where shelby wilkie was headed. f's detectives belief that wilkie left at 7:00 a.m. >> we were all out with fliers, missing, you know, can you -- and it was a picture of shelby and sydney and, you know, "can you help me find my mommy?" it was really hard on everybody. i mean, we all started getting really worried. >> reporter: police join them. choppers hunt the skies. scuba divers comb the riverbeds. >> i remember tapping every resource we could -- the state highway police and their helicopter, cadaver dog. search and rescue teams were employed. >> reporter: the results, nothing. >> they say they need some leads to help find her. >> reporter: local news stations including our affiliate, wlos, elicit tips from the public. there are sightings of a brunette woman at the wheel of a black ford escape, a similar vehicle parked in front of this pawn shop, a woman matching shelby's description in the checkout line at wal-mart. >> we took all of them serious and we investigated all of them. >> reporter: 4:00 p.m., wednesday,