Sonya Lawona Tukes, 22, was last seen at her sister’s home on Wimberly Circle in Tennille, Georgia. On the night of May 9, 2004, she went to bed around 10:00 p.m.; her family found her gone the next morning with no sign of forced entry. The last known contact was a phone call about 1:15 a.m. that prompted her to step outside; the call came from a payphone at a service station outside of town and investigators were unable to identify the caller.

At the time she disappeared Sonya was wearing a black t-shirt, green pants or shorts, and black flip-flops. Reports note she had been in a contentious relationship and argued with her boyfriend shortly before she vanished; he hired an attorney before police could question him and has denied involvement. Authorities have said they suspect foul play.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Washington County Sheriff’s Office and Sandersville Police Department later reopened the case and formed a joint task force that has identified a possible suspect but lacks enough evidence to make an arrest. If anyone in Tennille or the surrounding area has information about Sonya’s movements that night or the caller at the service station payphone, please come forward.