almost felt like her little hand came up and just tugged at our heart. we just accepted her at that point as, you know, maybe a family member. >> for 22 years, he worked to solve the mystery murder. two years after the murder, he and other detectives even took it upon themselves to give the little girl a proper burial, a tombstone he visits every year. >> i would always remind her that she was not forgotten and that hopefully she was resting at peace because, you know, she was a member of our family. i would name a couple of the guys and say, you know, tony sends his regards and bobby sends his regards. >> georgio sifted through at least 400 tips throughout the years to no avail. he retired in july. just two weeks later, an anonymous tip led the police to baby hope's mother, which led them to the girl's confessed killer, a surprise to georgio,