getting in bed and thinking, like, gosh, i wish michelle was in i hope michelle s a bed. yeah. reporter: i mean, you clearly have decided you ve decided she s still alive. uh-huh. it s not over, and it s not going to be over until we get her home. reporter: and so that very evening, they hosted a fund raising event at a nearby restaurant and a few days later on august 20tth, the 85th day of michelle le s disappearance, the san diego family again piled into their cars just after midnight and made the long drive up the coast to launch their eighth search. time had faded the posters taped to their cars. the creek bed to be searched seemed desperately far away from any place where a body might be dumped, or a woman might reasonably be held captive. still her cell phone last pinged there, so you know, they tracked where her cell phone ended up after she disappeared and it s all around rural east bay and it s such a huge area. reporter: it was 100 degrees in the waning days
twenty-seven it s been over two months. it s been about 72 days. reporter: how are you doing, the two of you, with all of this? i mean, how are you holding up? it s just weird. just trying to stay active and just trying to keep the word out. i m trying to stay positive. reporter: right. it s just really trying to stay positive is the hardest part. the hardest times for me are at night. getting in bed and thinking, like, gosh, i wish michelle was in i hope michelle s a bed. yeah. reporter: i mean, you clearly have decided you ve decided she s still alive. uh-huh. it s not over, and it s not going to be over until we get her home. reporter: and so that very evening, they hosted a fund raising event at a nearby restaurant and a few days later on august 20tth, the 85th day of michelle le s disappearance, the san diego family again piled into their cars just after midnight and made the long drive up the coast to launch their eighth search. time had faded the posters
twenty-seven it s been over two months. it s been about 72 days. how are you doing, the two of you, with all of this? i mean, how are you holding up? it s just weird. just trying to stay active and just trying to keep the word out. i m trying to stay positive. right. it s just really trying to stay positive is the hardest part. the hardest times for me are at night. getting in bed and thinking, like, gosh, i wish michelle was in i hope michelle s a bed. yeah. i mean, you clearly have decided you ve decided she s still alive. uh-huh. it s not over, and it s not going to be over until we get her home. and so that very evening, they hosted a fund raising event at a nearby restaurant and a few days later on august 20tth, the 85th day of michelle le s disappearance, the san diego family again piled into their cars just after midnight and made the long drive up the coast to launch their eighth search. time had faded the posters taped
how long has it been now? 27 it s been over two months. it s been about 72 days. how are you doing, the two of you, with all this? i mean, how are you holding up? it s just weird just trying to stay active and just trying to keep the word out. and trying to stay positive. right. it s just really trying to stay positive is the hardest part. krystine dinh: the hardest times for me are at night getting in bed and thinking, gosh, i wish michelle is in a i hope michelle is in bed. yeah. i mean, you clearly have decided she s still alive. it s not over. and it s not going to be over until we get her home. keith morrison: and so, that very evening, they hosted a fundraising event at a nearby restaurant. and a few days later, the 85th day of michelle le s disappearance, the san diego family again piled into their cars just after midnight and made the long drive up the coast to launch their eighth search. time had faded the posters taped to their cars,
still alive. it s not over. it s not going to be over until we get her home. that very evening, they hosted a fund raising event at a nearby restaurant. a few days later, the 85th day of michelle le s disappearance, the san diego family piled into their cars and made the long drive up the coast to launch their eighth search. time faded the posters taped to their cars. the creek bed to be searched seemed far away from any place a body would be dumped or a woman might be held captive. still her cell phone last pinged there. so, they tracked where her cell phone ended up after she disappeared. it s all around. it s such a huge area. it was 100 degrees in the days of summer. it seemed to have impacted turnout as the number of volunteers dwindled. suddenly, the search leader called in a discovery, some female clothing partially buried