The Ashley Reeves Story

It was April 26, 2006. 16 year old Ashley Reeves had plans to go to a job interview that afternoon and then to play basketball at a park afterwards. Before she left, she promised her mom she'd be home before her 10 PM curfew, but her curfew came and went, and Ashley never returned home. Panicked, her mother started searching for her. She called the police, she called Ashley's friends, she drove around the town. But Ashley was nowhere to be found. Police started hearing from friends that Ashley was in a secret, romantic relationship with an older man, and that's when their investigation lead them to a high school teacher named Sam Shelton. Sponsored by: BetterHelp! Visit www.BetterHelp.com/CREEPERS today to get 10% off your first month. Framebridge! Visit www.Framebridge.com and use promo code CREEPERS to save an additional 15% off your first order! FACELESS Start binging new true crime podcast FACELESS now and look for new episodes dropping every Tuesday, wherever you get your podcasts.  Nobody Should Believe Me Your new true crime binge! Listen to Nobody Should Believe Me and explore the fascinating phenomenon of Munchausen by Proxy. New episodes drop every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts! Sources: Crime Watch Daily | Ashley Reeves Case: Illinois Teen Survives Attack, Returns to Where She Was Left For Dead On the Case with Paula Zahn | “Deadly Lessons” Vizaca | A Miraculously Story of Ashley Reeves Who Survived After 30 Horrific Hours in Between of Life and Death True Crime Daily | Exclusive: Illinois Teen Survives Older Lover's Murderous Attack, Returns to Scene Where She Was Left for Dead Bella Online | Sam Shelton Confession Tape Released By Judge CBS News | Did Teacher Strangle Teen, Go Dancing? CBS News | Former Teacher Gets 20 Years Bustle | Left For Dead Revisits The True Story Of A Teacher-Student Relationship Turned Violent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices