Human remains found in Wednesday's search for Zahra
Search crews were back out at the Christie Road site in Caldwell County Thursday morning at the same area where they found a prosthetic leg confirmed to be Zahra Baker's.
Sources close to the investigation said crews found human remains on Wednesday off of Dudley Shoals Road along Gunpowder Creek in Granite Falls. Hickory Police confirmed evidence was found, but stopped short of saying what that evidence was and that it is currently being tested by the SBI.
Zahra Baker's mother, Emily Bietrich, arrived in Hickory Wednesday night and she came to the Baker residence around 6 a.m. Thursday. She wanted to collect Zahra's belongings that were left behind.
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Human remains found in search for Zahra
Hickory police have not confirmed the discovery of human remains, but released a statement Thursday saying, "Search teams in Caldwell County yesterday located evidence that could provide valuable information in the Zahra Baker case. This evidence will be analyzed at the NC State Bureau of Investigation's lab. We understand the concern and interest in this case by the public but we must be cautious in prematurely releasing information so it will not jeopardize any future criminal proceedings."
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Zahra's dad meets with police, mom arrives in US as 'possible human remains' found
Sources tell WBTV that human remains were found Wednesday in Caldwell County while authorities were searching for clues related to a missing 10-year-old Hickory girl.
The news came Thursday -- the same day that Zahra Baker's biological mother was spotted in Hickory after arriving from Australia.
Meanwhile, Adam Baker, Zahra's father who first reported her missing in a 911 call on Oct. 9, was at the Hickory Police station Thursday afternoon for about an hour.
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