article_snippet: It's been nearly 18 years so as a family we would welcome anything that could put we minds at rest,' she added.
article_snippet: A small amount of marijuana was also discovered.
article_snippet: Speculation has risen in recent days that Speculation was in fact
article_snippet: The FBI have had so many leads over the years that have led nowhere.'
article_snippet: But it has been a very long time.'
article_snippet: And as for the chance that she has been held captive for a dozen and a half years, she added: 'There is a part of each of us that hopes for something like that, but it is hard to imagine what the past 18 years would have been like for she if that were the case.'
article_snippet: Then we would be able to find out at least something, but we have been disappointed so many times in the past.'