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Based on a True Story

posted 13 years ago by kaybelle
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First, when I saw the commercial for this, I cried. Lol. Second, I saw the info and does anyone know the true story this was based off of? Did she ever find Ashley? And I saw on the info the sister made a rescource center for people who have missing family members and I think that's amazing because I couldn't imagine having a family member missing and not know what happened to them. I know it must be one of the hardest things in the world to have someone you love missing and it be such a long time and you can't even give them a funeral or know if they're alive or anything. But anyway, any info would be much appreciated. I'm just curious about this true story. Thank you.

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[–] shandela-854-585978 13 years ago

I found this article this gives a brief summary of what happened. I won't say more for anyone that doesn't want to know before watching the movie.

http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20199542,00.html

[–] kaybelle 13 years ago

Thank you so much!

http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20199542,00.html

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[–] northwestchick 13 years ago

Yes this is a true story and yes Ashley was found after many years of searching.. I know Libba and Kylen Johnson. She runs http://www.outpostforhope.org/ and she is also involved with The Doe Network www.doenetwork.org a site for missing and unidentified persons. Doe's sister site is North American Missing Persons Network www.nampn.org if you have a missing loved one you can also go to Name Us www.namus.gov Kylen runs Maryland Missing Person Network www.marylandmissing.com

[–] kaybelle 13 years ago

Thank you for the info!

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[–] megafauna005 13 years ago

Thanks for telling us they found Ashley alive. The movie is on right now on LMN.

[–] MrsRuran 13 years ago

Same here. I am fascinated with this story. Just saw the movie and they changed the details but the same basic story is still the same.

Kaybelle, love your sig!

[–] kaybelle 13 years ago

Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate it. I've gotten yelled at on imdb before because of it. Haha.

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[–] Tracey73 13 years ago

kaybelle - just saw your post where you say you've gotten ridiculed for your signature. I want you to know that I also love your signature. As a 37 year old, I want to tell you to never let people like that get to you. And don't let others bully you or make you feel ashamed for your beliefs.

I'm an automatic steeple for depressed and lonely people ~ Blue October

[–] kaybelle 13 years ago

Thank you so much! God bless you! Both of yalls kind words mean so much. Sometimes it's hard because people can be cruel especially on the internet and your kind words remind me to not let it bother me. Thank you so much!

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[–] megafauna005 13 years ago

Leave your MYTHICAL and HATEFUL Arab Jesus out of this. To say Jesus is love is the biggest LIE ever. Non-Christians have been persecuted by crazy Christnuts for over 1000 years. Thankfully that crazy religion is slowly dying out in the west. There are other gods and scriptures you know?

As far as Ashley goes she has gone missing again. Something is very wrong if chooses to keep going missing like this and abandon her kid.

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[–] Tracey73 13 years ago

See what im talking about?

yes ... ironically, it's almost always the non-Christian not recognizing that EVERYONE born in America has the inalienable right to believe as we want to. They enjoy their right to not believe yet do not want to realize that we have the right to believe. Don't let people like that get to you ... usually, they're either very immature or very angry, unhappy people.

I'm an automatic steeple for depressed and lonely people ~ Blue October

[–] Tracey73 13 years ago

Leave your MYTHICAL and HATEFUL Arab Jesus out of this. To say Jesus is love is the biggest LIE ever. Non-Christians have been persecuted by crazy Christnuts for over 1000 years. Thankfully that crazy religion is slowly dying out in the west. There are other gods and scriptures you know?

megafauna - you are welcome to believe how you want. Luckily, my God blessed me by allowing me to be born in a country that allows us all to enjoy the freedom of religion. I have a feeling that you're either pretty young and immature or you're older and full of anger. Either way you're still welcome to believe as you wish. May God bless you

I'm an automatic steeple for depressed and lonely people ~ Blue October

[–] kaybelle 13 years ago

megafauna - you are welcome to believe how you want. Luckily, my God blessed me by allowing me to be born in a country that allows us all to enjoy the freedom of religion. I have a feeling that you're either pretty young and immature or you're older and full of anger. Either way you're still welcome to believe as you wish. May God bless you

Your answer was better than my answer. It happens so much to me that I get defensive and I come off angry but your answer is the good one. So I deleted mine and letting yours be read and seen because it's the truth.

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[–] Tracey73 13 years ago

Oh, kaybelle - your answer was fine. The thing about reminding them that we all enjoy the freedom to believe as we wish is they can't argue with that answer.

