Premonition . The call came on Black Friday. Cashe said the apartment is fire. When the coroner pulled up, my heart broke. The fire was no accident. They conducted surveillance at the apartment. Going back to the place where she worked. The were going after Tens Of Thousands of dollars. Was money the only motive but was or Something Else . There were a lot of rumors going around. I cant believe somebody did that to her. Pure evil. Hello, and welcome to dateline. Ashlea harris had no Shortage H of admirers. Family, friends, coworkers, even her Ex Sung her praises. When she was found dead after a suspicious fire consumed her. Apartment, police were baffled. P this was no accident but who killed ashlea no up in smoke . It would take a determined detective and the discovery of a stolen key to unlock this mystery. Here is Keith Morrison with Black Friday. A hot August Night in texas 2014. The lone figure knew where to go. He knew where the store kept the cash, grabbed 18,000. And thwas gone
Thousands of dollars. But was money the only motive . Or was there Something Else . There were a lot of Rumors Goin around that ended up being true. I couldnt believe that somebody could do that to her. Just Pure Evil y re Hello And Welcome to ren dateline. Ashlea had no shortage of admirers, even her Ex Sung her praises. So when she was found dead, police were baffled. This was no accident, but were the clues now up in smoke . Would take a determined detective and stolen key to unlock this mystery. Heres Keith Morrison with Black Friday. Reporter a hot August Night in texas, 2014. The lone figure knew where to go, knew where the store kept the cash. Grabbed 18,000, and was gone. But it was only money. And no one got hurt. Not that time, anyway. The story begins here in Fort Worth, texas, which turned out to be the perfect growing up place for a rough and tumble, free spirit named Ashlea Harris. I was around 10 when she was born and so the perfect age to pretend she was my baby. Report
I i threw my phone on the ground like that s not real. reporter: when reality settled in, april and all of ashlea s family and friends. even the police had to wonder who would do such a thing to such a good, sweet, person? ashlea harris had no enemies, did she? was someone stalking ashlea harris? coming up saw a vehicle parked there that i d never seen before. but someone had seen it before. i said, i know whose car y all are asking about. when dateline continues. okay, snacks and popcorn are gonna be expensive. let s just accept that. going to the movies can be a lot for young homeowners turning into their parents. bathrooms even if you don t have to go, you should try. we all know where the bathroom is and how to us it, okay?
From one of ashlea s neighbors. hey, have you checked on your girl? there was a fire in her apartment. and immediately i thought nala, ashlea s dog. reporter: april assumed ashlea wasn t at home. and i was like, holy crap. reporter: and then she got a message from another friend saying simply, call me. and i called her and i said, where is ash like where is ashlea? where is nala? and she was like, nala s fine. and i was like, well, where is ashlea, and she was like, ashlea s gone. and it didn t register. yeah. like gone, what do you mean gone? yeah. and then i said, well, is ashlea okay? and she said, no, april. she s dead. and i was sitting on my bed and
reporter: ashlea s mother and stepfather were out of town when the news began arriving in awful, jagged bits. first they heard about the fire, and monica prayed ashlea wasn t hurt. then ashlea s father, tommy harris, called. i saw chuck gettin off the phone. and i saw him wipin his tears. and i knew that my prayer wasn t answered. reporter: chuck couldn t reach ashlea s sister, so he left a message. and not two minutes later, my husband called me. and he said, where are you? i need to come to you. and i said, what is wrong with my mom? what happened to my mom? and he said, it s not your mom. it s ashley.