that softball umpire, butch hinton.suspect in the disappearance of shannon, i'm assuming? >> yes. >> they didn't have any physical evidence. so they executed a series of search warrants. >> this was to take his blood sample for dna and if dna was found and hair samples. >> additional search warrants let law enforcement go to hinton's home about 30 miles away from emory university. shannon's family found out about it from the local news. >> we know you're the primary suspect in the disappearance of shannon melendi and we would like to take a chance to talk to you. >> i glance at the tv and see a picture of an officer going like this, you know, with a rod in one of the planters. >> they were at his house? >> yes. >> we already knew he was a suspect, so they were at his house, searching the house. >> now were the cops letting you know what was going on with their investigation? >> very little. >> what did you find? >> well, that house was gone through with a fine tooth comb they said and they also took a cadaver dog down t