He has sold several hundred copies so far, and that's a few hundred dollars more for the family's investigation fund. He's grateful to have had the chance to explain what he's feeling though music.

Sacco didn't want the album to end; he hoped the disappearance would be solved by the time it was done. Since it was finished, he hasn't been able to write much. The two relatively new half-songs he's written still are about Aubrey, but he says he doesn't have the energy to finish them.

"The biggest thing was to bury myself in my work at the law office (after the album)," he said. "That seems to be a good place to hide."