It just hit me. Why no mention of the boyfriend on whether or not he has been spoken to or if he has cooperated with LE? Is he missing as well?
Sophia Van Dam, 20, and 2-year-old son Matteo have not been heard from in 12 days, since June 24 when they were seen by a family friend in Beaufort. Mother and son were reportedly returning to Sumter, where they had recently moved with
Van Dam’s boyfriend, Jonas Jerry Washington, Jr. of Burton.
Sophia grew up in Beaufort and graduated from Battery Creek High School. Her parents are Theresa and Henry (Jim), former Parris Island drill instructors who own Abba Construction.
“We’re not being given a lot of information, for whatever reason, and that concerns me,” Theresa Van Dam says. Tonyia McGirt, a spokesperson for Sumter police, said the case is continuing. “We are continuing to work it,” McGirt said Wednesday.
The last time Theresa Van Dam saw Sophia and Matteo was 1 a.m. Wednesday, June 21 in Beaufort. She seemed confused and Theresa wanted to take her to the hospital but her daughter was gone when she returned home on Thursday.
Desiree Pevey, Sophia’s sister, says calls to her cell phone have been going to voicemail since June 26.
“That’s highly unusual. This girl always had a cell phone,” Pevey said. “It was always on. It was always in her hand.”
To Pevey, it doesn’t seem as if the disappearance of her sister and her son is getting as much attention as higher profile cases. She understands it’s an active investigation, she said, but it would be nice if authorities provided “a couple crumbs here and there.”
“My mom, she’s on a verge of a breakdown,” Pevey said. “None of us are sleeping at night.”
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