A Union County woman made a plea to the nation this weekend for help in finding a suspect in the 2003 slaying of her father, an elderly volunteer firefighter.

Theresa McClung appeared in an episode of "America's Most Wanted" that aired Friday night to speak about her father, Charles Hanley, who was stabbed to death in an apparent robbery. He was 75.

Timothy "TK" Kennedy, a 40-year-old from Monroe who worked with Hanley at a local paving company, is in prison, serving a minimum 18-year sentence for murder in connection with Hanley's death.

But authorities are still searching for another suspect: Jose Torres Manuel Miranda, 30.

On June 10, 2003, McClung got a call from someone telling her that her father had not arrived at work that morning. She went to his New Town Estates home, near the town of Mineral Springs, to check on him and found him lying on the floor, dressed in his nightclothes and covered in blood.

On the popular TV show, McClung described finding his body. "I knew he wasn't alive anymore," she said.

Authorities from the Union County Sheriff's Office said there was no sign of forced entry but the home showed signs of a struggle.

About a month later, authorities arrested Kennedy and announced they were searching for Miranda, who had also been charged with murder.

Investigators said Hanley carried large sums of cash and may have lent money to Kennedy. They said Miranda did not know Hanley but was a friend of Kennedy's, and was in the house at the time of Hanley's death.

At the time of the killing, Miranda was 22 and living in Monroe. He was described as 5-feet-6 and about 235 pounds.

In 2004, authorities announced an $11,000 reward for information leading to Miranda's arrest. But he has not been found.

According to "America's Most Wanted," Miranda may have an "M" tattoo on his chest, and his skin is discolored on one hand. He often finds work in construction.

For years, McClung made copies of a "wanted" flier and posted them in local gas stations and food marts.

"It'll be nine years in June," she told the Observer Saturday. "It'd be nice to put an end to it."

She said she's heard there's a possibility that the suspect fled to Mexico and that "Miranda" may not even be his real last name.

She said she appeared on the show to make sure people saw his face.

Hanley and his wife moved to Union County in the 1990s from New York, where he'd owned a paving company for more than 30 years.

After the move, he'd decided to retire, but within about six months decided to go back to work. He found a job a local paving company and joined the Mineral Springs Volunteer Fire Department.

He'd been a firefighter for most of his life - ever since he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

McClung said holidays aren't the same anymore without her father, who she buried the day before Father's Day. She said she can't seem to put the past behind her, knowing that one of her father's killers remains on the run.

"My dad was a really good man," she said. "He didn't deserve this."