Help Find Zaylee Grace Fryar | Tennessee

Help Find Zaylee Grace Fryar | Tennessee

MILLERSVILLE, Tenn. - One day after announcing Shauna Fryar's body had been found in the Cumberland River, the search for her four-month-old daughter is intensifying. Millersville Police on Wednesday questioned anyone and everyone who knows Shauna and little Zaylee Grace Fryar. Metro Police, meanwhile, continue to scour the waters of the Cumberland River. Amber Alert Issued For 4-Month-Old After Mother Found Dead From their home in Springfield, Zaylee's grandmother and aunts are holding out hope she's still alive. "We're praying about it, praying about my grandbaby," said Sandra McMurry. Her son, Thurman McMurry, is Zaylee's biological father. He's not a suspect in the case because he's currently behind bars at the Robertson County Jail, serving time on an unrelated assault charge. On Tuesday, Millersville police visited his jail cell to deliver the bad news, first about Shauna's death, and then about Zaylee's disappearance. "I talked to him on the phone and he was sad. He was crying and I told him, 'just think good things about the baby, maybe she's still living,'" said McMurry. She said Fryar and her son had dated on and off for over a year, and that Shauna would often bring Zaylee by their home to visit with her relatives. Their last visit came at the end of April. "I called her every day after that and she didn't answer the phone, and I knew something was wrong then, because that wasn't Shauna. Shauna always answered the phone when we called," said McMurry. Thurman McMurry is due to be released from jail on Friday. His mother said he was looking forward to spending more time with Zaylee. "She was a good baby, she really was," said McMurry. "And Shauna was just like my daughter." Investigators said one of their biggest questions right now is whether Shauna Fryar died before or after her body hit the waters of the Cumberland River, but they won't know that answer until her autopsy is complete. If you have any information about Zaylee Fryar's whereabouts, call the TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND or Crime Stoppers at 74-CRIME.