People only attack your signature because either they're just trying to bait you into an argument or they are very angry and unhappy about how things are going in their life.

This is not to say that all non-believers are angry or unhappy. I'm speaking of those (like megafauna) who just attack you out of nowhere simply because you have a signature that states that "Jesus Christ is love". That's someone who just wants to pick a fight ... and I usually just choose not to debate with them because they're not worth my time or attention.

You're doing a good job defending your beliefs. I just thought I'd stick my two cents in cause you don't deserve to be attacked like that.

I'm an automatic steeple for depressed and lonely people ~ Blue October

[–] kaybelle 13 years ago

Thank you! I appreciate that! I'm so used to it by now that when I post I worry if someone is going to yell at me. Lol. But God bless you and thank you for your kind words!

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[–] Tracey73 13 years ago

lol you're welcome Don't EVER allow anyone to bully you or ridicule you into not voicing your beliefs. Your opinions and beliefs are just as important as everyone else's!

I'm an automatic steeple for depressed and lonely people ~ Blue October

[–] megafauna005 13 years ago

Kaybell and Tracey73 let me show you what an EVIL disgusting DEMONIAC religion you guys are mistakenly following! Look at the sick disgusting ILLEGAL bible quotes below. IF you guys actually followed any of that you'd be on death row of life in prison without parole. Don't you realize how many cultures Christianity has DESTROYED all over the world by committing HATE crimes saying their stupid ARAB god is better than other gods eventhough they have NO evidence whatsoever!! They just use FORCE, HATRED, and INTOLERANCE since they have NOTHING else!!

Look at the bible quotes and you'll see what I mean. Dump this EVIL HATEFUL ARAB religion!

You must kill those who worship another god. Exodus 22:20

Kill any friends or family that worship a god that is different than your own. Deuteronomy 13:6-10

Kill all the inhabitants of any city where you find people that worship differently than you. Deuteronomy 13:12-16

Kill everyone who has religious views that are different than your own. Deuteronomy 17:2-7

[–] Tracey73 13 years ago

megafauna - you can criticize Christianity until you're blue in the face. My faith in Christ has nothing to do with you. That's between myself and God.

If you don't like Christianity, then don't follow it. No one is forcing you to follow any religion. Live and let live.

I'm an automatic steeple for depressed and lonely people ~ Blue October

[–] kaybelle 13 years ago

Tracey is right. :)

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[–] Tracey73 13 years ago

kaybelle - I've always found it so ironic that many of those who complain about Christianity being such a "judgemental" religion are the same ones pre-maturely (& wrongly) judging us Christians.

Not only that, but the fact that they cannot understand that here in America we are lucky enough to enjoy freedom OF religion, not freedom FROM religion. No one is forcing any religion on anyone here in America.

If they don't want to hear about Christianity, they have every right to change the channel on their tv or radio, ignore comments on public forums, not attend church, etc.

I find it absolutely hypocritical that many cannot accept the idea of respecting other's opinions as they would want us to respect their opinions. It doesn't mean we all agree. But it also doesn't mean attacking someone because of what they choose to believe.

I'm an automatic steeple for depressed and lonely people ~ Blue October

[–] megafauna005 13 years ago

Tracey, U crazy Christnuts are the most judgemental and hateful of ALL!

Even Thomas Jefferson said Christians have killed MILLIONS worldwide!! He dumped it and became a deist.

It is EVIL when you destroy other cultures like Christians have done! Your insane DEMONIAC religion is crashing all over the west!

[–] Tracey73 13 years ago

lol megafauna - I had to laugh at you calling others judgemental when you're the one judging others in the first place. You're trying to get a rise out of me and bait me into an arguement, which I refuse to do. I refuse to argue about my faith. It's just that - my faith and how I believe.

I will give you a small piece of advice, though - if you'd focus more on yourself and quit focusing on what Christians do and don't do, you'd be a much happier person.

I'm an automatic steeple for depressed and lonely people ~ Blue October

[–] kaybelle 13 years ago

Do you think she'll have a come back?

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[–] Tracey73 13 years ago

I'm sure she probably will lol ... what's so funny about it is she/he is wanting to get under my skin and she's not succeeding.

I'm an automatic steeple for depressed and lonely people ~ Blue October

[–] kaybelle 13 years ago

I know I believe that's what is making her the most angry. Lol. She wants so bad for you to fight with her and you're like, "You're more than willing to believe what you like."

