A Georgia woman vanished after getting a mysterious phone call. Now, the GBI wants the public’s help

TENNILLE, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has reopened the cold case of a woman who vanished from a home in middle Georgia nearly 19 years ago after getting a mysterious phone call.

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The GBI, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and the Sandersville Police Department said Sonya Lawona Tukes went missing from her sister’s home in Tennille on May 10, 2004 after taking a phone call around 1:15 a.m.

The agencies have now created a task force and are asking for the public’s help with information about Tukes’ disappearance.

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She was last seen by her sister before she stepped out of her home and was never seen again. Tukes was 22 at the time and would be 41 years old now.

She was wearing green shorts, a black T-shirt and a pair of black flip-flop sandals when she vanished. She’s described as 5′5″ and 175 pounds.

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Officers do suspect foul play.

Anyone with information about Tukes’ disappearance is asked to call GBI SA Haynes at 478-374-6988, Washington Co SO Captain Burgamy at 478-232-1366, or Sandersville PD Detective Roberson at 478-232-6138. Anonymous tips can be made via the GBI Tip Line at 1-800-597-8477.

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