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I'm confident that if the pressure stays on these people or if we can get someone to come forward, the family is good, great about keeping Emily's name in the public eye through the media and other means.

As it is right now, we continue to interview everyone that pops up in terms of a source. We have received literally hundreds of names that deal with leads.

A lot of these leads have turned out to be third and fourth hand information that someone has heard something from someone else about what Emily was supposed to be doing.

So what has been a major puzzle of trying to put together a lot of information that's come from a lot of different sources and narrow it down.

There are probably at this stage right now, 10 to 15 people on my list that are considered in terms of knowing what happened to her or maybe even having knowledge of her disappearance or being involved in it.

That being said, it's one thing to fear. It's another thing to go out and prove it. That's what we've been trying to do. I've been trying to pull information together that can somehow tie the information that we've been receiving together to narrow it down.

That's been the most difficult part because of the number of people that Emily associated with.

February 3rd, 2013, was last time that 19 year old Emily Heber posted on Facebook. Prior to that date, she had frequent and consistent posts.

By February 6th, her phone was no longer in service. Six weeks later, on March 26, 2013, her grandfather reported Emily missing to the Yuma Arizona Police Department after nearly two months of no contact.

Emily has never been seen or heard from again. Detectives began investigating and what they uncovered was a tangled web of shady characters, shocking stories and more questions than answers.

I'm Arissa and from Wondery, this is episode 192 of The Fanished. Emily Heber's Story.

Emily Heber's Story.

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At just 19 years old, Emily Heber was struggling. She had lived on and off the streets for a year where she became involved with many negative influences and became addicted to drugs.

Prior to this downward spiral, Emily was a bright young woman who excelled in school and had dreams for her future.

For this story, we spoke with Emily's mom Jenny. Jenny told us that Emily had moved out two weeks before she turned 18.

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