New hope in the search for a missing Fairfield college student. Katelyn Markham went missing August 13. Everything she had was left behind - except her red blackberry. Saturday, search crews looking for clues found a similar phone off Lick Road in Fairfield.
A bright phone in a tumble of weeds, it's the closest thing to a clue anyone has found. It was found off Lick Road and police entered the phone into evidence. The search organizers tell us that the search team also found a phone battery, then a hoop earring and a black converse sneaker. Katelyn's fiancee told us the phone definitely does not belong to her. He says her phone had a green gem on top, this one does not. Katelyn's fiancee also says she didn't wear hoop earrings and her black converse shoes were too small, so he doesn't believe any of the items were hers.
Search volunteer Brenda Kelley says, "I'm at least glad that somebody found something that could point in the right direction."
Victoria Chafin who organized Saturday's search says the area was targeted because it's secluded and spooky. Chafin says, "It's the type of road that you would maybe see teenagers go back into to find ghosts. But it's definitely a road that not a lot of people go on, especially at night."
Katelyn's friends say every search comes with conflicted emotions. "It's hard to come up with a feeling because you want her to be okay, but at the same time we want to find her," says Chafin.
Katelyn's friends say they'll meet to search again Sunday, starting at 9 a.m. near Lick Road.
