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Ashleigh was murdered by her "on again, off again" boyfreiend Randy Smith. He had several guns and was apparently behaving like a tough guy when he shot her in the head. The following was recorded at his trial.. Randy is still in prison in Michigan ans won't be elgible for parole until 2035.
"Ms. Moomaw came to defendant’s home [on December 7, 2003] with her friend, Jaimie Crawford, upon defendant’s invitation. When Ms. Moomaw and Ms. Crawford first arrived, defendant had other guests, including Darrin Teed. Defendant showed Mr. Teed a .22 caliber gun that he kept in a kitchen drawer. Defendant then removed another handgun from his pocket. Defendant described the weapon to Mr. Teed as a .25 caliber that held six shots in the clip and a seventh in the barrel. Defendant removed the clip and Mr. Teed observed that the clip was fully loaded.
Shortly thereafter, everyone departed, leaving Ms. Moomaw and Ms. Crawford alone with defendant. Defendant and Ms. Moomaw sat together on a couch in the living room. Ms. Crawford testified that she twice saw defendant point a gun at Ms. Moomaw’s head and heard him tell her to repeat, “Say I won’t do it.” Although Ms. Crawford testified that defendant’s conduct made her feel uncomfortable, she testified that Ms.
Moomaw did not appear frightened. Ms. Crawford testified that she glanced away briefly and heard a single gunshot. When she looked back, Ms. Crawford saw Ms. Moomaw lying motionless on the floor while defendant stood over her with the gun still in his hand. Defendant told Ms. Crawford that they needed to leave the house and asked her to tell people that Ms. Moomaw shot herself. Defendant and Ms. Crawford initially left the house together on foot. They eventually separated and Ms. Crawford ran to the home of a friend where she called the police."
Obituary --
Ashleigh Ann Moomaw, 16, a 6-month resident of Warren, died Sunday, Dec. 7, in Hazel Park. She was born Dec. 11, 1986, in Detroit. Miss Moomaw, formerly of Hazel Park, was an 11th-grade student at Hazel Park High School, where she was a member of the French Club and a varsity cheerleader. She worked at Platnic & Silver dental office in Royal Oak, saving for a class trip to France in February. She had always wanted to visit Paris.
Ashleigh is survived by her parents, Robert P. Moomaw and Rhonda L Martin; siblings, David, Alexandria, Kailya, Jena Leigh, Brendan and Brett; and stepmother, Elizabeth Moomaw.