
Coroner identifies 24-year-old in Augusta ‘suspicious death’
By Linda Foster
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TENNILLE, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - More than two decades after 22-year-old Sonya Tukes disappeared from Tennille, her family said they still have no answers about what happened to her.Tukes was last seen on Mother’s Day in 2004. Her mother, Susan Rogers, and her brother, Aric Tukes, spoke about her disappearance.Last night Tukes was seenRogers said Tukes spent that evening with her before returning to her sister’s home in Tennille. The family said that sometime later that night, Tukes received a phone call, walked outside and was never seen again.Her boss called the next morning to say she did not come to work.“He knows she’s a hard worker. She hadn’t showed up at work,” Rogers said.Rogers described her daughter as a good mom.“She was a good mom ... a friendly person, a hard-working person. She get along with anybody and everybody,” Rogers said.Family continues to searchMore than 20 years have passed with no leads. Aric Tukes said he thought the family would have an answer by now.“I thought w