Missing from : Welch, Oklahoma
Missing: December 30, 1999
Age at disappearance: 16
Height: 5’7″
Weight:145 lbs.
Hair Color: Dark Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Dark Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Distinguishing Characteristics: Scars, Marks, Tattoos: Caucasian female. Ashley has an athletic build and a scar on the upper left side of her forehead.
Details of Disappearance: On December 30, 1999, Ashley Renae Freeman and her friend, Lauria Jaylene Bible, were reported to be missing. At approximately 6:00 a.m., a fire was reported at a residence located four and one half miles west of Welch, Oklahoma, in northeast Oklahoma. The bodies of Ashley’s parents, both of whom had been shot, were found inside the residence. The two girls, both age 16, were reported to be inside the residence before the fire, but have not been located.
In January 2005, suspected serial killer Jeremy Jones confessed to killing Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible. Jones told authorities he killed Ashley’s parents over an unpaid debt, and then set their house on fire. When the two girls ran out of the house, Jones says he pretended he was going to get them help. Instead, he drove them to Kansas, then shot them and dumped their bodies in a hole.
Investigating Agency: Federal Bureau Of Investigation Oklahoma Office 405-290-7770
Oklahoma State Bureau Of Investigation 800-522-8017
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