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It was very emotional. And I can remember seeing our agents and other law enforcement personnel as well, but specifically some of our agents, that were standing in the back hallway at a courthouse and were just sobbing. And they were agents that had been to the scene when the car was pulled out of the water. And I know that there were some that said, you know, I wish I had not been there.

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I mean, I saw emotions from agents that had been working homicide cases for years and years that, you know, you never saw emotion out of. You know, tough, tough guys. But you saw a lot of emotion that day.

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You can get as low as you want to get. We were generally flying, you know, 300 foot above ground, up to 1,000. Were there moments where you did spot something, where you did see something? No, I mean, we spotted cars that, you know, were the same color and, you know, that were similar, but not what we were looking for.

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There was a lot of Suspicion, I would say, as to what happened, especially after days that we had searched and looked. Chief Keel, who'd been searching for clues by helicopter, says too much of it didn't make sense. Carjackings take place often, but generally you end up finding the vehicle. So as days went by and we didn't find anything, the suspicion continued to grow.