At the time there wasn’t much advance in DNA, so investigators assumed it was Leigh’s blood what they found, even though her type wasn’t on record. If it was Leigh’s indeed, detectives say it’s not possible she left the house on her own.
No one has seen the teenager since then, although there have been a number of persons of interest, but no one arrested. Leigh lived in Tupelo with her mother and stepfather, who’s been considered by some a suspect. In a bizarre clue, someone mailed Leigh’s glasses to the stepfather shortly after her disappearance.