It's been nearly seven months since 19-year-old Krishonda Townsend disappeared from a Palo Pinto residence.
Even as the time passes, the small community of Gibtown near Mineral Wells hasn't given up on the young woman.
With the case growing cold, volunteers headed out on foot and on horseback Sunday looking for new clues. More than 100 people from all over the country searched rural woods near Mineral Wells.
Townsend disappeared while driving home in early July. Her car was found ransacked and with the doors open.
Authorities are anxious for any lead. Last week, a billboard was put up and workers with the North Carolina-based CUE Center for Missing Persons organized a weekend search party.
Monica Caison of CUE said the group wants to bring some kind of resolution to the case. "We don't use the word 'closure,' but it's definitely a resolution to where this child is," she said.
Townsend's cell phone has not worked since the night she disappeared, and no one has heard from her since.
Her family now hoping someone comes through with answers.
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