Waterville - Divers searched bodies of water in Waterville again Friday, looking for clues in the disappearance of 22-month-old Ayla Reynolds, the toddler who's been missing for more than a month now. Their search, once again, turned up nothing and police are still being tight lipped about the details of their investigation.

Divers from the State Police, Maine Warden Service, and Maine Marine Patrol were out early Friday morning, searching the Kennebec River and Messalonskee Stream for any sign of the missing toddler. Authorities say the search was not the result of a tip they received, they were finishing the search they started last month. "We didn't search them to the amount that we wanted to last time," Lt. Kevin Adam of the Maine Warden Service said. "They actually had been in the works since that day to identify days that we could search." Divers found only a knife and an old backpack. They said the backpack belonged to a former Waterville High School student. Police say neither item is related to the Reynolds case.

At an afternoon press briefing, Department of Public Safety Spokesman Steve McCausland once again revealed very little about their investigation. He did say the three adults in the house the night before Ayla was reported missing are still talking to police. "There's been contact made and we hope that contact will continue," McCausland told reporters. "But he says they're still not telling investigators everything about that night. "We still think they know more than what they've told us. We've said that all week long. From the reasons that we've stated early on, we have grave doubts that an abduction ever took place there."

Earlier in the day we caught up with one of those adults, 23-year-old Alisha DiPietro, Ayla's Aunt, as she was leaving the Violette Avenue home where Ayla was reportedly last seen. She refused to talk with us about what happened that night nearly two months ago. She repeatedly told us "no comment," before putting an infant in a car seat and driving away.

Police say Ayla's father Justin DiPietro, and his girlfriend Courtney Roberts of Portland, were the other two in the home that night. DiPietro was also seen at the Violette Avenue home Friday. It's believed DiPietro has also been staying with family friends in Winslow.

Police said the tips from the public are slowing down and want to remind people there is a $30,000 reward still out there for information that leads investigators to the truth about what happened to Ayla. "So I'm encouraging, I'm asking, I'm pleading, if anybody has any information please come forward and let us know," Waterville Police Chief Joe Massey said.

As the pile of stuffed animals in front of the home where Ayla lived continues to grow, police are holding out hope the toddler known as "Buggie" will be found alive. "Now I'll be candid," McCausland said, "it's been 48 days our concern grows every day. But we remain hopeful that we're going to find that little girl."

If you have any information about this case, you're urged to call State Police. That number is 624-7076.

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