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Day Three of Search for Destiny Norton Gets Underway
July 19th, 2006 @ 8:30am

Gene Kennedy Reporting

Another day, another search for missing five-year-old Destiny Norton.

Jeannie Hill, Friend: "We will not quit until this little girl comes home. We will be out there searching 24 hours a day until this girl comes home."

More than 75 volunteers have showed up to help the family search for Destiny this morning. They plan to expand the search to the Millcreek area and Emigration Canyon. Volunteers also will go door-to-door, asking people to look around their homes.

The new volunteer meeting place is an LDS Church building at 440 East Harvard, which is 1110 South. The Salvation Army is providing water and some food. Volunteers include friends, and many people who do not know Destiny or her family, but want to help out. A group of 30 LDS missionaries also joined the search effort this morning.

Meantime, police are focusing their search on two specific areas-- the block where the Norton family lives and the block directly west of their home.

Earlier, detectives searched the inside of the Norton home and removed several bags and boxes, but they say the family is not under suspicion.

Both Rachel and Rick Norton passed polygraph tests. Rachel says she plans to give a DNA sample to investigators today.

Police have received dozens of tips, but admit they have no concrete evidence Destiny was kidnapped or that a crime was even committed.

Only two weeks ago, Destiny was smiling for the camera at her parent's wedding reception. Her family moved near Liberty Pary in February and recently joined the LDS Church.

Rick and Rachel are expecting their third child soon. But right now their focus is on their oldest daughter.

Rick Norton/Father: "I just want to find my kid. I want to thank everybody for helping. Hopefully something turns up."

Police have talked to more than a hundred registered sex offenders and a "person of interest." But at this point, there are no suspects.

The family's endless hope is that something or someone will turn up.

There is a $15,000 reward being offered in this case. If you have information, call 799-3000.

The community's concern is also evident. Hundreds turned out Monday to help in the search. The family is hoping for the same type of turnout today.

Meantime, this story has generated nearly 500 comments over the last two days here on ksl.com. We've selected a few to give you a sense of what some are saying.

While some in our community are blaming Destiny's parents for what's happened, Melinda R. writes: "Until we have solid evidence implicating specific individuals, we are a community. A community that should be united and not condemning without just cause."

And a final thought from a woman named Tonya who says: "This is just sick and wrong. I can't stand to think what has happened to Destiny. Whoever took Destiny, I hope you are found and receive the worst punishment possible."

(I have the worst feeling about this. Pray for all touched by it.)

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