GEORGETOWN, Texas — On the 18th anniversary of Rachel Cooke's disappearance, the cold case unit at the Williamson County Sheriff's Office has released two sketches of persons of interest in her case.
"Several months ago, the cold case unit along with our partners with the FBI and our forensic artist, Natalie Murray, began to recreate the original drawings that were done," said Detective Jason Cox, with the Williamson County Sheriff's Office. "So she sat down, re-interviewed the original witnesses and she was able to come up with a digital--new digital sketch of the suspects from the original witnesses."
The photos were released hours after her family held a remembrance ceremony in Cooke's honor.
"Who’s ever responsible, I never want them to feel any comfort. I want them to know we’re going to work this every single day until we come up with a resolution for the family," said Cox.
The sheriff's office said there is a $100,000 reward for information leading to Cooke's body. Information and tips can be submitting by calling 1-800-CALL-FBI or 512-943-5204 or by emailing coldcasetips@wilco.org.
"We still get tips weekly on the Cooke case. I’m the case agent, and I have six dedicated reserves that do nothing but Rachel Cooke every single day," said Cox. "We sift through tips weekly. We go through the case report. Every single 'I' is dotted, every single 'T' is crossed."
Rachel Cooke disappeared in January 2002 after she went for a jog near her Georgetown home at 9:30 a.m. She was 19 years old at the time. According to the Williamson County Sheriff's Office, she was last seen walking toward her home about 200 yards away.
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Cooke was last seen wearing a gray running outfit, green sports bra, Asics running shoes and a yellow Walkman with sports-style headphones, according to officials.
She was 5 feet, 3 inches tall and weighed 115 pounds at the time she disappeared. Cooke has blue/hazel eyes and blonde hair with high/low lights. She also has two heart-shaped cherries tattooed on her left foot near her pinky toe.
Back in September 2018, a car that was recovered and linked to Cooke's disappearance tested positive for the "possible presence of blood," according to officials. However, investigators said two months later that they were moving on to the next lead.
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