Searchers fan out across Robeson County Monday as part of Sara Graham investigation
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — A decade-long hunt for the missing daughter of a ex-Robeson County deputy picked up steam Monday, as officials fanned out across the county looking for Sara Graham.
Sheriff Burnis Wilkins said the searches were carried out in conjunction with the FBI. Graham, who was 18 at the time of her disappearance, was last seen about 6:30 a.m. on Feb. 4, 2015 headed to her job at a Pembroke Walmart.
Her van was discovered several hours later that day in a field off E. McDonald Road.
In December 2018, authorities said surveyors found a skull by some railroad tracks off Heritage Road and that the teeth had braces. The dental records of Graham and two other missing people who wore braces were sent to the state medical examiner's office to try to identify the remains, which were found on Heritage Road were about 30 miles north of where Graham's van was found in 2015, authorities said.
'We are not giving up on finding and seeking justice for Sara,' Wilkins said. 'Homicide detectives along with FBI agents are continuing to investigate and are following up on every new lead they receive. Someone has yet to come forward and now is the time to do so.'
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Adam Benson joined the News13 digital team in January 2024. He is a veteran South Carolina reporter with previous stops at the Greenwood Index-Journal, Post & Courier and The Sun News in Myrtle Beach. Adam is a Boston native and University of Utah graduate. Follow Adam on X, formerly Twitter, at @AdamNewshound12. See more of his work here.
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