French Quarter: -- The search team led by the RST that began a water search in the French Quarter Fish Pond has been suspended after two days of searching. Prosecutor Rienk Mud did not confirm the status of the search however he did say that the results of the two day search will be released on Thursday.
The detectives who are leading the investigation are sure they were going to find the remains the Leta Lynn Cordes which would help them prove to the court that the 49- year old woman is indeed dead. Leta Cordes was last seen by her husband Frank Cordes on the January 11 2007. He claimed his wife went by foot to the Westin Casino to gamble. The German man had given several conflicting reports to this media house as well as police during the early stages of the investigation.
He was arrested on October 14, ten months after his wife disappearance but was released on January 26th. The prosecutor office had said that even though Frank Cordes has been released from pre-trial detention he remains a suspect in her disappearance or murder. It is also known that the couple was having marital problems and they fought the day she disappeared.
The teams of divers were looking to see if they would find the remains of missing American Leta Lynn Cordes in the French Quarter fish pond. According to a press release from the prosecutor’s office they said based on new information they have decided to continue the search with experienced divers and sonar equipments at the said location.
The team was seen searching the entire Fish Pond leading through the channels to the sea up to late Tuesday.