05-02-2025
‘We will never give up': FBI, Robeson Co. sheriff continue hunt for Sara Graham 10 years after disappearance
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — It's been a decade since 18-year-old Sara Graham disappeared, and now the Robeson County Sheriff's Office and FBI are asking the public for help finding new leads.
Graham went missing on Feb. 4, 2015, last seen by family members getting ready for her morning shift at the Pembroke Walmart.
At around 6:45 a.m., her white Astro van was found abandoned in a wheat field on East McDonald Road, just a few miles from her house.
After years of searching, both the sheriff's office and FBI have come up empty but Sheriff Burnis Wilkins believes someone has information that break the case open.
'We will never give up seeking justice for Sara. We know someone watching this, someone watching this right now, holds the answer we are seeking,' he said.
FBI agent David Smith said while the community has been cooperative, the key to solving Graham's disappearance remains elusive.
'While most of the people we've interviewed have been cooperative, we believe someone very close to her isn't telling us everything they know,' Smith said. 'We have uncovered a lot of evidence, but we still need that missing piece to bring Sara home.'
Wilkins said the FBI has increased its reward for information about Graham's whereabouts to $10,000.
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Eric Cooper is a multimedia journalist at News13. He joined the team in September 2024 and covers stories in the Pee Dee. He is a native of Cades in Williamsburg County and a proud graduate of Kingstree Senior High School and Benedict College. You can read more of his work here.
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