Latest Searches for Le Wrap Up

Today was the last day of a to find Michelle Le, a nursing student last seen last month when she took a break from a clinical rotation at a Hayward hospital.

Following Friday and Saturday searches, Sunday volunteers searched for Le until noon, working with Le's family and the KlaasKids Foundation, a Sausalito-based organization dedicated to stopping crimes against children, Le family spokeswoman Krystine Dinh said.

On Friday, more than 100 volunteers formed 14 search teams hoping to find Le, 26, last seen at Kaiser Permanente hospital in Hayward on May 27 at 7 p.m. She stepped out to take a break from her clinical rotation after she had told classmates she had plans to go to Reno for the weekend.

The searches, based at a command center at 23350 Cypress Ave. in Hayward, are intended to eliminate areas for law enforcement to search. The family hopes to expedite Le's homecoming, Dinh said.

The family believes she is still alive, despite Hayward police classifying the case as a homicide.

Investigators have said they discovered compelling evidence that "points conclusively to homicide," but have not released further details.

Hayward police Sgt. Steve Brown said investigators wanted to remain hopeful that Le was alive, but "based on all the evidence, we have the grim possibility that Michelle is dead and we should prepare for the worst."

-- Bay City News