In a press conference just after the first anniversary of Sacoya’s disappearance, Det. Dateline spoke briefly with Detective Chuck Radich, who said there was “not much he could discuss due to the ongoing investigation.” The Columbus Police Department began investigating Sacoya’s disappearance and posted her missing poster in October of 2021. Dateline reached out to Sacoya’s partner to see if he had any additional details about the day she disappeared but has not yet heard back.Īccording to the FBI, Sacoya “was reported missing to the Columbus Division of Police on September 1, 2021.” The two ultimately decided to give Sacoya a few more hours to contact them.īre told Dateline that by the next day – Septem– she advised Sacoya’s partner that she thought it would be best if he went to the police and filed a missing person’s report. She said she was contacted by Sacoya’s partner who asked if Sacoya had stayed at her house the night before, because she hadn’t returned home. call wasn’t unusual, as they sometimes worked odd hours and would often be awake at that time.īut Bre told Dateline she began to grow worried as the day wore on. Sacoya hadn’t left a message, but Bre said that a 3:00 a.m. When Bre woke up on the morning of August 31 and saw a missed call from Sacoya at around 3:00 a.m., she said she didn’t initially think anything of it. “She actually came and did what she was supposed to do.” Sacoya Cooper and Bre Belcher Bre Belcher She always wanted a house for her dog, eventually getting that fenced in front yard, backyard, and two cars,” Bre said. Sacoya quickly became the crew manager there and was starting to do better. She worked hard and eventually got another job at a nearby McDonalds. But, Bre said with a laugh, that was too far away for best friends, so she moved in next door to Sacoya’s new place.Īccording to Bre, Sacoya was also trying for a fresh start in Columbus. Sacoya's new home was just 20 minutes away from Bre’s. Bre told Dateline that she was impressed by her friend, who was able to find her own place within a month of moving to Columbus. She ended up getting a job at a thrift store in Columbus and soon moved her things into Bre’s house. After living there for a bit, she was eager for Sacoya to join her.Īfter weeks of talking her into it, Bre said Sacoya finally came to visit. In 2021, Bre moved to Columbus for a fresh start in a new city. She said that at one point, they were both without a home, but that was all in the past. She added that both are members of the LGBTQIA+ community Sacoya is a transgender woman, whose legal name is Devin Cooper.īre says that the two have been through hard times together and have always helped each other out. “We was all the family we had,” Bre said. They grew up in Toledo, Ohio and have been friends for more than two decades. From there, we hung around each other and kept in touch.”īest friend Bre Belcher told Dateline that she and Sacoya have a special bond and that Sacoya is like a sister to her. “They got in touch with me and everything. “I've been clean 20-something years now,” Regina told Dateline. Luann fostered Sacoya as a child when Regina was going through hard times, and then adopted her when she was 9 years old. Two of those people are Sacoya’s adoptive mother, Luann Cooper, and her biological mother, Regina Love. Sacoya has a strong group of family and friends who are looking for answers.
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