Finding closure in a tragedy is an unimaginable task to cope with and it's even more difficult to move on in life when there are looming unanswered questions.
The Cooke family has lived in that void for seven years.
"I've had people tell me to just get over it. What they don't understand is she's a piece of my heart. When you take it out, you never get over it," Rachel Cooke's mother, Janet said.
Rachel Cooke was 19-years-old when she went on a morning jog and never returned home.
"She'd probably have her own boutique or line of fashion wear," Janet said.
Many questions remain but both parents are certain that someone is still at large.
"Someone's still out there. Someone took her and they need to find him and bring him to justice," Robert Cooke said. "We'd also like to bring her home."
That need has driven the Cooke family to undertake endless walks, ceremonies and other public events for Rachel.
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Cooke remembered
Rachel Cook went missing seven years ago today and the Cooke family is still searching for answers.
 
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The family's most recent effort in finding answers is through a billboard. It contains the same information they've been giving for the last seven years. It advertises a $50,000 reward and a description of Rachel Cooke on the day she disappeared.
"I can't even imagine how anybody could hurt somebody with such a good heart. It just doesn't make sense," Janet Cooke said.
But the Cooke's aren't giving up just yet.
"It's not over. We don't know. Until I know, I'm going to keep going," she said.
Convicted murderer Michael Keith Moore confessed in 2006 to killing Rachel Cooke. But prosecutors dropped the murder charge after Moore pleaded not guilty during the trial. Cooke's family said right now the police have no promising leads.
They ask that if you have information about Rachel Cooke's disappearance, please call the Williamson County Sheriff's Office at (512) 943-1312.
