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Several federal authorities have connected the Gila County sheriff office to examine the disappearance and murder of 14-year-old Emily Pike.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the FBI have included the investigation, according to a spokesman for a sheriff office by Gila County.

On Sunday, an FBI spokesman for the Republic of Arizona announced that the office did not intend to join the investigation.

Pike was reported missing at the end of January and finally seen on foot near her group home, according to the Mesa Police Department. Her remains were found almost three weeks later near a Forest Service Road in front of the US 60 northeast of Globe in the Gila County.

Pulled information from the Gila County sheriff office, which was intended for law enforcement agencies, led to speculation about the state of Pike body. A spokesman for the agency said that the information was not officially published and refused to make a comment.

According to the Gila County's sheriff office, no suspects were identified by Wednesday evening. The Sheriff's Office, the main agency in the case, said that they work closely with the federal authorities and the police authority of San Carlos Apache, the MESA police authority and other local law enforcement authorities.

The FBI did not respond on Wednesday evening to a request for comments.

A monument was set up at the last place where Pike was seen alive, the intersection of Mesa Drive and McKellips Road in Mesa. People left warm messages, soft toys and gifts for Pike and described them as a sweet girl.

A vigil for Pike in candlelight was planned for Thursday evening. The organizers asked the participants to bring flour bags, beans, macaroni noodles and other shelf stability.