Bone May Be Linked to Case of Missing N.C. Girl

Police in Hickory say they've recovered a bone that may be related to the case of a missing 10-year-old girl.

A police statement issued Wednesday said the bone is being sent to the state medical examiner's office to see if it's linked to Zahra Baker, whose father reported her missing Oct. 9. The bone was recovered in neighboring Caldwell County, where the family lived until mid-September.

Police have already found a prosthetic leg identified as Zahra's.

Authorities say they believe the girl is dead. No one is charged in her disappearance.

The girl's stepmother, 42-year-old Elisa Baker, is jailed on an obstruction of justice charge. Police say she admitted writing a bogus ransom note found at the scene of a fire in the family's backyard on the day Zahra was reported missing.