On a cold evening, January 21, 2018, 39-year-old Sonya Rae Manning was seen for the last time leaving her home in Buffalo, New York. The alarm was raised when, a few days following her departure, her car was discovered abandoned at Niagara Falls Park. The vehicle was covered in snow, and inside, investigators located her purse and cell phone, but there was no trace of Sonya herself. Her family expressed extreme worry after not hearing from her for nearly a week.
Sonya is described as a White female, standing between 5'6' and 5'8' tall and weighing between 190 and 200 pounds. She has sandy brown hair and hazel eyes. Her appearance is distinguished by two notable tattoos: a turquoise design with a jagged edge along her hairline and another tattoo of either a butterfly or a flower on her ankle. When she was last seen, she was reportedly wearing a green coat, green pants, and a white scarf.
The circumstances surrounding Sonya's disappearance have led investigators to believe she may have passed away shortly after she went missing, although few details have been released to the public. One report mentioned that she was despondent around the time she vanished. Despite the passage of time, her case remains open and she is still considered a missing person. The investigation, handled by both the Buffalo Police Department and the New York State Park Police, has yet to provide the answers her loved ones desperately seek. The case is an overview of a sudden disappearance that began with Sonya Manning leaving her residence one evening and ended with her car being found abandoned, leaving a painful and unresolved mystery for her family and the community.Last Seen: Jan 20, 2018