Ashley Marie Carroll | Footnotes & Source Record
Every name has a story. This is Ashley’s case-specific collection of named public sources, original reports and document requests.
Updated November 8, 2026. The known October 20 police warrant led to the recovery of Ashley’s remains. Her identity was confirmed October 23. A newspaper reported a second court-authorized search that day. We have not obtained the underlying signed warrants.
2010: Disappearance and early searches
- May 15, 2010, Times Union, original police and family appeal
Contemporary description of Ashley’s disappearance, the initial police report and her family’s request for information.
- August 4, 2010, Times Union, Tivoli Preserve and Tivoli Lake
Firsthand historical coverage of the family-organized preserve search, shovel and soil report, and police draining the lake. It did not establish a recovered crime exhibit.
2015 through 2017: Continuing family and public appeals
- May 6, 2015, Spectrum News, billboard and anniversary vigil announcement
Confirms the billboard was put up around Ashley’s birthday and announces the fifth-year gathering. The article is not a post-event attendance record.
- May 6, 2015, Times Union, scheduled Eternal Flame gathering
Contemporary notice naming the Eternal Flame monument and scheduled vigil.
- May 6, 2016, Spectrum News, sixth-year family vigil
Contemporary report describing the gathering and Margaret Carroll’s public appeal.
- December 11, 2017, Times Union, Capital Region Crime Stoppers
Documents Ashley’s inclusion in the first eight public appeals. This is not a disclosed police tip or a suspect identification.
2026: Recovery, identification, and ongoing investigation
- October 20, 2026, Albany Police Department, search and recovery
Agency statement confirming execution of a search warrant at 7 Marlborough Court and apparent remains in a shed. Identity was not yet established.
- October 23, 2026, Albany Police Department, official identification
Police identified Ashley’s remains, said cause of death was under investigation, and reported no arrests.
- October 23 to 24, 2026, Times Union, second court-authorized search
Contemporary reporting on the second authorized search, family vigil, and limited information police had released.
- October 25, 2026, WAMC, identity and family response
Independent local report confirming the agency’s identification announcement and family response.
- Ashley Marie Carroll, The Charley Project case history
Secondary case record marked resolved because Ashley was located and identified. It does not establish the manner of death.
- November 2026, family obituary and remembrance notice
Family-published memories and scheduled visitation; not a forensic source.
Original documents still missing from this archive
The following are outstanding retrieval and verification tasks, not documents currently hosted here. Do not treat a news report as a copy of a signed warrant or evidence inventory.
October 20 search warrant and sworn affidavit
NOT OBTAINED. Police confirmed the warrant, but the signed judicial papers and attachments have not been authenticated by FITF.
October 23 second search authorization and return
NOT OBTAINED. Reported in the Times Union. Signed order, scope and return are not in this source file.
2010 search permissions, field reports and inventories
NOT OBTAINED. The 2010 property visit and the Tivoli searches are documented in reporting, but their original police records have not been reviewed.
Telecommunications records and location analysis
NOT OBTAINED. Secondary reports reference a phone lead, without authenticated carrier returns, mapping, dates, or method.
Official forensic/autopsy cause and manner of death
NOT RELEASED TO THIS ARCHIVE. Identity confirmed on October 23, 2026. The medical cause and manner have not been independently established in these reviewed records.
Arrest affidavit, charges, criminal case or verdict
NONE VERIFIED. The October 23 Albany Police statement reported no arrests. Do not present a person as charged or convicted without a new verified official record.
Crime Stoppers original campaign materials and tips
NOT OBTAINED. The 2017 media report documents the campaign, not the underlying tip ledger or later follow-up.
Related Evidence and Rights Reporting
Evidence Echoes: Old Leads, Searches and the Records Still Missing.
Rights Through the Record: Public Information, Privacy and a Fair Investigation.
How to read the record
Official police statements describe what the agency confirmed on the dates of release. Contemporary news reports describe what journalists were told and saw. A family statement explains the family’s experience; it is not a forensic ruling. The original 2010 and 2026 search warrant applications, property returns, and full evidence inventories have not been authenticated here. No named person should be accused based on a phone rumor, an old property visit, or an unofficial statement.
Presumed Innocent: No allegation becomes a conviction without a valid legal finding. This source index is not an assertion that a crime has been proven or solved.
August 2010 lake search article | May 2016 family vigil article | December 2017 appeal article