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Ashley Howley

I'm combining exerts from previous posts to make this one. It's not me just being lazy again. It's the desire to help out a woman that needs to have a voice in finding her daughter. I've said before why the disappearance of a complete stranger is such a personal story- and I'll say it again. It could have been any one of us. She was bright and beautiful, full of life with a world of dreams in front of her, out on her own and trying to make something of it.

Ashley Lyn Howley, young- in fact the same age as Julie at the time (20)-called police on June 16th of 2004 to report being assulted. Later on she was known t be packing her bags and heading to a friends house. Ashley never arrived at her planned designation. Doing a search for her name you'll find only traces of evidence that this disappearance happened.Much like Julie, Ashley was young, attractive, and she was 5'4 115 lbs light brown hair with blond highlights, brown eyes. She was last know to be at her residence... ...At one point someone reached out to inform police that Ashley had been killed- to date I can fond no information on anyone ever finding her. What I did find was a message posted on a message board from what must be a mother horrified at the notion that her beautiful daughter has not come home.

"...PLEASE HELP ME FIND ASHLEY. IT'S ALMOST A YEAR (JUNE 16) I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE POLICE OR ANYTHING I JUST WANT TO BURY MY DAUGHTER.. PLEASE I CAN'T TAKE IT MUCH MORE ..."

Anyone with information on EITHER girl, should at this point no longer be reading this but RUNNING to the phone and calling Columbus police. Anyone with information that could be shared to help solve these two tragic disappearances
can send info to be posted here.


Ashley Howley- attractive, charming young woman who at 20 had a lifetime of dreams still ahead of her, and a family left heartbroken over her disappearance. Her case has become very Ashlee Howley personal to me. Not because I know her- as I never had the chance to cross paths with her. Ashley was raised by her mother Jackie, and had lived in a few various places as her mother established a home for her young children. They moved around as her step father followed his career and Ashley was cherished as any child of any mother would be. She had decided to move out on her own and found her way back to Columbus Ohio, not far from where she had once lived in Reynoldsburg with her family. But all apparent indications she was a friendly and outgoing young girl, making close friends and meeting that special someone. However, how her story would eventually end was something no one ever saw coming. At 3:13 a.m. June 16, of last year Ashley made a phone call to police to report that she had been assulted, presumably at her apartment. She refused medical treatment and informed police that she was packing up to go stay with a friend. Ashley, the pretty brownish blond girl with an unforgettable smile- never arrived at her friends. Her sister and a friend visited Howley's apartment on June 23 and found her missing, but said her car was parked in the parking lot and her dog was barking inside the apartment. Howley's car was gone by the time police searched her apartment on July 9. It would not be until fathers day- when she failed to call home- that her family would realize something was truly wrong. Even then it would take until September for her mother to be permitted to enter the apartment Ashley had rented. A month after Howley vanished, the Pontiac was found abandoned several miles from her home. It was covered in debris and the glove box was empty.

Ashley Howley, was a bright and beautiful 20 year old, exploring the world on her own with family in Mich, and her in Columbus. She was last heard from in June of 2004 when she called police to report being assulted. She refused medical attention and was last known to be packing to go stay at a friends home. She never arrived. Her family has waited for news, hoping every day to get the call that will allow them to bring her home. Although her ex boyfriend is suspected by family in her disappearance- no arrests have been made.


On the 26th of this month, Joe Mammana was joined by Beth Holloway Twitty in Columbus to meet with families of missing people in Columbus and as a keynote speaker in annual Crime Stoppers breakfast. He has he has pledged $100,000 each, for several missing persons cases in central Ohio, including Julie Popovich, Anthony Luzio and Ashley Howley.

One thing that I would hope is that his presence, along with the reward will push someone enough to step forward with information regarding Ashley. No mother should ever have to sit and wonder where her daughter is.
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Anonymous said…
Just an update...
ASHLEY LYN HOWLEY, is still missing. The main POI still has not even been formally or even informally questioned.Despite the 100,000.00 reward, no one will talk and, believe me, many know what happened. I have spent countless hours putting together bits & pieces of info, calling on unidentified remains, etc... I am currently tring to get national exposure by the 2 year anniversary date, 6-16-06, some local media is on board. To the people who know where Ashley's remains are located, just think if it were you missing, and no one would come foreward...ASHLEY'S cousin, Kerry
2/5/06
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