It has been three months since Carla Cook Fuqua’s mother says she’s seen or heard from her.
“People have said ‘we’ve seen her here or we’ve seen her there,’ but nobody in the family has seen her,” said Darlene Cook.
The family last reported seeing Fuqua on Oct. 29 at her home in Piedmont.
“We still haven’t had any solid information of anyone that’s seen her,” said Piedmont Police Chief Steven Tidwell. Tidwell said that law enforcement had been informed that she has been spotted in a residence in Etowah County, however she was not at the location when authorities arrived.
In an earlier press release from the Piedmont Police Department, Tidwell stated that “no foul play is suspected and evidence suggests that Mrs. Fuqua has visited the Piedmont area several times since she was last seen by her family.”
Tidwell said that they have no new information on her case and nothing has changed.
Fuqua’s mother, Darlene, and her aunt, Phyllis Cook, and cousin, Michele Thacker, pleaded on a recent television newscast for anyone with information on the whereabouts of Fuqua to come forward.
Carla Cook Fuqua is described as a white female, 28 years old, 5’4” tall, and weighs approximately 100 pounds, with blue eyes and sandy blonde hair. Anyone with information on Fuqua should contact Sergeant Carolyn Durham at 256-447-9091. You may also contact Carla’s mother, Darlene Cook, at 256-453-8696.
Help us bring her home.
It has been 7 long months now, and we know nothing more than we did 7 months ago. We can't give up, You are my Child and Justin's Mother and We both deserve to know what has happened to you!! And We Love You just as much today as We did the last Day We Saw You!! And we Want nothing More than to Hear from You and See You to know that you are OK. We can't believe that you are ok and not hear from you! We have nothing to tell us that you are and until we find out that you are we will continue to Look and Ask Questions to anyone that we think of that could give us some kind of answers! I Pray every day that you will Call or just come Home and We can get things back to normal and I know that God that Help Us with that!! I will continue to Look and God Help Anyone that stands in my Way if I find out that someone has hurt You, Because I can tell You now it won't be a Pretty Site!! And my Eyes Watch every time I get on the Road or out in the yard or Any where else for that matter that I may Be, and if I find out who it could be and I will in time, trust me, I am your Mother and I believe that God will reveal to me before it is over with and I will get some Peace of Mind Soon!! I Love You Carla, And so does Justin and He misses You and everytime he tells me that it just Breaks my Heart that much more and Makes me that Much Madder also, A Mother and Son that has been thru what we have been thru has had just about all we can take and He even says Nannie I can hurt him where it hurts, I know how to hurt him! And where to hurt him! Now anyone that can tell me what to say to a 7 yr old that says something like that Please feel free to call me and tell me something to tell him, that would help him. All I know to say is We Love You Carla and Hope to See You Soon!! Now, anyone that knows anything and I know there are plenty that do, give this Baby some Peace of Mind and Let Us know where His Mother Is!!!
I haven't read or heard anything that Piedmont Police have found out either. Does anyone have any information as to where Carla's purse is? Why hasn't someone gone and gotten it? How did her licenses get thrown out ? Who had them?
After 7 months no one knows anything!!! Thats real scary and makes you wonder why!!
We do not need any smart or cold hearted remarks to our questions just some straight forward answers.
I know any moron can comment back, but we need honest answers. What has Piedmont Police found out about the where abouts of Carla and why no information in paper or telling the family if they are getting some where or doing their job. Looks like they would be proud to let the family and public know they were trying to find Carla if they truly were. Just wondering
I agree with you on a couple of points...other points...not at all...thus once again, I feel the need to respond.
Prayer is needed...now more than ever! My knees are worn out and I hope that the whole town of Piedmont continues to pray for Carla's safe return. God is our only hope in finding Carla.
I also agree that the anonymous people posting derogatory remarks here are cruel and heartless animals. We know who they are and that is one reason for "arguing" with them. The main reason is to defend Carla..she isnt here to do that for herself. Another reason, her son and her mother...they should not be subjected to these disrespectful words and thoughts. It is not the intention of any of the family to "air dirty laundry".People react in a different manner than they normally would when they are heart sore and fearing for the life of a loved one...when they see other family members suffering so. It is the most stressful thing I have ever been through and would not wish this upon anyone..even those that make the remarks.I can only imagine what Carla's Mom and Son are going through.
Whenever, I see these horrible remarks I feel the need to defend that loved family member in their time of extreme pain. To stand up for a precious little boy that has lost a great deal and will one day read all of this...I want him to know we tried to find his Mom and defended her and his family throughout this ordeal... because I understand their pain and frustration and because I know they would not normally act in such a manner as they are doing...myself included..as I am now.At other times we are the defended because all of us in this family "lose it" almost everyday...from feeling helpless and fearful! Until you go through this you don't understand and you cannot predict how you will react from day to day...or if you even can. In our family we do not need nor seek the approval of each other...we have that. I believe we all understand, unfortunatley, what it feels like to have a missing child, mother, niece, and granddaughter and we allow that momentary breakdown or anger .Rest assured everything we know and feel is not aired on this comment section.
