TRACY (KRON) – The uncle to murdered eight-year-old Tracy girl, Sandra Cantu, says police and the FBI are making progress and he’s confidence that results will be released soon.

On Wednesday, Sandra’s aunt Angie Chavez, uncle Joe Chavez and grandfather Jose Chavez visited the growing memorial right outside the mobile home park where Sandra was last seen the afternoon of March 27th.

Jose told KRON 4’s Maureen Kelly that he will remember his granddaughter as a happy child, “She touched the hearts of many people, always smiling. She was always willing to help people, go help clean cupboards or make cookies with people. She had a big heart, and that heart has been shattered by this act of violence.”

The grandfather took Sandra to school every morning and picked her up every afternoon. The day she went missing he says she left his car and said, “Bye grandpa.” He went to work and never saw her again.

While Jose says he hopes nobody else has to go through what the family is going through right now, Joe urges the killer to go to police, “Do the right thing, turn yourself in. You did it, turn yourself in.”

The uncle says this incident has tested his faith, “I’m Catholic, we’re supposed to forgive. But this, I cannot forgive. I’ll be going to confession a lot over this.”

Jose also expresses his fury at what happened to his granddaughter, “There’s anger, you better believe there’s anger. Somebody took away my little baby. It’s insane, there’s a monster out there. They need to be apprehended, they need to be put away.”

As for Sandra’s mother, Jose says she was taken to the hospital and had her blood pressure monitored. While she’s back at home now, he says she’s still recovering, “She’s distraught, she’s shaken, she’s lost her baby. Nobody should ever have to lose their baby.”

According to Jose, 97 homes have been searched and he hopes investigators are making progress, “They had a C140 Coast Guard aircraft out here last night. That gave us hope they’re finding something.”

The search for Sandra ended Monday, when farm workers draining an irrigation pond just two miles form the mobile home park notified authorities when a large black suitcase floated to the top. The large piece of rolling luggage was taken to an unknown location later that evening and opened. The body of the little girl was found in the suitcase. Police say she was found wearing the clothes she was last seen in – a pink “Hello Kitty” t-shirt and black leggings.

The coroner told KRON 4’s Dan Kerman on Tuesday that an autopsy would not be completed for four to six weeks.

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