6 Year Old Isabel Mercedes Celis Went Missing From Her Bed in Tucson.

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Celis case detectives keep search warrant sealed

It will be at least another month-and-a half before we know what Tucson Police found in Isabel Celis's home. Investigators extended a request to keep those papers secret.

34 days after Isabel Celis disappeared, police shared a large stack of reports. But now, on day 70 there is one set of documents still locked away: the search warrants.

Police may not know for sure what happened in the Celis house the day the six year old girl disappeared but search warrants may offer their theories.

A search warrant release often includes transcripts of detectives convincing the judge to issue the warrant. They tell the judge what they think they may find. After the search, detectives report what they did find.

In early May, the parents told us, police used special compounds to find evidence.

Becky Celis said, "They used a lot of chemicals especially the kids rooms, the boys and Isa's room for evidence collection and so. We couldn't take the kids in there without having it professionally removed."

But detectives have asked over and over to keep the warrants sealed. They requested 30 days under seal at first; then another 45, then yet another 45 days.

That means the warrants will probably be locked up until late August---about four months after Isabel's disappearance.

Even without the warrants, we know some of what police found from reports they did release; including apparent blood on the floor of Isabel's bedroom.

In a car, they found a vinyl shower curtain with dark red or brown stains.

Soon after those reports came out in late May, Tucson Police Chief Roberto Villasenor said some of the smallest clues can break a case.

"We never discount anything been doing for almost 32 years and you continue to get surprised."

Police will often avoid releasing certain information because it may be something only the criminal would know. But we've heard no elaboration on why they've kept the warrant information in this case sealed for so long.

Usually warrants are available within a few days of a crime but those are usually crimes where someone is under arrest and an arrest is still something we're waiting for in the Celis case.

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TUCSON, AZ *–*Two sisters, ages 9 and 11, were arrested the other day after they prank called 911 and pretended to be Isable Calis, the 6-year-old girl who has been missing since April.
Police say they received a phone call Sunday morning from a young girl who identified herself as Calis. She told the dispatcher that she had been kidnapped and then hung up the phone.
The call was traced to a cell phone in the area of an apartment complex and over 25 officers, including detectives from the Sex Offenders Registration and Tracking Unit,*responded to the area.*After e bit of canvassing the neighborhood, police made contact with the sisters who admitted that they had made the call as a joke. There mother was home at the time, but did not know what her daughters had done.
Both girls were arrested on suspicion of false reporting to a law enforcement agency. Although they were initially booked into a juvenile corrections center, their lack of a record and the charge being a misdemeanor meant they did not meet the criteria for being detained.*According to*Stephen Rubin, the juvenile court’s administrator, it will be up to the*Pima County Attorney’s Office to press charges against the siblings.…

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Six months ago today, Sergio and Becky Celis' world was turned upside down when their daughter Isabel vanished.

"Knowing that it's been already half a year that our baby's been gone, yes it's overwhelming," said Sergio Celis.

But each day they become more hopeful. "We're waiting for her, we're ready," said Becky Celis, "So that's what gets us by."

They've spruced up her room painting the walls purple. Cards and stuffed animals sit on top of her bed and a small memorial off to the side on her nightstand. For the past six months, Isabel's family has prayed every day for her safe return.

We've learned Sergio's sister hired a private investigators during the Summer and police tell us they've gotten around three thousand leads and have two detectives actively working the case. But, Isabel's parents say they're not satisfied.

"I'm sorry to have to say this but we feel like we've been blown off," said Sergio.

Sergio and Becky had no problem speaking with us today but six months ago it was a different story. It took them days before making their first appearance to the media. Many have pointed the finger at Sergio.

Matt Mendes: "You know there are still a lot of people who think you have something to do with Isabel's disappearance?" Sergio: "Let them think what they want."

The family says critics are the least of their worries. "We are here living the nightmare. There's a lot more eating away at our hearts," said Sergio.

They believe the truth will come out eventually. Until then, they maintain their focus on finding Isabel.

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At this point they admit they have grown very frustrated with the investigation, one that has even cast suspicion over Sergio Celis. "I can't understand at the six month point how they have absolutely nothing, to have nothing, and if it was me, why wouldn't they have me gone already, I'm not afraid to say that", Celis said, "Even Becky (Rebecca Celis) says it to everyone, c'mon, when are we going to move on this, digging in the same hole. Can we get out there, because she is not here, in the first three days of the investigation of staying here, she's not here, she hasn't been here since the moment she has been gone from this house."

Rebecca Celis says they now have very little contact with the police and their frustration is reaching the breaking point, "Its very frustrating", she said, "it's hard to not know where the investigation is."

But a half a year later and the Celis' have not lost hope. Isabel's bedroom has been repainted and there's a new bike waiting. Rebecca Celis says she knows that one day her daughter will return, "I know that she is alive, I don't know how to explain it. She is alive, she is somewhere out there. and that I think that is a harder thing to find than a person who is not."

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