MUS-2026-0049
Archive card
MUS-2026-0049
Missing person
- Incident
- 2002
- Indexed
- Oct 3, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Williamson County Sheriff's Office
- Location
- Georgetown TX
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Rachel Cooke, 19, a college student home for winter break, vanished during her morning jog near her parents' Georgetown, Texas home on January 10, 2002. An inmate's 2006 confession was recanted and charges were dropped; a 2018 search of an impounded car yielded a possible blood trace but no break. She was never found. The Williamson County Sheriff's Office treats the case as a cold case, routing tips to its cold-case inbox.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2002
Rachel Cooke, 19, vanishes during her morning jog near her parents' home in Georgetown, Texas.
- 2006
An inmate's confession is recanted; charges are dropped.
- 2018
A search of an impounded car yields a possible presence of blood but no break.
- 2026
January anniversary coverage states the case remains unsolved, 24 years on.
Key people
The people in the file.
19, of Georgetown, Texas. Vanished during her morning jog on January 10, 2002.
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Investigating agency
Where tips go.
This case is with the Williamson County Sheriff's Office. If you know something, say something to them. For public-record leads for our researchers, use the tip line on any open file.
Coverage
Coverage and further reading.
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