Investigators found Emerson's black leather wallet containing her identification cards in a convenience store trash bin in the Forsyth County city of Cumming.

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They made a point to look behind churches as a result of a 2004 case in which someone apparently kidnapped a hairdresser in Forsyth County.

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Tracy Heffelfinger, who teaches at Little Mill Middle School in Forsyth County, Georgia, said the experience gave her a great appreciation for what astronauts have to do in space.

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Authorities searched for any signs of Emerson on Sunday in Forsyth County, Georgia, where the woman's dog was found in a grocery store parking lot three days after her disappearance.

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Ella was found Friday in nearby Forsyth County.

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Frank Huggins of the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office.

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