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Sonya Bender Missing Person Case

Last seen in Palatka, Florida on Mar 18, 1986

Victim Details

Nov 18, 2019

Jan 20, 2023

Sonya

Bender

63

23

66 inches

110 lbs

Black / African American

Female

Mar 18, 1986

Palatka

Florida

Putnam County

32177

No

66384

Putnam County Sheriff's Office

Palatka

Florida

Putnam County

32177

130 Orie Griffin Blvd, Florida

3863290825

County

Law Enforcement

1986-5139

1986-03-22

Putnam County Sheriff's Office

Black

Black

Black

07/02/2026


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Sonya Yvette Bender, a 23-year-old woman from Palatka, Florida, was last seen on March 18, 1986. She left her family home on a bicycle and never returned. Sonya's disappearance has remained a mystery for decades, with no contact or trace of her since that day. At the time of her disappearance, Sonya was described as 5'6" tall, weighing 110 pounds, with black hair. The case has drawn attention due to the sudden and unexplained nature of her vanishing, leaving family and investigato ...
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Last Seen: Mar 18, 1986

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