RawNews1st – Shy’Kemmia Pate was last seen playing outside near her family’s residence on Crumpler Avenue near The Roxy Club in Unadilla, Georgia at approximately 7:00 p.m. on September 4, 1998.
Her family planned to attend a high school football game that evening. She was 8 years old at the time of her disappearance.
Her older sister decided to get gasoline for her car and pick up Shy’Kemmia afterwards. When she returned from the gas station, she realized Shy’Kemmia was missing.
The family at first assumed she must have gotten a ride with someone else or had gone to play at a friend’s home.
The authorities were summoned after Shy’Kemmia’s family was unable to locate her later in the night, but police incorrectly told her family she had to be missing for over 24 hours before they could begin an investigation.
She has never been seen again.
Authorities have received numerous tips regarding Shy’Kemmia’s disappearance, but no solid evidence has been located to guide them to her whereabouts. Neighbors in the area gave their consent for investigators to search their homes; police searched every residence, inside and out, in a five- to six-block radius from the Pate home and found no evidence in her case.
Shy’Kemmia is described as an outgoing child who loved skating and new clothes in 1998. She was involved with her family’s church. Authorities believe that she may have been abducted by someone she was familiar with at the time, but everyone in her family has been cleared of suspicion.
Her case remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency: Dooly County Sheriff’s Department 229-268-4128
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