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

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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

www.msn.com

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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