This is how I feel about this situation. You question your very sanity sometimes.You feel that you have to do something...anything..support, whine, cry, beg, get mad...and it has worked..we have finally got things headed in the direction they need to go. We do not read nor post to "stir things up or air laundry" , only to find a sliver of hope or a clue. I for one search many area papers and websites daily to see if there is any word on what may have happened to Carla...just one clue.
As for valuable information..I think so. If Carla happens to read any of this, we KNOW she would quickly return to us because she would never cause any of us this much pain and grief..we are all hoping she sees our posts here...and if she does read this and sees the negative posts we want her to know we will defend her to the end...and to know that we are looking for her and will never give up nor forget her.To know we love her unconditionally in case she has forgotten that or ever doubted it. Although some posts here are mean spirited..they serve a purpose..for now and in the long run. These post ...good and bad..help to keep everyone aware that she is out there somewhere and maybe ..just maybe someone will see her or let us know something.
It hurts us to no end to read some of these posts...other posts are comforting. For now, all we have is hope..we hope one day we will read something on here that leads us to her..someone just might let us know where she is. It is extremely painful to read this each day and to have to answer one more person who doesnt understand... I have never lost sight of the "big picture"..A young woman and mother that has been missing for 6 months and a little boy that needs and wants his Mom.
I personally grow weary of this situation everyday..but Carla is even more weary and I will do what I feel I need to do and have to do....or am ask to do ..regardles of public opinion...until Carla is home and her family at peace. My intentions are honorable and well meant.
Carla's Devoted Aunt.
www.justice4caylee.org
I will try and buy us all a large print dictionary while out today!!!!! Darlene and all of her family have a GREAT DAY and just consider the source of where it's comming from!!!!
idiot!! I question my sanity doing so...
To anonymous who wrote on Friday 23rd @5:32 let me say we are so glad you aren't going to comment on this blog anymore and sooo glad you realize how stupid you sound!!! I think " So SILLY" has fiqured out who you are and you know it. And to the remark of "CRACKHEAD" The only CRACKHEAD I see here is if "THE COOK FAMILY" gets our hands on you, Then the time it will take for you to get your head out of your "CRACK" but it's hard to get someone when there so chicken and WONT, WANT, WILL NOT tell you who they are.. Which ever you want to use!!!! The more you put on here the more we will have to use against you when the time comes... Your a cold hearted, cruel ---- to get your kicks from tortureing this family. Your one sick puppy!!!! And "SO SILLY" love your remarks.. Just to let all of you know "this cheap jerk or the remarks has nothing to do with Carla.
It's the ????? that keep putting her down, not her family... We love you Carla!!!!
"Sometimes people OVER 18 just won't to get away from everything and everyone for a while"!!!
AND there should be a period after vacation...and a capital C for Check!
I am hysterically ...LMAO !!!!
Perhaps she just left for a vacation check out Miami Beach...maybe she's with Tiffany Tehan (http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/04/22/ohio.woman.found/index.html).
Sometimes people OVER 18 just won't to get away from everything and everyone for a while!!!
To Anonymous, Maybe what you are wanting is for us to say Carla is the only one that has ever made a mistake or any wrong decisions. There is only one perfect Man, we crucified him. What are you getting out of putting Carla or our Family down? Don't you understand what we going through? We don't know where she is. We don't know if she is dead or alive. We pray, She is alive, we hope she is running. But, we just don't know. As bad as your words hurt us, I hope you never have to go through what we are going through. Not only am I worried about my niece, whom I love with all my heart, but I have to watch my sister suffer daily, because she doesn't know where her daughter is. So please, Leave Us Alone!!
I LOVE Carla and want her home.
Carla's Aunt Debra
As usual, yes, you are wrong. My remarks ask you to choose which scenario is your motive for being so hateful and disrespectful , first...then you were asked to ponder libel and slander for your horrible statement about Carla.
I said, "You are either involved in Carla's disappearance and afraid...or you are afraid of what this will do to your career....OR just trying to keep things stirred up for publicities sake...which is it? Probably just a cold hearted idiot!"
Then I ask you to ponder:
LIBEL AND SLANDER occur when a person or entity communicates false information that damages the reputation of another person or entity. Slander occurs when the false and defamatory communication is spoken and heard. Libel occurs when the false and defamatory communication is written and seen. The laws governing libel and slander, which are collectively known as DEFAMATION, are identical.
As for misspelled words making the town look like idiots...trivial...you take care of that all by yourself with your comments.
Give it a rest. Get a life!
You mentioned libel and slander in your post...and then you said that. Am I wrong or is that not doing what you claimed someone else did? You shouldn't accuse others of something and the next thing out of your mouth be along the same lines.
By the way, next time some of you should use a spelling and grammar check. There's no reason to make the whole town look like a bunch of idiots. To the majority of people with these ignorant comments, I'm entitled to an opinion just as much as you. It's called freedom of speech...just in case you didn't know.