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Nashville TennesseanA search is underway in rural&nbsp;Hickman County by local, state and federal law enforcement&nbsp;for evidence in the case ofMetro Nashville Police cold case homicide detectives, urban search and rescue officers and&nbsp;FBI agents are searching for information that could lead&nbsp;them&nbsp;to Tabitha Tuders on a rugged piece of property near the 1000 block of Back Piney Road&nbsp;in Bon Aqua.Hickman County&nbsp;is about 60 miles southwest of Nashville, and during the last census, just under 25,000 people lived there.According to Metro police, Tuders&nbsp;is thought to have left her 1312 Lillian St.&nbsp;home sometime after 7:30 a.m. on April 29,&nbsp;2003, to catch a school bus at the nearby intersection of 14th and Boscobel streets. She did not board the bus nor attend school.The girl, who was 13 at the time, has not been seen or heard from since.At the scene Wednesday, Metro police spokesperson Don Aaron said tips brought law enforcement&nbsp;to Bon Aqua on the theory she may have been there in the 2003 time frame.“Our presence here is based on both old and new information,” said police Sgt. Charles Rutzky. "We're always looking for any presence of Tabitha."The search, Rutzky said, is taking place on 6&nbsp;acres of&nbsp;a rugged plot of mostly wooded land with a small house on the property. The home, he said, is abandoned and dilapidated.Metro police and the FBI have investigated hundreds of leads since Tuders' disappearance, and the majority of those leads have come from tips.On Wednesday, the National Center for Missing &amp; Exploited Children released a statement on behalf of Tuders’ family.“Every day, we pray for answers in Tabitha's case. Today is no different," the statement read.&nbsp;"We appreciate the work law enforcement agencies are doing to try to find her after 17 long years. As we wait patiently to learn more, we ask that you give our family privacy at this time. We have never given up hope that we will find Tabitha.”The&nbsp;FBI&nbsp;is offering a&nbsp;reward&nbsp;of up to $50,000 for information leading to the girl's recovery and the prosecution of anyone responsible for her disappearance.According&nbsp;to authorities, Tuders has a birthmark on her stomach and a scar on her finger. Both of her ears are pierced.Police ask anyone with information to contact Nashville Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463, the FBI at 1-800-225-5324&nbsp;or the Metro police's homicide cold case unit at 615-862-7329. Callers can remain anonymous and still qualify for the reward.This is a developing story.Natalie Neysa Alund&nbsp;covers breaking news in Nashville&nbsp;for USA TODAY Network&nbsp;- Tennessee.&nbsp;Reach her at nalund@tennessean.com and follow her on Twitter

Nashville TennesseanA search is underway in rural&nbsp;Hickman County by local, state and federal law enforcement&nbsp;for evidence in the case ofMetro Nashville Police cold case homicide detectives, urban search and rescue officers and&nbsp;FBI agents are searching for information that could lead&nbsp;them&nbsp;to Tabitha Tuders on a rugged piece of property near the 1000 block of Back Piney Road&nbsp;in Bon Aqua.Hickman County&nbsp;is about 60 miles southwest of Nashville, and during the last census, just under 25,000 people lived there.According to Metro police, Tuders&nbsp;is thought to...

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