pamela butler's family got that word this afternoon and tonight butler's brother spoke to dorothy spencer about the disappointment he feels after nine years of searching. >>> cadaver dogs searched for the body of pamela butler. but their hours of serarching turned up nothing. >> how are you and your family feeling about that? >> very disappointing, but i was there. they did search, they worked at it very hard, and you know you don't win them all. >> the federal worker went missing more than eight years ago. a break in the case finally came with a confession from her boyfriend jose rodriguez he promotiised to lead detectiv to her body for a shortened sentence. >> if we could get her in and give her a proper resting place, then we know where she is at. we don't know where she is at this point. >> police told butler they're not going to continue searching president the section of road where cruz allegedly buried her has been the subject of road construction. >> of course i would like for them to go k bback out there, b at the same time i have to be realistic. >> cruz is facing 12 years in pr

in reston, dorothy spencer, news4. >>> this morning at least ten people are without a home after a destructive fire. take a look at this video here. it's cell phone video that shows you the flames that ripped ro this was in southwest d.c. on friday. this all happened on 21st street. three homes were damaged. news4 spoke with neighbors who say they'll do everything they can to help the families. >> the whole house was just engulfed in flames. like it was surreal. it was the biggest thing i have ever seen. i was just praying and worried. we're a pretty tight community here so i think we'll make sure that they're going to be okay. >> everyone was able to get out in time and no one was hurt. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> and we have a reminder for you this morning. don't forget to lock your car and to keep your valuables out of sight especially after packing those christmas presents in your car. police in west field say -- west springfield rather say three people rifled through dozens of cars, stealing people's property. fairfax county police say they even stole a car on