As the search for the missing Texas toddler Sherin Mathews continued, the FBI seized several items from her house and also collected DNA swabs from the family's vehicles, local media reports said late Wednesday. The 3-year-old went missing on Oct. 7 after her father put the child beneath a tree about 100 feet from their home as punishment for not drinking her milk.

Late Wednesday, the FBI revealed a list of 45 items its agents seized from Matthews' family. The items included the family's washer and dryer, a pink blanket, a vacuum cleaner, shoes, wooden spoons and five cell phones. Authorities also obtained DNA swabs from each of the family's three vehicles.

"This is a very elaborate investigation. It's complex. In my opinion, I can see that no stone is left unturned," a private investigator Mike Bradshaw who has been investigating missing person's cases for years, told ABC's WFAA8.

Sherin's father Wesley Mathews called 911 five hours after he realized his daughter was not beneath the tree where he left her. He told police that he was doing a load of laundry after leaving his daughter out while Sherin’s mother was sleeping throughout the night.

While Wesley hinted at a coyote attack, police said there was no evidence she was dragged away by an animal nor was there any evidence she had been kidnapped.

Police raised doubts over Wesley's delay in informing the police after he realized his daughter went missing. Police also said they determined the family car was missing for about an hour at 4 a.m. EDT the morning Sherin disappeared.

Sherin’s father was arrested on charges of child endangerment but was later released after posting a $250,000 bond.

Below is the complete list of items seized by the FBI in the investigation Wednesday night.

Seized from home on 900 block of Sunningdale

  1. Trash bags, shopping bag, roll of fabric
  2. Blue string and "dark, hair-like fibers"
  3. Piece of red plastic
  4. iPhone with case
  5. Desktop computer
  6. Three laptop computers
  7. Five cell phones
  8. Folder with banking documents
  9. Adoption papers
  10. Joint banking account book
  11. Marriage certificate
  12. Birth certificate
  13. Medical bills
  14. Vacuum contents
  15. Exam gloves
  16. Contents of power equipment
  17. Digital camera with adapter
  18. Wooden spoons
  19. Gloves and dish scrubber
  20. Fitted sheet
  21. Five pairs of shoes
  22. Two pairs of boots
  23. Tax return
  24. Financial paperwork
  25. Internet router
  26. Wooden fork and spoon wall hanging
  27. Pink T-shirt
  28. iPad
  29. DNA swabbing
  30. Blanket
  31. Changing table cover
  32. Hair sample
  33. Washer and dryer

Seized from Acura MDX

  1. Floor mat
  2. DNA swabs
  3. USB drive
  4. Interior sunroof slide cover
  5. Seatbelt
  6. Cabin air filter
  7. Radio module
  8. Display monitor

Seized from family’s Lexus

  1. Costco receipt dated Oct. 5, 2017
  2. Driver’s side floormat
  3. 5 DNA swabs from pedals, steering wheel, gear shift, driver controls

Seized from family’s Toyota Sienna

  1. Six DNA swabs

Authorities said earlier this week that Sherin's family was not cooperating with the investigation. “We’ve reached out to the mother and the attorney,” Richardson Police Sgt. Kevin Perlich said, according to Fox-owned KDFW-TV. "And they’ve refused to speak to us any further."

Sherin’s mother’s lawyer, Kent Starr, told CBS owned KTVT: "She does not know the whereabouts and all she wants is for her daughter to be returned."

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