The remains of a missing woman in South Carolina were found in a wooded area, more than two years after her disappearance, according to the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office.
Falon Michelle Cooksey, a mother of two, disappeared on June 11, 2018, according to her cousin, Jamie Cooksey.
Authorities told the family that Falon’s bones were found in Gaffney. Her family said it is in the area where they believed she was last seen.
“She was going through a difficult time, but she was with some friends and in Blacksburg,” said Jamie Cooksey.
Jamie said that Falon went to Gaffney with some friends who said she just left a motel and did not know where she went.
“For almost three years, it was’ where is she? She is fine? She is not? Where is she? ‘”Jamie Cooksey said.” Now that we know where she is, it’s’ what happened? ‘This is what we most want to answer. ‘It was an accident? Wasn’t it an accident? Did anyone do this to her? These are the questions your family wants answered. “
Sheriff Steve Mueller said his office found Falon’s remains after receiving a report. He noticed that the informant was in a wooded area and saw skeletal remains. Cherokee County Judge Dennis Fowler said the positive identification was made through dental records.
“We will continue to work in the coroner’s office to do a forensic examination of the remains of the skeleton, but at the moment we believe that she died by her own hands,” said Dennis Fowler, coroner of Cherokee County.
Mueller addressed rumors and lies that were spread on social media and the police about Falon’s disappearance.
“Create a cruel and unusual punishment for family members who received false information, false rumors and the countless hours that investigators in two states had to work and that we knew from the beginning that they were probably not to be trusted,” said Mueller. “But we had a duty and an obligation to analyze these facts to ensure that they were unreliable.”
MPs said investigators searched properties in five counties in South Carolina, more than 10 wells, farms, ponds and the Broad River.