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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 couldn t believe that somebody could do that to her. just pure evil hello and welcome to 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. here s 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. ....
accident. they re going back to the place where ashlea worked. they were going after tens of thousands of dollars. what was money the only motive or was there something else in. there were a lot of rumors going around that ended up being true. couldn t believe someone would do that to her. just pure evil. hello and welcome to dateline. ashlea harris had no shortage of admirers, family friends, coworkers even her ex sung her praises. after she was found dead when a suspicious fire consumed her apartment, police were baffled this was no accident. but were the clues who killed ashlea now up in smoke? it would take a determined detective and the discovery of a stolen key to unlock this mystery. here s keith morrison with black friday. 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 ....
i coudn t believe somebody would do that to her. 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 ft. 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. reporter: melissa hill is ashlea s eldest sister. she marched to the a beat of a different drum. she would wear just things that did not match. her hair was just didn t seem combed, you know. reporter: she was never the little princess type? no. no. reporter: there were three girls in the family. ashlea was the baby. their mom, monica, remembers how ashlea loved sports and music and art and bingo! it was our mom and daughter bonding time, and she d just get a ....
ashlea was a wild and funny texan who everyone seemed to love. caring, loving, compassionate. so why did she have this strange premonition? ashlea always felt like she was gonna die young. the call came on black friday. she said, ashlea s apartment s on fire. when the coroner pulled up, my heart broke. and this fire was no accident. they had conducted surveillance at ashlea s apartment. reporter: they re going back to the place where ashlea worked. yes, sir. they were going after tens of 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 coudn t believe somebody would do that to her. just pure evil here s 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 t ....
yes, sir. they were going after tens of thousands of dollars. but was money the only motive? or was there something else? there were a lot of rumors going around that ended up being true. i couldn t believe somebody would do that to her. just pure evil black friday. hello and welcome to dateline extra. i m craig melvin. life was going well for ashleigh harris. her personal life was full of friends, fun and romance. when her body was found in the charred wreckage of an apartment fire, the loss was devastating. investigators believe the blaze was not an accident. it would take a determined detective to find the key that would unlock this mystery of what happened to ashlea. here is keith morrison. 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 ft. worth, texas, which ....