BROOKHAVEN, Ga. — Family members are desperate to find a missing father of three who they fear was abducted from the metro Atlanta area eight months ago.
Lucky Hawkins, 52, vanished from Brookhaven, Ga. on Aug. 23, 2021. According to his family, his red Ford truck was found abandoned at the Sam’s Club off of I-85 and Clairmont Road, with the keys still in the ignition and his cellphone and personal belongings still in the vehicle.
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Hawkins had told family members he was going to North Carolina and stopped at the Sam’s Club to renew his car tag.
According to his ex-wife, Joy Dockley, the last images of Hawkins were taken at an ATM at the SunTrust Bank on Greenbriar Parkway around 10:15 a.m. on August 23. There have been no sightings of Hawkins since, though investigators spotted his truck on several traffic cameras.
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The family put flyers up asking for the public to come forward with any information.
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Dockley said that on Oct. 9, the family got a call from a man who said he saw Hawkins in an argument with two men who forcibly put him into the back of a black SUV. Police have not said if they were able to verify that man’s claims.
“We love him. We miss him. We want him home,” Dockley said. “We just want justice for him. we just want whoever did this to be brought to justice and to bring hime home.
Hawkins is described as 5 feet, 7 inches tall and 195 pounds with brown eyes.
Anyone with any information that would be helpful in this investigation is asked to contact Det. T. Lewis at 404-637-0757; Travis.Lewis@BrookhavenGa.Gov, the Brookhaven Police Department at 404-637-0600, or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS (8477).
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