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25 Years Later, Sooke Teen’s Disappearance Remains Unsolved
Police say foul play could not be ruled out after an extensive land, air and water search failed to find the 17-year-old.
- Twenty-Five years after 17-year-old Jesokah Adkens vanished while waiting for a bus in Sooke on September 26, 2001, her disappearance remains unsolved.
- On the afternoon of September 26, Adkens visited a friend before leaving shortly after 9 p.m. to walk to a bus stop near Sooke Road and Idlemore Road, where she was last seen about half an hour later.
- Her father, Clayten, said she would not have left voluntarily without her puppy; police launched an extensive search by land, air, and water, including beneath the Sooke River Bridge.
- Sooke RCMP and the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit investigated the case, noting foul play could not be ruled out, while a memorial remains near the bus stop where Adkens was last seen.
- Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers continues appealing for information about the cold case; anyone with details is asked to contact Sooke RCMP or the organization anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.
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