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(CNN) -- A search warrant was executed at a Tracy, California, mobile home park where a slain 8-year-old girl lived, and a related search will be conducted at a nearby church Tuesday, police said.
Sandra Cantu, 8, disappeared March 27. Her body was found at a dairy-farm pond near her Calilfornia home.
Sandra Cantu had been missing since March 27, and her body was found Monday, stuffed into a suitcase that was raised from a pond at a dairy farm. An autopsy was being conducted Tuesday, Tracy police Sgt. Tony Sheneman told reporters, but he said he did not know when results would be available.
"No one is currently detained. No one has been arrested," Sheneman said. "We have not closed our interest on any particular person, and we're still looking for the perpetrator of this crime."
A search warrant was served Monday night inside the mobile home park where Sandra lived with her family, Sheneman said, but he would not offer specifics. Watch how the suitcase was found »
A church just west of the park also was cordoned off, and Sheneman said it would be searched Tuesday after evidence teams -- who worked through the night -- have a chance to rest and examine evidence from the mobile home park.
Asked whether the church search was connected to Monday night's search warrant, Sheneman said it was, but he would not elaborate.
"We have a direction, but I can't comment on what it is, and I can't comment on the strength of the leads we have at the moment," he said.
While the cause of Sandra's death has not been determined, police consider it a homicide because of the location of her body.
"A lot" of evidence was recovered in the Monday night search, Sheneman said. More than 10 search warrants have been executed as part of the investigation.
"As a parent, this is every parent's worst nightmare," Sheneman said. "As professionals, it's renewed the strength of the investigation and focused everyone's dedication to finding out who's responsible."
The day Sandra was last seen, she came home from school, kissed her mother and left to play with a friend who lives a couple of homes away. A short time later, she left to go to another friend's home, according to a family spokeswoman.
She was wearing a pink Hello Kitty T-shirt and black leggings, which police used to identify her body.
Earlier in the investigation, police released surveillance video that showed the child in the mobile home park where she lives, skipping and happily swinging her arms on the day she disappeared. They had hoped to get tips with the eight-second video.
Sheneman spoke Tuesday in front of the mobile home park, where residents had established an impromptu memorial of flowers, stuffed animals and balloons in Sandra's honor.
Police have received many calls and messages from those wishing to offer condolences, he said. Police are asking that all cards for the family be sent to police, and a liaison will make sure Sandra's family receives them.
Hundreds attended a vigil for Sandra on Monday at a community park near her family's home in Tracy, CNN television affiliate KCRA-TV reported. The crowd formed prayer circles, sang and created memorials to Sandra..
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(CNN) -- A search warrant was executed at a Tracy, California, mobile home park where a slain 8-year-old girl lived, and a related search will be conducted at a nearby church Tuesday, police said.
Sandra Cantu, 8, disappeared March 27. Her body was found at a dairy-farm pond near her Calilfornia home.
Sandra Cantu had been missing since March 27, and her body was found Monday, stuffed into a suitcase that was raised from a pond at a dairy farm. An autopsy was being conducted Tuesday, Tracy police Sgt. Tony Sheneman told reporters, but he said he did not know when results would be available.
"No one is currently detained. No one has been arrested," Sheneman said. "We have not closed our interest on any particular person, and we're still looking for the perpetrator of this crime."
A search warrant was served Monday night inside the mobile home park where Sandra lived with her family, Sheneman said, but he would not offer specifics. Watch how the suitcase was found »
A church just west of the park also was cordoned off, and Sheneman said it would be searched Tuesday after evidence teams -- who worked through the night -- have a chance to rest and examine evidence from the mobile home park.
Asked whether the church search was connected to Monday night's search warrant, Sheneman said it was, but he would not elaborate.
"We have a direction, but I can't comment on what it is, and I can't comment on the strength of the leads we have at the moment," he said.
While the cause of Sandra's death has not been determined, police consider it a homicide because of the location of her body.
"A lot" of evidence was recovered in the Monday night search, Sheneman said. More than 10 search warrants have been executed as part of the investigation.
"As a parent, this is every parent's worst nightmare," Sheneman said. "As professionals, it's renewed the strength of the investigation and focused everyone's dedication to finding out who's responsible."
The day Sandra was last seen, she came home from school, kissed her mother and left to play with a friend who lives a couple of homes away. A short time later, she left to go to another friend's home, according to a family spokeswoman.
She was wearing a pink Hello Kitty T-shirt and black leggings, which police used to identify her body.
Earlier in the investigation, police released surveillance video that showed the child in the mobile home park where she lives, skipping and happily swinging her arms on the day she disappeared. They had hoped to get tips with the eight-second video.
Sheneman spoke Tuesday in front of the mobile home park, where residents had established an impromptu memorial of flowers, stuffed animals and balloons in Sandra's honor.
Police have received many calls and messages from those wishing to offer condolences, he said. Police are asking that all cards for the family be sent to police, and a liaison will make sure Sandra's family receives them.
Hundreds attended a vigil for Sandra on Monday at a community park near her family's home in Tracy, CNN television affiliate KCRA-TV reported. The crowd formed prayer circles, sang and created memorials to Sandra..
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