Anastasia Nicolazzi

But the sheriff was determined to use all means available to find this baby. And an Amber Alert remained a priority. With precious seconds ticking and a young life potentially on the line, the sheriff had no patience for the protocol.

But the sheriff was determined to use all means available to find this baby. And an Amber Alert remained a priority. With precious seconds ticking and a young life potentially on the line, the sheriff had no patience for the protocol.

Named for Amber Hegerman, a nine-year-old abducted in Texas in 1996, the Amber Alert system has helped to recover thousands of missing or abducted children with the help of the public and the media. It's kind of like a full-court press that can pay immediate dividends, but can also have another effect, turning a small-town tragedy into a national headline.

Named for Amber Hegerman, a nine-year-old abducted in Texas in 1996, the Amber Alert system has helped to recover thousands of missing or abducted children with the help of the public and the media. It's kind of like a full-court press that can pay immediate dividends, but can also have another effect, turning a small-town tragedy into a national headline.

The crime scene itself was beyond disturbing. It was unlike anything these investigators had ever seen before.

The crime scene itself was beyond disturbing. It was unlike anything these investigators had ever seen before.

So the presumption would be that either Bobbie Jo knew or was expecting her attacker, but whoever that person was, he or she left very few clues at the scene.

So the presumption would be that either Bobbie Jo knew or was expecting her attacker, but whoever that person was, he or she left very few clues at the scene.

Shortly after that call, Bobby Joe's mom called her again to confirm the ride home. But instead of Bobby Joe, she got the answering machine. And this was one of those machines where you would have been able to hear the incoming message being played on the speaker while it was being recorded. So now as investigators listened, they heard the recorded message from Bobby Joe's mom.

Shortly after that call, Bobby Joe's mom called her again to confirm the ride home. But instead of Bobby Joe, she got the answering machine. And this was one of those machines where you would have been able to hear the incoming message being played on the speaker while it was being recorded. So now as investigators listened, they heard the recorded message from Bobby Joe's mom.

According to her husband, Zeb, he didn't have a record of who might have made the appointment. But since most of her business was conducted online, that information surely would be found somewhere on his wife's computer.

According to her husband, Zeb, he didn't have a record of who might have made the appointment. But since most of her business was conducted online, that information surely would be found somewhere on his wife's computer.

As you can hear from Randy's description, investigators were trying not to get tunnel vision and were leaving open the possibility that this person could have just been a witness, not necessarily the killer. But Randy also had a gut feeling that there was something off about that name and that email.

As you can hear from Randy's description, investigators were trying not to get tunnel vision and were leaving open the possibility that this person could have just been a witness, not necessarily the killer. But Randy also had a gut feeling that there was something off about that name and that email.

The name Darlene Fisher was not just unknown to law enforcement, it didn't turn up anywhere. No car registrations, no social media, nothing.

The name Darlene Fisher was not just unknown to law enforcement, it didn't turn up anywhere. No car registrations, no social media, nothing.

And thanks to the Amber Alert and the resulting media attention on the case, they were getting other leads as well.

And thanks to the Amber Alert and the resulting media attention on the case, they were getting other leads as well.

It turned out that Bobbie Jo was a popular and prolific poster on Ratter Chatter, which she used not just to generate business, but to share her love of terriers, dog breeding, and even more personal aspects of her life.

It turned out that Bobbie Jo was a popular and prolific poster on Ratter Chatter, which she used not just to generate business, but to share her love of terriers, dog breeding, and even more personal aspects of her life.