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Posted - 12/14/2009 01:02pm
Family of Missing Rancher Hopes 'America's Most Wanted' Will Lead to Closure
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Family of Missing Rancher Hopes 'America's Most Wanted' Will Lead to Closure



BATES COUNTY, MO - Friends and family of missing Bates County rancher David Cook are holding out hope for information after his disappearance was featured on FOX's 'America's Most Wanted' on Saturday night.

Cook, who has been missing for over a year, disappeared after a November 2008 meeting about a ranch he managed near Virginia, Missouri. He was supposed to meet with his business partner afterward the meeting but never showed up.

"They couldn't reach him on his cell phone and he didn't show up at work at KCPL," said Judy Transue, Cook's sister. "They knew something was wrong."

After having cattle stolen earlier in 2008, Cook's family immediately suspected foul play.

"He wouldn't have ever left on his own, I'm certain of that," said Transue, who says that she knows in her heart that he won't be joining them for Christmas for the second year.

"It's not easy to accept that," said Transue. "I feel like he's not with us anymore, and he's hopefully in heaven."

Transue says that she and her family have had a very difficult year, but she is in good spirits because of the America's Most Wanted profile of her brother's case. But if the show doesn't turn up any new leads, Transue says that she'll be ready for the next move.

"We're going to solve this, sooner or later," said Transue. "Its going to get solved and the information is going to come out and we're going to know what happened."

The reward is up to $100,000 for tips that lead to David Cook. If you have any information on the case, please call police or America's Most Wanted at 1-800-Crime-TV.