Nearly three years ago, 5-year-old Neveah Buchanan disappeared from her Monroe, Michigan apartment complex parking lot.
Eleven days later, her body was found buried on the banks of the River Raisin. There are still no arrests in the case, but the sheriff's office has narrowed its investigation, and for the first time in years Nevaeh's mother is breaking her silence.
Nevaeh disappeared from the Charolette Arms apartment complex Memorial Day weekend of 2009.
"She came in, kicked her shoes off and ran outside," remember her mother, Jennifer Buchanan.
After 11 days of searching, Buchanan's body was found encased in cement on the banks of the River Raisin. The coroner said it appears the little girl was buried alive.
Three years later, Jennifer says every day is a struggle.
"I keep busy, try to keep my mind off of it, off of things, off of that day," she says.
But there are still so many unanswered questions. Shortly after Nevaeh's disappearance, police took Roy Lee Smith and George Kennedy into custody on parole violations. They both have links to Nevaeh's mother, but they were never been charged.
"I haven't spoken to the police in over two years," Jennifer says. "They haven't been contacting me, haven't kept me updated or informed."
After getting national attention, at one point all eyes were on Jennifer.
"I had nothing to do with this, and people don't realize that," she says.
But, without any arrests in the heinous crime, the community is still looking for answers.
"It's been so frustrating," she says. "This investigation has been going on too long, and it needs to come to an end.
The group Justice for Nevaeh is offering $50,000 to anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect.
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