very little information. but we could see them at several locations back in burke county north of morganton. running down possible leads. like a call from this woman who smelled something outside her home. >> yes, i want them to find it. i am very concerned about her. we have smelled it since sunday. it was real bad last night. >> reporter: police say they didn't find anything around the home. the area is less than a mile from where officers conducted a massive search for zahra. a property where police say her father had access to a wood chipper. just down the road from where melvin campbell lives. he too called police after spotting an suv on a logging road. >> everybody keep their eye out. see something suspicious, call the law. >> relatives and former neighbors describe the stepmother as nasty tempered and violent. other neighbors say they feared for the girl's safety. in political news, delaware senate candidates faced off on a nationally televised debate. tea party republican christine