Two search dogs, one from the Warden Service and one from Maine State Police, were at the house where she lives for much of the day Sunday.
Ayla was reported missing from her Violette Avenue home by her father, Justin DiPietro, at about 9 a.m. Saturday, when he found her bed empty. The girl’s mother, Trista Reynolds, is living in Portland without a permanent address, Massey said. Both parents have been interviewed and are cooperating with the investigation, he said.
He said there were several adults at the home Friday night when Ayla went to bed. At least one of them was not a family member, he said.
Massey said “everything is on the table,” and is not ruling out an abduction.
“We covered quite a large area up there. Unfortunately we were not successful in finding little Ayla,” Massey told reporters. “That is our primary focus; to find a 20-month-old little girl who now has been missing at least 40, 45 hours and bring her home safely.”