The case has drawn major attention in South Florida and the Fort Lauderdale police have issued a nationwide alert for the couple?s red 2014 Ford Focus, Florida license plate LTDQ16.
Homicide Sgt. Donald Geiger said Wednesday there is no indication the car has left the area, but declined to say if it has been detected since the slayings by automated license plate readers that dot many of the region?s main roads.
Geiger was tight-lipped about details of the slayings, but Mitchell previously told reporters that her 89-year-old father was shot as he slept on the living room couch and her 85-year-old mother was then shot as she came out of the bedroom.
The killer left behind their mother?s purse and other valuables, Mitchell said previously. Claudette Melvin?s brother, who has special needs, was in the house but wasn?t harmed. His sisters have said he couldn?t provide any information.
A $5,000 reward has been offered for information leading to a suspect?s arrest.