It's clear, investigators are not giving up on this case and neither is Ayla's family. Everyone's hoping to get answers or some sort of break in this case soon, even as no one seems to say they expect to ever find the child alive. Little Ayla was reported missing from her father, Justin Depietro's home in Waterville on December 17th.
Divers have searched the nearby Kennebec River and streams several times looking for evidence but haven't indicated they've found anything conclusive. State police say they found evidence of a substantial amount of her blood in the home. They've said they do not expect to find her alive, adding that they believe the adults in Dipietro's house know more than they are admitting. It's a belief shared by Ayla's grandfather who says the family is in a sort of hellish limbo right now, trapped between anger and grief.
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