Advocates of funding a cold case unit in Maine, including Trista Reynolds, left, mother of missing Waterville girl Ayla Reynolds, gather for a press conference at the State House on Thursday.

Richard Moreau, of Jay, talks about his daughter Kimberly Moreau, who disappeared in 1986 at the age of 17 and was declared legally dead in 1993, at a news conference in Augusta Thursday held by supporters of legislation to provide more than $500,000 to fund a squad to investigate cold case murders.

Ramona Torres cries as she talks about her son Angel Torres, 21, who police believe was a victim of foul play after he disappeared on Mother’s Day in 1999, during a news conference in Augusta Thursday held by supporters of a bill to fund a squad to investigate cold case muders.

Trista Reynolds, whose daughter Ayla disappeared in September 2013 from her home in Waterville, speaks at a news conference in Augusta Thursday held by supporters of legislation to fund a squad to investigate cold case murders.

Sen. Linda Valentino, D-Saco, speaks about her bill, L.D. 1121, which would fund a Maine State Police squad to investigate murder cold case muders, on Thursday before the Judiciary Committee at the State House in Augusta.

People listen during a legislative hearing at the State House Thursday concerning a bill that would fund a cold case unit in Maine.