Xiana had not returned home, she says. School officials say Xiana was not at school that day. The school bus driver later tells investigators that Xiana was not at the bus stop that morning. The search begins. Witnesses report that Xiana was in the downtown area that morning.
Police comb the area.
Kim Swartz, among others, is called in to console the family. The volunteer center is born. Police investigate Xiana's family. Robert Turnbough, the boyfriend of Xiana's mother, has served two years in prison, following a conviction for child neglect. Initially, Turnbough says he dropped the girl at the bus stop.