Joe Gere said he died on the afternoon his twelve-year-olddaughter Brenda disappeared. It was left to Brenda's motherElaine to sustain her stricken family, search for her missing child,and pressure the authorities for justice. From the first minutes ofthe investigation, suspicion fell on Michael Kay Green, a steroid-abusing "Mr. Universe" hopeful, but there was no proof of acrime, leaving police and prosecutors stymied.

Tips and sightings poured in as lawmen and volunteers combedthe Cascades forest in the biggest search in Northwest history.Years passed with no sight of the blue-eyed girl or the brightclothes she'd worn on the day she disappeared, but Elaineremained undaunted.

Salt of the Earth is the true story of how one woman foughtand triumphed over life-shattering violence and how she healedher family--and herself.