Search for Elizabeth

" The search intensifying at this hour in central Missouri for a missing nine year old girl several hundred volunteers. It's been to -- rain soaked day yesterday looking for Elizabeth openness of her picture here. She vanished Wednesday while walking home from a friend's house in saint Martin's just west of Jefferson City joining us now on the phone from saint Martin's -- Missouri. Cole county sheriff Greg White he's leading the investigation sheriff thank you for joining us."

" Well actually up --"

" What do we know about Elizabeth's last whereabouts."

" Well she saved them. Two nights ago. Leaving a house between 6650. Heading home which was about it listen to -- of a mile walk out. And the last opportunity wincing as there was that time assistant there's been no direct contact with --"

" Bet you sixers at a friend's home have there been a spatter anything going on anything to lead anyone to believe that maybe she just ran off from home."

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" Okay and I understand now and if we could we've got some description of her I understand now that you've said that you don't need anymore volunteers which we need now are good leads so we're gonna put up. A description of her what exactly are you working with now."

" But we get to banks. And I at all to preface it. Everything we do we didn't and law enforcement and public safety is this is a team effort. In nineteen this accommodation of what we do with the citizens. And as much as it is much I enjoy watching C -- the sectors that most information that the results and -- law enforcement circles. Partnerships with our people with the community so anyone would have any information to release pertaining to do it should make that contact all. The at this polyps that this we also have a great partnership of law enforcement agent Laurie. Programs and investigate the patient room between interstate Highway Patrol my agency vehicle he -- sheriff. The FBI and your State Department we get probably 0% and yet investors."

" That's a lot of people think share to -- you know we put up the tip line now -- coal county sheriff if you can help in this case they really really need the public's help you guys are really reaching out. -- sheriff I know the parents reportedly are not happy with how this investigation has gone from the beginning no AMBER Alert. Issued this and that doesn't always happen now why not in this case."

" Well -- district bench sit on the -- apparently -- the parents were not happy just the opposite the -- extremely pleased with. With what the witnesses been conducted Specter just left -- but look at the the -- talking got it is just so -- and strange can't. -- and OPEC can I can address."

" I stand. It it. We have -- reports that there were family members you've cleared that up he said it's it's an ants in the family you acknowledge that but again why not an AMBER Alert issued in this case."

" Well when -- when mr. adopted the AMBER Alert program. We found that criteria needed to be developed. In the statement to several reporters at different media sources and they came up with the criteria. And that's the criteria that we use in the first audit criteria. Is in document and you show evidence of an abduction. -- at this point we don't have the evidence two to sustain it. Which does not allow us to use the alert however but we can't put out immediately. And endangered child. Alert and the -- child were the only difference between -- danger child alert and amber. Just the fact that if there was an AMBER Alert we would have a vehicle description of suspect's description which we simply don't yeah. We have nationwide we have about -- photo. The information pertaining to it. And contact information as well as her personal just. Right. In reality week we don't have suspect information put out to you because we don't have substitute suspected cremation."

" All right -- took some notes on what you're saying I wanna remind everybody this is about little Elizabeth -- she's missing nine years old. In a Missouri if you can help we gave you that sit once she was wearing a pink shirt and sweater blue jeans white sneakers and pink scarf we've been talking to Cole county sheriff Greg White. Sheriff we wish you and the family the best in your search for those little girl we've got the word out will continue to do so until she's found thank you very much for joining us. Thank you to help."