HICKORY, N.C.,None — New developments are expected this week in the Zahra Baker investigation.
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A grand jury met briefly Monday afternoon to discuss possible new charges against Elisa Baker, Zahra's stepmother. The grand jury will meet again Tuesday, which is also when Elisa Baker is scheduled to be arraigned on an obstruction of justice charge and have a bond reduction hearing.
Police charged Elisa Baker with obstruction of justice after they said she admitted to writing a fake ransom note on Oct. 9, the same day that her 10-year-old stepdaughter was reported missing from their Hickory home.
Zahra Baker's prosthetic leg and one of her bones were found weeks later along Christie Road in Caldwell County. On Nov. 10, her remains were found in the Dudley Shoals area of Caldwell County. No one has been charged in Zahra's death, and police haven't said how she died.
Many community members continue to hope for some type of resolution in the case, which captured global attention.
"I don't think they ever could make a horror movie that compares to this," Jake Icenhour said.
"We just hope justice is done for this little girl," his wife, Priscilla Icenhour, said. "She is so loved by everybody. (She) seems like a sweet child."
Ray Johnson, who lived next to Elisa Baker, said he thinks police have had enough time to organize a case.
"I know the law wants (to do) everything they can get to make sure their Ts are crossed and Is are dotted before they go to court, but it doesn't take a blind man to see through stuff like this," he said.
But others think police shouldn't rush to make an arrest.
"(They should) take their time. Get all their ducks in a row to make it stick," Jake Icenhour said.
Channel 9 has also learned that a judge could look at whether to unseal more search warrants in the case as early as Wednesday.