Anecdotes

Ashley Reeves is still unable to recall anything about what happened that day.

After Shelton confessed, he asked police to take him back to the scene of the attempted murder, and they were able to find and save Ashley. By this time, Ashley had lay paralysed for thirty hours. Police initially assumed she was dead. It wasn't until they realised she was breathing, and that her eyes were responding to the torch light, that they realised she was alive. Even after discovering her, doctors did not believe she would live.

During Elizabeth Smart's interview with Ashley Reeves, Elizabeth stated that she felt empowered returning to the place where she'd been imprisoned. However, for Ashley Reeves, it had the opposite impact.

Ashley Reeves watched the police video of the discovery of her body to help her with her memory. She found the video devastating to watch. She said that seeing it versus being told was overwhelming.

Sam Shelton was a primary suspect from the beginning. Ashley had confided to her friends about her relationship, connecting him as a likely suspect.