The mother of missing spring breaker Brittanee Drexel appeared on CNN's Headline News Tuesday night to discuss recent developments.

Dawn Drexel was a guest on the show "Issues with Jane Velez" and said she's hopeful the recent arrest of an attempted kidnapping suspect might help her daughter's case.

Last week, Myrtle Beach Police arrested Shaun Taylor and charged him with attempted kidnapping and first degree assault and battery. 

Detectives say he's one of three men who tried to abduct a 20-year-old Tennessee woman from Ocean Boulevard on July 21.

The botched abduction happened near the BlueWater Resort -- the same hotel where Brittanee Drexel was last seen.

Police haven't confirmed a definite link, but the Drexel task force is also investigating the botched abduction.

Taylor, from McClellanville, denied involvement in both cases and is out of jail on $70,000 bail.

On CNN's HLN, Drexel said she's not sure what will come out of Taylor's arrest, but she hopes something will. For now, she's focused on finding her daughter and says the past year has been "hell."

"It's the worst thing you could ever go through. I mean you bring your babies into this world, and you love them unconditionally, and you know, to think that you might not see her pretty little face again, it just kills me," Drexel said.