He has crisscrossed the country, traveling to New York and Ohio to gather samples of DNA from the suspects. The number of suspects is unusually high due in part to Tucker's promiscuity, McDonough said. Several suspects agreed to provide DNA voluntarily, he said, while others did so only after being served with a search warrant. Some were glad to help with the investigation. All you had back then was their word, and now we have physical evidence we can use to say it's not them, they're not involved.
Police expect test results on the remaining suspects within two months.
Tucker's husband, who authorities say was never a suspect in his wife's death, hasn't been in touch with police, McDonough said. The current investigation is about to enter its third year. Putting the case together has taken a lot of time. Back in Burbank, Bailey is hopeful. He appreciates the work of the investigators in Oceanside and expects the case will be solved.