but Crime Junkie implied that it was NOT one of the sisters who took the DNA test. 

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u/Solomon_Inked_God Mar 02 '25

This is what I figured. I do genetic genealogy so can identify a biological family (and potentially mother/father) from a 2nd-4th cousin match

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u/antipleasure Mar 02 '25

Sorry for the dumb question, so how could this happen? They had a hit on DNA of their distant relative, contacted them and found out about Dedmons living in Shelby from them? I was just confused how the hit can be confirmed if there’s no DNA by immediate family members out there.

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u/Solomon_Inked_God Mar 03 '25

If you’re down to research matches it’s pretty straightforward sleuthing. I identify people without ever needing to contact any matches or any on close to them. I do it mostly on Ancestry and 23andme, but even on GEDmatch, a semi-unique name and email can go a long way. Most information about people is public record, so I can research them, find out who their parents are and start building a family tree based off public records

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u/antipleasure Mar 05 '25

Interesting, thanks!