FL FL - Sonya Yvette Bender, 23, Palatka, March 18, 1986

[Murkywaters]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Sonya Yvette Bender was last seen in Palatka, Florida on March 18, 1986, she left her family residence on a bicycle and never returned home.

 

[Murkywaters]

Demographics
Missing Age: 23 Years
Current Age: 57 Years
First Name: Sonya
Middle Name: Yvette
Last Name: Bender
Nickname/Alias--
Sex: Female
Height: 5' 6" (66 Inches)
Weight: 110 lbs
Race / Ethnicity: Black / African American

Circumstances
Date of Last Contact: March 18, 1986
NamUs Case Created: November 19, 2019
Last Known Location Map
Location: Palatka, Florida 32177
County: Putnam County
Circumstances of Disappearance: 23 yo living with family, left residence on a bicycle and never returned home. Has been missing and never heard from again.

Physical Description
Hair Color: Black
Left Eye Color: Black
Right Eye Color: Black

Distinctive Physical Features
No Information Entered

Clothing and Accessories
Clothing: jeans / short sleeve light blue blouse / sandles

Investigating Agencies
Putnam County Sheriff's Office
(386) 329-0825
Agency Case Number: 1986-5139

 

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Photos of Sonya from Palatka High School's 1978 and 1979 yearbooks

 

[TootsieFootsie]

MSN

Human skeletal remains were found Wednesday in the woods off Cedar Creek Cutoff Road, north of Palatka, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said.

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office got a call shortly before 1:30, Wednesday afternoon. Officials said a neighbor was taking a walk in the woods. That is when she discovered a human skull. The Sheriff's Office confirmed to First Coast News the human remains are from an adult. Col. Joseph Wells said deputies do not have a manner of death, yet.

These remains have been in the woods for a long time. Wells speculated months, maybe years. A DNA analysis will be needed to identify the person, police said. The sheriff's office is not aware of any missing persons in that area.

 

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Photos of Sonya from Palatka High School's 1978 and 1979 yearbooks

Sonya’s sweet smile reminds me of chatteringbirds’ avatar.

 

[PatLaurel]

MSN

Human skeletal remains were found Wednesday in the woods off Cedar Creek Cutoff Road, north of Palatka, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said.

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office got a call shortly before 1:30, Wednesday afternoon. Officials said a neighbor was taking a walk in the woods. That is when she discovered a human skull. The Sheriff's Office confirmed to First Coast News the human remains are from an adult. Col. Joseph Wells said deputies do not have a manner of death, yet.

These remains have been in the woods for a long time. Wells speculated months, maybe years. A DNA analysis will be needed to identify the person, police said. The sheriff's office is not aware of any missing persons in that area.

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