Among the materials on the conference room table on Thursday were photocopies of the Tuesday editions of the local papers, both of which made the case their lead story. The State featured the portrait photo of Shari next to a shot of her family and Sheriff Metts at the news conference on the driveway. The headline read, SHERIFF THINKS TEEN STILL ALIVE, with the subhead MISSING GIRL’S FAMILY PLEADS FOR HER RETURN.
