Found Deceased NC - Annie Lock, 24, Fayetteville, 17 Aug 2024

[mlhenn]

Sister of woman missing in Fayetteville since August pleads for help: 'She means the world to me'

Annie Lock hasn't been seen since Aug. 17. Fayetteville Police continue to investigate.

abc11.com

Fayetteville Police Search for Missing Annie Lock

The Fayetteville Police seek public assistance to locate missing 24-year-old Annie Lock.

fayettevillelocal.org

Annie Lock. Annie, a 24-year-old Black female, was last seen on August 17, 2024, in the Kiana Lane area.
She was reported missing on October 10, 2024.

Annie Lock stands 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 190 pounds, with an average build and a caramel skin tone. She has dark brown eyes and black hair styled in long braids with blue highlights. Her piercings include her upper lip, belly button, nose, and tongue. Annie has several tattoos

 

[mlhenn]

Sister of woman missing in Fayetteville since August pleads for help: 'She means the world to me'

Annie Lock hasn't been seen since Aug. 17. Fayetteville Police continue to investigate.

abc11.com

To note:
•A search warrant from Fayetteville Police says investigators noted they believed that Annie had gotten into an argument with her ex-boyfriend that day before she left their apartment on Cliffdale Road.
•Annie's phone records track movements through Hoke County, into Red Springs and Lumberton before coming back to Fayetteville on Aug. 18. It was last active on Aug. 29.
•There also hasn't been any activity in her bank accounts since Aug. 15.

 

[Caring1]

Remains were found today near the Cliffdale Road off-ramp. Cliffdale Road appears to be where Annie was last seen. It’s unknown who the remains may belong to and will be sent to the ME for identification.

Rodney Johnson went missing somewhere in this area as well.

March 20, 2025

Fayetteville police are investigating after human remains were found near the Cliffdale Road off-ramp of the All-American Freeway on Thursday.

Fayetteville police investigating human remains discovered off the All-American Freeway

Fayetteville police officers responded at 12:23 p.m. to an area near the Cliffdale Road off-ramp of the All-American Freeway.

www.fayobserver.com

 

[luxISlight]

How long does it typically take to get the DNA results back?

 

[GraceG]

How long does it typically take to get the DNA results back?

It can take weeks (perhaps 6-12) and that is assuming they have comparative DNA available to use. To compare the victim’s DNA profile to the recovered death-scene DNA, the laboratory will need to have their known biological samples available for a side-by-side comparison. Getting such DNA comparative evidence is not always as quick and easy as you see on TV - ("Look! It's the victim's hairbrush that just happens to have the nuclear DNA that's in the hair follicle and not just the hair shaft like is found on most people's brush!)

The time may also depend on the lab doing the test (federal L.E., private, state, etc.). It's not uncommon for forensic laboratories to have a backlog of DNA casework that can delay testing for several months. Once testing begins, the length of time necessary to complete the analysis is based on the complexity of the case (also varying from weeks to several months) Cases I've worked that went through our federal lab took several months (on average) but DNA profiling (as opposed to toxological testing for alcohol/drugs) is done on an extremely small number (probably .5 percent) of plane crash victims in non mass casualty events so that's just my best estimate for labs that conduct such testing in general.

Adding to that is the fact the analysis is often complicated by sample degradation due to exposure to sometimes harsh environmental conditions that can occur between time of death and gathering of the sample. Since the remains referenced are outdoors, that would be likely be a factor.

 

[luxISlight]

I was thinking it would take longer then a couple of months. Thanks for the information.

 

[Caring1]

Unfortunately, the remains have been identified as Annie

April 15, 2025

ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — A body found in Robeson County last week has been identified as a Fayetteville woman who had been missing since August, the sheriff’s office said Tuesday.

The body has been identified as Annie Lock, the sheriff’s office said. She was last seen on Aug. 17, 2024, and reported missing on Oct. 10. She was 24 at the time of her disappearance.

https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/body-found-identified-as-missing-north-carolina-woman/

 

[Caring1]

RIP Annie

 

[luxISlight]

I'm glad she has her name back.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Man arrested after Fayetteville missing woman found in Robeson Co.

A man was arrested Tuesday in connection to a Fayettevill woman's body that was found in Robeson County, according to the Robeson County Sheriff's Office.

wpde.com

Tyrique Zavier Leroy Williams, 26 of Fayetteville, was arrested in connection with Lock's death.

Williams was arrested by the United States Army Criminal Investigations Division at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

Man arrested in Missouri connected to missing woman found dead in Robeson County

Officers in Missouri have arrested a man in connection with the death of a missing woman whose body was found in Robeson County over the weekend.

www.wmbfnews.com

He’s charged with first-degree murder and concealment of death.

He’s being held at the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center in Waynesville, Missouri, awaiting extradition to Fayetteville.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Boyfriend charged in death of missing Fayetteville woman: 'You took someone away from family'

According to the U.S. Army, Private First Class Tyrique Williams was in Basic Combat Training when he was arrested this week.

abc11.com

The boyfriend of the Fayetteville woman whose remains were found in a body of water in Robeson County was arrested in connection with her death.

Tyrique Williams, 26, is being charged with First Degree Murder and Concealment of Death. The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office said Williams is also facing dismemberment charges.

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Annie Lock's family spoke with ABC11 Eyewitness News and said she was five weeks pregnant when she vanished.

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[Unalienable Rights]

Family remembers missing N.C. woman who allegedly died at the hands of her child’s father

The family of a North Carolina woman found dead in Robeson County says they're searching for answers.

www.wmbfnews.com

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Tanya said that the man authorities charged with her sister’s death, 26-year-old Tyrique Zavier Leroy Williams, knew Annie and the two shared a young child.

Shortly after Annie’s disappearance, Tanya said that Williams changed, claiming he got married two months after Annie was reported missing and joined the military.

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The family claimed Williams was impersonating Annie through her own cell phone, which they said made them think she was okay.

“He was texting us after she was already gone,” said Tanya. “He was calling my dad, breathing on the phone like it was her, and my dad thought it was her last breaths, and it wasn’t. It’s just hard because I thought I was texting my sister in September, and it wasn’t her.”

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