Behrman search continues

Investigators on the Jill Behrman case followed what they called a strong lead to the bottom of a creek near Lake Monroe Tuesday.\nBloomington Police Detective Marty Deckard said authorities cannot release whether or not the search turned up evidence in order to protect the sources and the Behrman investigation.\nOfficials would not release the exact location of the search or the origin of the lead.\nBehrman vanished May 31, 2000 while riding her bike on the south side of Bloomington. Police have since pursued many leads, interviewing more than 2,000 people, as part of a massive effort to solve the case.\n"We receive information everyday by mail, e-mail, telephone and personal interviews," Deckard said. "At this point closing the case is not even a consideration."\nInvestigators and Behrman's family said they believe people will come through with information regarding the case and are encouraged by incoming leads.\n"Our base theory is that it was an accident and that the people involved used poor judgement," said Deckard. "We believe there is a group of people who have information."\nMarilyn Behrman, Jill Behrman's mother, said she thinks people may not be aware that they have valuable information. \n"All along the investigators have said, and I believe, that there are individuals out there who have information," she said. "Think back to what you where doing. People may have overheard something or seen something."\nThe Federal Bureau of Investigation, BPD, the Indianapolis Police Department, the Department of Natural Resources and representatives from the Monroe County Dive Team spent all day Tuesday searching the area.\nThe site called for extra manpower and resources, Deckard said.\n"A search of this scale depends on the amount of water," Deckard said. "We've have conducted searches for this investigation in smaller ponds and quarries, but those areas were more confined."\nThe FBI has been involved in a cooperative effort with the BPD since Behrman disappearance in May, 2000.\n"In the beginning we had five federal agents or more in Bloomington on a daily basis," said Kathy Guider, media spokesperson for the FBI in Indianapolis. "I spent the first week in Bloomington helping out in any way I could."\nThe BPD had every detective working on the case for the first three months after Behrman vanished, Deckard said.\nThe case has been scaled down during the last 22 months, but it is still very active, Deckard said.