Jayme Sue Austin was strangled by a pair of human hands according to the Coos County District Attorney, bringing an even darker ending to this family nightmare. Austin’s own brother-in-law Patrick Horath remains in custody, charged with her murder.

Jayme Sue Austin

Now investigators are asking for your help in tracking the whereabouts of Jayme’s 2001 Nisan Sentra and Horath’s 1989 Toyota pickup truck during the days of the alleged murder. The DA says pinpointing the vehicles whereabouts will help investigators.

Authorities refuse to reveal whether Jayme was sexually assaulted but say they aren’t looking at any additional suspects.

Leigh Occhi, 13 and ready to start the eighth grade, was still in her pajamas the morning of August 27, 1992, when her mother left their home in Tupelo, Mississippi, for work. Remnants from Hurricane Andrew, still moving over the Gulf coast, covered Tupelo with rain showers.

Leigh Occhi

Leigh’s mother called home to check on her within minutes of arriving at work. When nobody answered the phone, she hurried home to find blood on the walls and carpet, and on the pajamas Leigh had been wearing just about an hour earlier.

A missing 5-year-old whose mother was accused of offering her for sex was found dead off a heavily wooded road in a rural area Monday, ending a weeklong search.

Shaniya Davis

Searchers found Shaniya Davis' body in central North Carolina but, police will not say how she died. Two people have been charged in her disappearance. Her mother, Antoinette Davis, had been charged with human trafficking and felony child abuse and Mario Andrette McNeill has been charged with first degree kidnapping. Little Shaniya was seen on surveillance being carried through an area hotel by McNeill earlier last week. Three days later, he turned himself in. However, it wasn’t until today that police finally concluded their search for the missing toddler. Unfortunately, she was not found alive as everyone had hoped.

Bradley Lockhart, Shaniya’s father, raised the little girl for years and it wasn’t until recently that he allowed the girl’s mom to take Shaniya to her home. He said that Shaniya’s mom was getting her life on track and he thought he would give her a chance to help at raising Shaniya. He now regrets that decision. Lockhart was hopeful that someone would return his daughter safely. That hope has now passed.

The only question remaining is who is responsible for killing the little girl? That’s what police are looking to find out. It is the next step in resolving this case.