Ashley Pegram Missing Turned Murder Case: Is The Killer Edward Bonilla Still In Prison Now?

Here is what we know about Ashley Pegram. What happened to her?

The prospect of finding Ashley Pegram alive decreased as the days passed. Following a tip, authorities in Harleyville, South Carolina, searched a wooded area. Ashley’s decomposing bones were recovered in a shallow burial on May 9th, 2015.

Her hair was tangled in her spectacles, and she was just wearing a bra. According to the autopsy, her neck revealed fractures consistent with physical strangulation, and her skull had blunt force trauma. The cause of death was determined to be homicide violence.

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Missing Ashley Pegram Murder Case Wiki: Who Was She?

Ashley Nicole Pegram was born in the state of South Carolina in April of 1986. With her three children, she and her parents lived in Summerville, South Carolina.

Ashley had a kind and helpful attitude, according to her loved ones, and she enjoyed spending time outside.

The 28-year-old went home for a date on April 3rd, 2015, probably after 9 p.m., but never returned. On April 4th, her frightened relatives reported her missing.

Is Edward Bonilla Ashley Pegram Killer?

Ashley Pegram’s family reviewed her texts on the phone she shared with her sister after she did not come back home the next day.

Ashley had been emailing a man called Edward Borilla using a messaging app at the time; they had met online in March 2015.

Edward was, in fact, the person she had gone out on a date with the night before. He apologized for leaving Ashley on the road because she was too inebriated in a message received at 3:29 a.m. on April 4th.

At his trial, Edward claimed that the death was an accident. He was taking Ashley home after spending time at the bonfire when she accused him of stealing her mother’s phone and raged at him.

Edward said Ashley walked away when he paused to let her use the toilet. Then Edward decided to go, and his car collided with Ashley as he was backing up. He said the mother of three had assaulted him when he checked on her. Edward embraced her in a bear hug and pretended she died in her arms in an attempt to control her.

Where Is Edward Bonilla Now?

Edward was the one who eventually told police where Ashley was buried. He also acknowledged sending a message to Ashley in order to deceive the investigators. Additionally, mobile phone tower pings pinpointed Edward’s whereabouts in the region where the corpse was discovered.

He was convicted guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release in August 2016, when he was 31 years old.

Edward is still detained at the Perry Correctional Institution in Pelzer, South Carolina, according to prison records.

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