Found Deceased SC - Falon Michelle Cooksey, 30, Blacksburg, 10 Jun 2018

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First time poster here and from the same little town as Falon. Wanted to update that her remains were found yesterday. Press conference 330 est time today. I hope this is going in the right spot.

I’m nearby and just seeing it on the local news.

 

[Carlap555]

I’m nearby and just seeing it on the local news.

I'm in blacksburg, im so glad her family and friends can lay her to rest now. Falon is slightly younger than me, and we ran separate crowds. So I didn't get the pleasure of knowing her. Hopefully this brings answers!

 

[worm]

First time poster here and from the same little town as Falon. Wanted to update that her remains were found yesterday. Press conference 330 est time today. I hope this is going in the right spot.

I’m nearby and just seeing it on the local news.

I'm in blacksburg, im so glad her family and friends can lay her to rest now. Falon is slightly younger than me, and we ran separate crowds. So I didn't get the pleasure of knowing her. Hopefully this brings answers!

I’m just down the river in Union county. I hope if there is some kind of foul play they get some answers.

 

[KatzEye]

First time poster here and from the same little town as Falon. Wanted to update that her remains were found yesterday. Press conference 330 est time today. I hope this is going in the right spot.

Thank you for posting here. I have followed Falon's case for a couple of years and often wondered when she would be found. Her poor family has waited a long time for answers. Hopefully, if foul play is involved, justice will follow.

 

[PayrollNerd]

Posted Feb 25, 2021

Cherokee Co. sheriff to discuss search for missing woman Falon Cooksey at 3:30PM

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“We’ve searched multiple locations – abandoned houses, shelters. We’ve done two major ground searches,” said Blacksburg Police Chief Jamie Ham. “We’re working multiple theories right now and unfortunately theories have been circulated that have been very time consuming investigations to track down only to find out that they’ve been falsehoods that’s been created.”

 

[PayrollNerd]

Posted yesterday.

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CASE UPDATE: Press conference will be held Thursday Feb 25 @ 3:30 pm local time.

MISSING

Falon Michelle Cooksey
Gaffney, South Carolina
June 11, 2018
A police officer saw and spoke to Falon at the Corner Shop Store on Cherokee Street in Blacksburg, South Carolina on the evening on June 10, 2018. She was seen at several other locations throughout the night.
In the early morning hours of June 11, a male friend picked her up at or near a residence on Highway 29 north near Grover, South Carolina, and drove her to the Gaffney Inn in Gaffney, South Carolina.
Her cellular phone pinged in that area and she was active on text messaging until 9:32 a.m., after which either the phone was turned off or the battery died.
Falon has never been heard from again.
She lived with her mother in Fallston, North Carolina at the time of her disappearance. She left behind two children, and her family stated it’s uncharacteristic of her to not be in touch with them

 

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Was SLED involved in this too? It would seem so.

 

[PommyMommy]

Very sad news.

FEB 25, 2021
Bones of missing Upstate woman found more than 2 years after she was reported missing, family says (wyff4.com)
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Authorities told the family that Falon's bones were found in the woods near the motel.

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JC said Falon went to Gaffney with some friends who said she just walked away from the motel and they didn't know where she went.

“For almost three years, it was 'where is she? Is she OK? Is she not? Just, where is she?'" JC said. "Now that we know where she is, it’s 'what happened?' That’s what we want answered the most. 'Was it an accident? Was it not an accident? Did someone do this to her?' Those are the questions now her family wants answered.”

 

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I’m thinking they need to do better that “she just walked away”. That doesn’t make sense.

 

[PommyMommy]

FEB 24, 2021
Human remains found in Cherokee Co. belong to woman missing since 2018, deputies say (wspa.com)
The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Thursday that human remains found in a wooded area belong to missing woman Falon Michelle Cooksey.

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... The remains were found in a wooded area off Matthew Drive in Gaffney Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021.

The skeletal remains were found by a person who had seen the remains within the past three to four weeks. Officers also located her purse with her identification and credit cards. The Cherokee County Coroner was able to positively identify the skeletal remains from a jawbone at the scene and dental records.

Deputies say Cooksey “died at her own hands.”

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[PommyMommy]

FEB 25, 2021
Sheriff says remains of Gaffney woman missing since 2018 were found on Wednesday | News | foxcarolina.com
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Sheriff Steve Mueller said human skeletal remains were found on Wednesday around noon that were later confirmed as Cooksey's remains. The remains were found near an area that deputies had searched numerous times before.

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... Fowler said a full forensic exam would be performed, but foul play is not suspected.

Mueller said investigators believe Cooksey died within a few days of her disappearance.

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[imstilla.grandma]

"We all had hopes and dreams and prayers that Falon Michelle Cooksey would be found alive and returned to her family," Mueller said. "Unfortunately, yesterday the Sheriff's office located the remains."

Mueller said investigators spent more than 2,500 hours trying to find Cooksey with the search being conducted in five counties. She was a 2002 graduate of Blacksburg High School.

"This outcome is certainly not what law enforcement wanted and not the outcome this family wanted, however, with the discovery of the remains, it will allow this family to have a memorial service for Falon and bring some closure and healing for this family," Mueller said.

Jamie Cooksey, who is Falon's cousin, said it's been a difficult period for the family waiting to find out what happened to Falon.

"We had hope now this whole time that one day she would be (found)," Cooksey said during the news conference. "We hoped it would be better than what it was, the outcome, but now we are just glad she can finally be laid to rest because she deserves that."
Remains of woman missing for almost three years found in Gaffney

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Oh, how sad. Sincere condolences to her family and friends.

 

[T rex]

Rest in peace Falon, rest in peace