Disappearance of Sara Wood

Sara Wood
Born Sara Anne Wood
(1981-03-04)March 4, 1981
Disappeared August 18, 1993 (aged 12)
Frankfort, New York
Status Missing for 23 years, 11 months and 26 days
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Weight 96 lb (44 kg)
Parents
  • Robert Wood (father)
  • Frances Wood (mother)

Sara Anne Wood (born March 4, 1981)[1] is a missing woman who was last seen on August 18, 1993.[2]

Disappearance

The last time that Wood was seen was when she was riding her bicycle at 2:30pm after leaving a church in Frankfort, New York. During the evening that Wood disappeared her bicycle, coloring book and crayons were discovered hidden in an area of brush off of Hacadam Road. Wood was last seen wearing a pink T-shirt with the words "Guess Who" embroidered on the front, with turquoise blue shorts, and with brown sandals.[3]

Investigation and aftermath

A known murderer named Lewis S. Lent Jr. was charged with abducting Wood in 1996, three years after she was last seen,[4] the reason being that Lent originally had claimed that he had killed Sara and that he had buried her body in the Adirondacks. But when he drew a map of the burial location for the police, extensive searches were conducted, but did not produce any evidence as to Wood's whereabouts and nothing was found.[5] Lent later recanted his statements, but was still convicted of the crime was sentenced to 25 years to life with no chance of parole.[6] In 2015 the case has been reopened and remains unsolved.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Good, Meaghan Elizabeth. "The Charley Project: Sara Anne Wood". www.charleyproject.org. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  2. ↑ "The Doe Network: Case File 851DFNY". www.doenetwork.org. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
  3. ↑ "Sara Anne Wood". www.nampn.org. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  4. ↑ Jones, Charisse (1994-01-13). "Town Prepares to Mourn In Search for Girl's Body". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  5. ↑ "Confessor to Sara Anne Wood's Murder Has Police Searching Again". TWC News. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  6. ↑ "Sara Anne Wood missing from NY 8.1993/1994 Lewis Lent arrested & charged w/ kidnap & assault of 12 yr old Rebecca Savarese, confesses to killing 12 yr old James Bernardo & 12 yr old Sara Anne Wood/Lent doing life/7.2013 Lent confesses to more killing". victimsheartland.forumotion.com. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  7. ↑ "Sara Anne Wood case: Search resumes in unsolved cases related to serial killer Lewis Lent". syracuse.com. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
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