hope came back that possibly she was still alive somewhere. >> meanwhile investigators were able to trace the source of the threatening e-mails darlene received shortly before her disappearance. >> when we did receive the e-mails that darlene had received from wendy smith, that gave us the ability to send a subpoena to yahoo! to find out who may have created that yahoo! account. >> the e-mails came from this home in downtown sioux falls. the occupant was a deaf woman named daphne wright. >> daphne said that she had met darlene several times at the deaf apartments, met her at the deaf club. >> 42-year-old daphne wright hat no criminal record. during police questions, wright denied any involvement. >> i didn't send any e-mails. it could have been a hacker. >> i don't believe the hacker story. i believe you sent the e-mails to her.