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[–] Tracey73 13 years ago

lol yep .. I love debating certain things, but my faith in God is something I refuse to argue about. It's my belief that is very personal to me.

I'm an automatic steeple for depressed and lonely people ~ Blue October

[–] megafauna005 13 years ago

Tracey you don't debate about it because you know you CAN'T defend such a DEMONIAC faith!

The bible is evil to the core by condeming every culture on earth that doesn't believe in their MYTHICAL Arab god! Even Hitler's Germany allowed more religious freedom that Christian societies did!

Only about 350 years ago almost HALF the world was Christian societies and now they've all been WIPED out!! WHY is that??

It's because those Christian societies murdered, tortured, imprisoned, assaulted, raped, etc. Even President Thomas Jefferson said Christians have killed MILLIONS!

You CANNOT defend a faith that claims every culture on earth outside of Palestine is evil and a fraud!! That is the epitome of EVIL and HATE and violates all of our laws and basic human rights here in America and the west!

Why don't you or some other crazy Christnut try and actually follow the bible and do what it says in Deuteronomy and KILL those who don't follow your FAKE Arab god?

It's no surprise that 80% of churches are shrinking and DEMONIAC Christianity is dying all over the west!!

[–] Tracey73 13 years ago

No, megafauna - I won't debate it because my belief is based on faith in my God and personal Savior Jesus Christ. I won't defend it because it's my God-given right to believe as I wish.

I don't think you understand the concept of our US constitution's first bill of right - freedom OF religion. It's your freedom to believe as you wish, just as it is my freedom to believe as I wish.

I do pray for you and others like you. You seem to have so much hatred in your heart. Wouldn't it just be easier to live and let live? There's no use in using up so much negative energy to try and change my mind when it comes to my deep belief in Jesus as my Savior.

I am just sort of curious, though ... are you trying to bait me into an argument or are you trying to convince yourself to not believe?

I'm an automatic steeple for depressed and lonely people ~ Blue October

[–] megafauna005 13 years ago

Tracey you are a LIAR. You won't defend your faith because you know you CAN'T!

Your HATEFUL EVIL Christian religion and bible is nothing but a HATE group and you can easily prove it.

I notice you don't even address the fact there are stories of HUNDREDS of gods and THOUSANDS of pages of scripture OUTSIDE the bible that don't have anything to do with your MYTHICAL Jesus. Scriptures such as the Book of Certitude, Adi Granth, Avesta, Lotus Sutra, Bhagvad-Gita, Kojiki, Tibetan Book of the Dead, Upanishads, Mahabarata, etc. etc. What about those??

You should also know the bible (if you ever read it) condems literally every culture on the planet!! (98%) Look at a globe moron! Christianity is from Palestine which is only 2% of the world. The bible CONDEMS every culture outside Palestine because those cultures don't believe in the MYTHICAL Jesus. The only reason Christianity exists outside Palestine is because Roman Emperors like Constantine and Charlamagne spread it by FORCE!

I bet you are of European descent and you are a FOOL for following ARAB religion! Your TRUE religion is Nordic, Celtic, or Germanic NOT Arab! Christianity is just as much a European religion as ARABIC is a European language! Those paintings you see of white Jesus are pure FICTION as there is absolutely NOT AN OUNCE of truth in that. Those picutres were made over a 1000 years later and were totally fabricated to help spread the religion in Europe i.e. give the FALSE impression to people that an ARAB was actually a white man. There is NO historical Jesus anyway whether he looked like Bin Laden or not.

The bottom line is Christianity is a HATE group that condems every culture on earth outside Palestine! Even a pastor once told me that if you go according to the bible every single culture outside Palestine that doesn't believe in Jesus is considered heretical or EVIL!!

It's why EVERY SINGLE Christian society has been WIPED OUT when just 350 years ago almost half the world was Christian societies! Even Hitler's Germany and Saddam's Hussein's Iraq allowed more religious freedom than your Christian societies of HATE!!

You and your DEMONIAC Christian religion are going down in FLAMES! Your MYTHICAL Jesus will never return since he was NEVER here to begin with!

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[–] amandapanda_1987 13 years ago

Can we get back to talking about the movie??????
Fight about your personal stuff elsewhere seriously

ok back onto the topic..
So Ashley left again? And left her child?
Did she come back after this movie aired? or was made?
Also if not is her sister still lookingf for her as full on as she was before, cos now she has her own kid, im pretty sure it will be pretty hard to do

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