WCSO looking for associate of missing Georgetown woman Rachel Cooke

The Williamson County Sheriff's Office says they are looking for a subject that was living in the Georgetown area in 2002 and has traveled to multiple cities throughout the state of Texas.

GEORGETOWN, Texas - The Williamson County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating a person they believe is connected to a Georgetown woman who has been missing for nearly two decades.

Rachel Cooke went missing on January 10, 2002, in Georgetown. She was visiting her parents' home in Georgetown while on winter break from San Diego Mesa College. Authorities believe Cooke left the house around 9:30 a.m. for a run. She never returned.

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She was last seen walking towards her house from approximately 200 yards away.

WCSO says that after investigating over 2,000 tips and eliminating numerous individuals suspected to be involved with her disappearance, they are looking for a subject that was living in the Georgetown area in 2002 and has traveled to multiple cities throughout the state of Texas.

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The then 19-year-old was attending Mesa Junior College in San Diego and had been home, visiting her family at the time. She was staying at her parent’s house in Georgetown, Texas.

The subject is known to have been an associate of Rachel’s while she was in the Georgetown area. The subject is also known to be involved in the cattle/horse industry. WCSO says it believes this person may have mentioned to an acquaintance the details pertaining to the disappearance of Rachel, likely speaking of the incident in the third person and distancing himself from any actual involvement.

Rachel Cooke case history

Rachel Cooke was 19-years-old when she was last seen in the Northlake subdivision in Georgetown.

"The Cooke family have gone nineteen years without closure, and it’s WCSO’s goal to bring Rachel back to her family and give them the peace they deserve," said WCSO in a release.

Around the time Cooke disappeared she was 5'3" tall and weighed around 115 Lbs. She has blue/hazel eyes with blonde hair and has two heart-shaped cherry tattoos on her left foot. She also has multiple ear piercings as well as a navel piercing.