Ohio officials suspect foul play in the 2021 case of a transgender woman whose vehicle was located weeks after her disappearance.

On August 31, 2021, Sacoya Cooper, 33, was seen leaving her partner’s Columbus home for a local convenience store. It is unclear whether Cooper ever made it to the store, and her unoccupied vehicle was found weeks after her disappearance.

Columbus police said Cooper’s car was found on the city’s West Side with stolen plates — leading them to believe foul play is involved. Despite finding the vehicle in mid-October 2021, weeks after Cooper vanished, police waited four months to disclose this development to the public. They also did not explain the reason for the delay.

Cooper’s friend told NBC that she got a call from Cooper at 3 a.m. on August 31. The friend said the timing of the call was not unusual, as Cooper worked varying hours. However, concerns arose when Cooper’s partner contacted the friend and asked whether Cooper stayed with her the night before.

Neither heard back from Cooper — leading her friend to urge her partner to file a missing person report.

Reports indicated that Cooper’s phone is also missing.

Cooper is a transgender woman whose legal name is Devin Cooper. She was described as standing 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighing about 145 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing black long braids, a black and white summer dress, and black and white Baby Phat sandals.

The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to Cooper. Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts should call Columbus police at 614-645-4545

Cooper’s case is being covered as part of CrimeOnline’s “Finding the Lost: Black and Missing” series, which will feature a missing Black person every day in February. The full series can be read here.