Sam Shelton Ashley Reeves wedding: a relationship that ended in tragedy

Ashley Reeves survived a shocking. event she experienced with Sam Shelton when they were in an apparently loving relationship and that she was born to know about the.

Sam Shelton Ashley Reeves wedding

One of the most frightening cases involving gender-based violence involved Sam Shelton and Ashley Reeves. Sam was a high school teacher from Illinois and was in a romantic relationship with Ashley, although they never married. The couple met in high school and their romance blossomed until the night of the chilling incident.

What happened to Ashley Reeves

On April 27, 2006, Ashley Reeves left her house around 15:30, although she had mentioned that she was going to a job interview and then to play basketball with her friends, however, the young student was seen with Sam Shelton throughout the afternoon and after a confession from him several hours later confirmed that they had been together.

After 10 p.m., the parents of Ashley Reeves contacted the police reporting her disappearance, after the investigation of the authorities, they discovered that Sam Shelton had been the last person to see her so he was questioned and after several hours confessed what really happened to the student.

According to Sam Shelton’s statement, he put Ashley in a choke hold following an argument after she refused to get out of her car. After hearing a crick in her neck, he panicked and tried to cover up the murder, dragged her into the woods and tried to hide what he assumed was a corpse.

Ashley Reeves survives attack by Sam Shelton

After Sam Shelton delivers the location of Ashley Reeves, the police go to the scene and under cover of darkness find her. They realize she is still alive and rush her to the hospital where she is placed in an induced coma. After several months of recovery in the hospital, Ashley recovered, although she had to attend several rehabilitation clinics where she had to relearn how to walk, talk, eat and perform basic tasks.

Sam Shelton Update

Sam Shelton pleaded guilty to the charge of attempted murder and was sentenced to 20 years in prison, however, 17 years after that event he was released from the Illinois Correctional Center because he was granted the earliest possible release allowed by law in his case. For this reason, Sam Shelton is currently at large.

For her part, Ashley Reeves released her own book ‘Left for Dead’, in which she details her ordeal. A movie was later released in which she tells the story of the woman who had to fight for her life. Currently, Ashley has a stable job and has two children, although it is not known who her husband is.