BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The focus on the search for Washington intern Chandra Levy has helped many other families get a chance to tell their stories to a national audience, including the family of missing Indiana University student Jill Behrman.

Jill had just finished her freshman year and was 19 when she disappeared on May 31, 2000. Since Levy's story broke, Jill's story has been in national magazines and on network news.

RTV6 reporter Chris Bavender spoke to Jill's parents about their reaction to the recent attention.

Jill's parents, Eric and Marilyn Behrman said that they haven't followed the Chandra Levy case closely. They said that they focus on their own search.

"Some days are kind of good. Some days are not quite so good. There's sort of a big hole in our hearts," Marilyn Behrman said.

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Hear what the Behrmans had to say.

Not knowing what happened to their daughter is the hardest thing for the Behrmans.

"Whenever we get together with relatives, there's a missing person. There's a person that's not there that should be," Eric Behrman said.

A recent national focus has been on Jill's case, in part because of Levy's case.

An article about Jill appeared in People magazine. The Behrmans also taped a segment for "Unsolved Mysteries," and made a guest appearance on "Good Morning America," where they met John Walsh, the host of "America's Most Wanted."

"(Walsh) heard our story and we had a chance to talk to him afterwards. He was very interested in seeing what they could do," Eric Behrman said.

"Unsolved Mysteries" will air Jill's story on Sept. 13. Jill's segment on "America's Most Wanted" will air Sept. 15.

"It's unfortunate that it took a high-profile case to bring so much more publicity to -- I guess -- the lower-profile cases, the ones that (in which) these girls are missing, but there just didn't seem to be that national interest," Marilyn Behrman said.

While it is hard to deal with the constant retelling of their story, the Behrmans know that each interview could be the one that brings answers.

"One of the things with Jill's case is that we feel very strongly that there are people out there that know what happened to our daughter Jill," Eric Behrman said.

There currently is a $100,000 reward for information on Jill's disappearance.

Learn more about the search for Jill Behrman and how you can help solve her disappearance by visiting the Indiana University Alumni Association Web page that has been devoted to her.