Ashley Pond, 12, went to the bus stop every morning to get to school when she went missing one day in January 2002. Authorities initially classified her as a runaway, but after two weeks, they changed their minds. Miranda Gaddis, another girl who is a friend of Ashley Pond, goes missing in March 2002. Ashley reported unwanted and inappropriate behavior to her teacher, who reported it to CPS about a man named Ward Weaver, and nothing was done. Ward Weaver would go on TV and claim his innocence over a concrete slab where Ashley Pond was subsequently discovered. Ward was arrested and sentenced to life in prison in 2002. Ward Weaver Sr., the father was also convicted of double murder and has been suspected of 24 -26 murders. Francis Weaver, Ward Weaver's son has been in prison since 2014 for his involvement in a murder. This is an excellent example of "the apple does not fall far from the tree."

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