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Call it in. >> that call came from here hammon, indiana, just down the road from calumet three days after nailah vanished. a black chevy impala. >> we rushed out there to see it. >> it was hers. >> you open that trunk, the last thing you want to think is there's something in that trunk. and fortunately there wasn't. >> you obviously do a workup on the vehicle. did you find any prints, any dna? anything useful at all? >> i think our evidence technicians that processed it described it as it was wiped clean. >> including in the trunk. >> yes. >> yes. >> believing somehow she might find her sister...

At this stage of the investigation? >> at this point, it's always different when the suspect is dead. that changes about whether it's going to be the local or federal agencies who will prosecute. there's not going to be a prosecution unless other people are found involved, which we don't think is going to be the case. it's a murder case, so the local authorities have the lead. the federal authorities will offer their assistance. now, you just heard the sheriff say the fbi will help to process the crime scene. the fbi has very experienced evidence technicians, a lot of experience they can bring...

County investigative force, how heavy is the federal involvement at this stage of the investigation? >> at this point, it's always different when the suspect is dead. that changes about whether it's going to be the local or federal agencies who will prosecute. there's not going to be a prosecution unless other people are found involved, which we don't think is going to be the case. it's a murder case, so the local authorities have the lead. the federal authorities will offer their assistance. now, you just heard the sheriff say the fbi will help to process the crime scene. the fbi has very exp...

Several surveillance videos, working to catch three suspects. >> we have images of people that we believe are subjects that we would be interested in talking to. >> reporter: investigators claim live on cnn they found a significant new piece of evidence. >> i will tell you that today our evidence technicians were at the scene once again, and they did recover a piece of significant evidence that wasn't found in the last few days. i can't reveal exactly what that is or any of the other evidence, because it's extremely relevant that we keep some of this information away from the public. >> report...

Of the lake county may major crime task force, and detective christopher cavelli. this evidence, new piece of significant evidence at the crime scene. can you till ell us anything ab what it is? >> no, unfortunately i can't. we are trying to main taintain chain of custody, about releasing any type of forensic evidence that we have collected that is part of our process. >> chief, it took several days to find this piece of evidence. why so long? why wasn't it uncovered right away. this area is slightly remote. it is wooded. we are dealing with extreme conditions out there. high grass. brush. tre...