In the weeks after Laci’s disappearance in December, her family concentrated on asking the public to report any sightings, and checking with hospitals. But now they are focused on finding her body. In recent weeks, her brother, Brent Rocha, has led hundreds of volunteers in boats, on horseback and on foot in searches of three local reservoirs. “That’s my whole focus right now,” he told NEWSWEEK. “We’re coordinating our searches with the police department, and they think we should be looking in water,” says Rocha. “We’ve realized that the worst-case scenario might have occurred.”
