HARRISONBURG — The case of Lexis Kaye Roberts will air on the television show “America’s Most Wanted” in a short segment tonight.

Catahoula Parish Sheriff James Kelly said the program may even send a crew to film more in the parish for a longer piece scheduled for a later date.

Lexis Kaye Roberts’ remains were found in Catahoula Parish, more than 1,000 miles away from her Las Vegas home.

Kelly said the department and the FBI have been getting quite a few tips regarding the case.

“Most of these are coming from southern states,” he said. “We are running every one of them down, and we haven’t had one that is legitimate yet.”

The man they are looking for, Thomas Steven Sanders, is currently wanted on a federal kidnapping warrant.

Sanders was legally declared dead years ago, but is now the prime suspect in the case of the Las Vegas teenager, whose bones were found in the woods near Harrisonburg recently.

Roberts, 12, was last seen riding in a car with Sanders and her mother Suellen Roberts near the Grand Canyon.

A hunter discovered bones on Oct. 8 in the woods near Harrisonburg, which were later confirmed to be those of Lexis Roberts.

The FBI confirmed last Thursday that Lexis had multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators obtained video of Sanders purchasing ammunition at a Las Vegas Walmart on Sept. 3.

The bullets purchased matched those with which Lexis was killed.

Sanders reportedly grew up in the area of Catahoula Parish, and has family in the Catahoula area and family in Mississippi.

Sanders was legally declared dead in 1994 in the state of Mississippi by family members.

While Sanders is certainly still alive, Kelly said they are still uncertain of where he may be hiding.

“The speculation is that he is no where around this area,” Kelly said. “One reason we think this is that he had a month head start on us, so why stay around.”

Kelly said CPSO is still working with the FBI to hunt down Sanders.

“We are in constant contact with them,” he said.

Anyone with any information regarding the case can contact the FBI hotline at 1-800-CALLFBI.