Consolidated Timeline of Events
from
http://www.kcrg.com/evansdaledisappearance
Friday - July 13
12:15 p.m. - Elizabeth Collins & Lyric Cook-Morrisey are last seen riding their bikes near downtown Evansdale.
2 p.m. - Family members begin searching for the two girls after they fail to return home.
3 p.m. - Family members contact law enforcement; a ground air and water search immediately begins.
4 p.m. - Evansdale firefighters locate the girls' bikes on a nearby trail located near Meyers Lake.
Saturday - July 14
8 a.m. - Hundreds of volunteers turn out to help in search for the missing girls.
6 p.m. - The volunteer search ends for the day.
Sunday - July 15
8 a.m. - Authorities expand search area to 12 square miles surrounding Evansdale.
4:45 p.m. - The volunteer search concludes with no new clues or leads found.
7 p.m. - Authorities decide that a volunteer search will not take place on Monday.
Monday - July 16
11 a.m. - At a press conference, officials report no new leads in girls' disappearance. "We just want these girls back." - Rick Abben, Black Hawk Co. Sheriff's Office
12:30 p.m. - Police officers begin handing out fliers to cars, stopping some, and even looking in a few trunks.
4 p.m. - At a press conference, officials announce they are draining Meyers Lake. Officials said they want to make sure, with 100% certainty, the lake is empty. This process is expected to take 2-3 days.
Tuesday - July 17
11 a.m. - Authorities tape off a larger perimeter around Meyers Lake to aid in their search efforts.
4 p.m. - Black Hawk County Sherriff's Office Capt. Rick Abben holds a press conference. No new developments were reported. Abben said, "Everyone is a suspect until we know something." However there is no reason to suspect fould play at this point.
Authorities continue to drain Meyers Lake throught the day. This process is expected to take two or three days to complete.
Wednesday - July 18
Late Morning - Black Hawk County Landfill begins separating Evansdale's trash from trash of other towns in an effort to aid the search.
4 p.m. - At a press conference, officials do not announce any major developments in the search, but state they have no intention of scaling back search efforts.
Thursday - July 19
Early Morning - An attorney advises parents of Lyric Cook against talking with police or media, according to family members.
Morning - FBI request that the lake is not drained further. Their divers need roughly six feet of water for diving.
4 p.m. - At a press conference, "We're no closer than last Friday." - Black Hawk County Sherriff's Office Capt. Rick Abben
Evening - Family member tells media an attorney told Misty and Dan Morrissey to quit talking to police and FBI.
Friday - July 20
8 a.m. - FBI divers begin their search of Meyers Lake.
3 p.m. - FBI divers complete their search. The search does not uncover any evidence of the missing girls.
4 p.m. - At a press conference, authorities announce that they are considering the case to be an abduction. Evidence was located and sent to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.
8 p.m. - Nearly 100 people gather at Meyers lake for a candlelight vigil. Lyric's mother, Misty Cook Morrissey prays with the group, also addresses criminal past.
Saturday - July 21
8 a.m. - More than 150 people gather in downtown Waterloo to participate in a walk/run raising money for the missing girls' fund.
3 p.m. - During an FBI media briefing, spokesperson says investigators are speaking to persons of interest but are not receiving full cooperation from family members. Investigators say they believe the girls are still alive.
Sunday - July 22
Family members tell the Waterloo Courier the FBI is asking Misty Morrissey to take another polygraph test after some results on the first test proved inconclusive. Misty is the mother of Lyric, and aunt of Elizabeth.
3:30 p.m. - During a daily media briefing, an FBI spokesperson makes a plea to the public for tips. "Even if you think you don't have any information that is important to this case, investigators want to talk to you... Don't assume we know what you know." - Sandra Breault, an FBI spokeswoman
Monday - July 23
9 a.m. - According to family members, Misty Cook-Morrissey, the mother of Lyric Cook, takes a second polygraph test.
11 a.m. - FBI announces they want to speak with someone wh was spotted on a paddleboat on Meyers Lake at about the same time the girls may have been at the lake. This person is not a suspect.
2 p.m. - Misty Cook-Morrissey tells members of the media that she passes a polygraph test administered earlier in the day.
4 p.m. - During daily press briefing, authorities announced few new details. Officials say they are receiving "better cooperation" from family members.
Tuesday - July 24
Morning - Grandmother of abducted girls tells the Associated Press she doesn't know why the girls would have been biking around Meyers Lake.
4 p.m. - At final daily press briefing, authorities announce they will not be conducting daily press briefings, bat are not scaling back efforts to locate Lyric and Elizabeth. Officials also say they have not received any new information in the case.
Friday - July 27
A group of at least 200 people attend a prayer vigil at Meyers Lake, marking two weeks since the girls were abducted.
Tuesday - July 31
Volunteers celebrate Elizabeth Collins' 9th birthday by making 1,500 cupcakes to distribute to volunteers and businesses that took part in the search for the two missing girls.
8:30 p.m. - Cedar Rapids police receive a report of an attempted abduction on the cities' southwest side. Investigators say they are investigating if there is a connection between this incident and the abduction of Elizabeth & Lyric from Evansdale.
Thursday - August 2
FBI investigators returns to Meyers Lake in Evansdale to follow-up on tip submitted to authorities.
Friday - August 3
FBI spends morning investigating lead at Meyers Lake. FBI later concludes search saying the search yielded "no positive results."