NEW : Former mother - in - law describes the attack as aggressive , ` ` weird and unusual '' A FBI special agent says he is hopeful the two missing girls are alive . Jo ##dy Bain and her oldest daughter were found dead in Mississippi last week . The FBI and U.S . Police are searching for suspect Samantha Mayes and the other two girls .
NEW : Former mother - in - law describes the attack as aggressive , ` ` weird and unusual '' A FBI special agent says he is hopeful the two missing girls are alive . Jo ##dy Bain and her oldest daughter were found dead in Mississippi last week . Police are searching for suspect Samantha Mayes and the other two girls .