I'm glad my smile doesnt light up a room, could actually be the only reason I am alive

Can we just appreciate Rachel's boyfriend for a moment? After all these years he is still very upset, you can see the pain in his eyes - he really loved her. That's so tragic that they didn't have a chance to have their happily ever after. My heart goes to him.

Her boyfriend has heavy bags under his eyes. He looks to be restless. Poor guy 😕

As a woman, exercising outside has always made me uneasy

Who's watching and reading comment at the same time

Isn't it odd how all of these disappearances and murders always seem to happen in "crime-free neighborhoods."

Never do the same running routine , always change it

You’re telling me this man killed a pregnant woman and was able to get out of jail? The system is messed up.

24 hours is too long to start a missing person case they are likely already dead by then

I do not think there should be any time period for reporting missing persons. People are not stupid they know if someone is not around and if its out of character or not, especially in this day and age with mobiles. If someone who is always on time is a half hour late and they wont answer their calls that to me is evidence enough. And say they do turn up 5 mins later ? So what, id rather waste 5 mins of police time than loose hours on a search for someone who really is missing.

You can see the heartbreak in the boyfriend's eyes, even after all these years. What a damn shame, for him as well as her family.

Chief has millions and is still doing this investigation. That's caring dedication!!

She was so close to home when she vanished. I feel like it had to be someone who knew her and was familiar with her jogging route. It's so odd that the neighbors didn't hear anything...

U get up everyday for 19 years then vanish(abducted & likely killed), what a life wasted. People are heartless, selfish maggots. Rip

That poor Father. I completely understand that he thought she was in heaven.

Look under that house the guy was working at..

I wish i could find every missing person & child. It's such a horrible thing to happen and effect's so many people.

That town is lucky, they have a sheriff that no doubt cares about his job because he certainly could be laying on a beach the rest of his life, instead of working a tough job. Hope he can solve this.

So nobody’s gonna talk about “crawling on a men’s dance club floor barking like a dog and biting someone” 😂

Ok but did anyone check the house that they "were laying concrete for"? That was a very specific detail

May you all stay safe this Christmas.

The chiefs wife winning the lottery is the most random thing ever in this video 😂 😂

This was my art teachers daughter and I remember this all too well. She lived pretty close to where me when I was younger and this was a BIG story in Georgetown, TX. It makes me sick Williamson Country PD was not remotely helpful helping Mrs. Cooke!! Her mom is one of the strongest people I know and I pray one day she gets the closure Mrs. Cooke and Rachel deserve. RIP Rachel you are missed, loved and never forgotten!!!

You HAVE to interview the family PERIOD! I don’t care how well you know them!

She was most definitley abducted...

Neighbours noticed her cooling down then she vanished without screaming or causing any sort of commotion? That's really odd.

These disappearance cases are the worst. To never know what happened to your loved one…that’s a horrible hell to live in. 😔

"My wife won the lottery, but I get to partake in that." Legendary quote.

This world is a cruel place, stay safe everyone at all times.

Sometimes I'm glad that I'm ugly asf

my mom was very close with both sisters and it’s just wierd to see this cause it’s my hometown

I cried when they talked about the father failing the polygraph because he knew his daughter was in heaven. I can't imagine knowing in my heart that my child is dead, and still finding the motivation to continue searching. Powerful.

$85M !!! I would disappear from my workplace in the blink of an eye.

Glad my smile don't even light up my bathroom 🤷🙆

Went directly to the comment section to check for “smile that lights up the room” comments

Im glad I have no friends. This is my main survival tactic.

Btw, there's no such thing as "crime-free". Its all relative.

She under that house that guy was pouring dirt down on!!! He solved the case

She was so pretty & vivacious and ambitious. Her boyfriend was quite cute too, they were definitely a power couple. They rocked the 90s & early 2000s looks. Poor dear. I feel for her former boyfriend and famil members. :( I hope she did not suffer much.

man the boyfriend seems depressed and those eye bags prove it

She’s from my town, Geoegetown. There are several billboards up and this past year they did a dig near my house trying to find remains or info about her. So sad.

I would suggest that people not go running or walking alone in any place. So many cases just like this one. Sad.

When I was younger I was out walking a 4 mile track on backroads by my home. I’d never gone down this ravel road but decided to. This guy leaves from a sketchy house in his truck and drives by me, no big deal. But then a few minutes later he comes back towards me. Creeped me out. I feel like had I not had my big dog, I may have been abducted. This story takes me back.

So he killed one pregnant woman before and some how he was wondering on street so he kill again

Girls can’t go jogging alone... not even if they are two doors down from their home.

I'll never understand how people just vanish without a trace. I know it happens, I don't know how nobody sees anything. Especially in the light of day. God bless the family. I don't think I could live not knowing what happened to my child.

Gosh...I remember when this happened. I grew up in gtown. I remember my parent's being terrified when this happened. They still have photo of her all over town. So sad....

She looks just like Candace Cameron, wow. So sad.

I hope the case gets solved and the family gets some form of closure. Such a horribly sad story.

I don't think it's the dad. Polygraphs are now proven to be not that good. Also sad that police dropped the ball so hard

The secret is NEVER light up the room or have a contagious smile. Be safe girls🙏🏻

Did she lock the house when she left? Mostly likely the killer was waiting in the house or garage until she returned from her run.

Her aunt worked at my Highschool she wore a pen on her shirt everyday with a picture of Rachel on it.

I’m seriously sobbing. This is extremely heartbreaking. God Bless and guide that family to closure.

This is such a heartbreaking tragedy. My heart aches for the family & Rachel’s boyfriend. I hope they find answers & get some degree of closure.

If we started public hangings like they did in the old days, people might think twice about doing sick things to other people, this is so sad

I will never understand why ppl think they have the right to end someone else’s life!

I lived a mile from her and my brother lives one block over. I remember being at his house that day and right after we left, cops swarmed the neighborhood. My brother talked to police and said he heard a scream.

i lost my 2yrs old son Leicester square in London for 5 min. That was the longest and unbearable 5 min in my life not knowing where he was. Luckily his father found him staying next to the tree crying for momma. can’t imagine the pain her family goes through.

If a person fails a polygraph, doesnt automatically mean hes the killer/abductor just that he may know Plus a person does get nervous, they are being questioned by police

I hope everyone has a safe holidays this year!

Construction workers don’t get background checked.. Don’t go running around rural construction sites ladies.

Can’t stand this lady that tells the story. So over sensationalized and overdramatized. Like being yelled at. Just tell the story!!!

Extremely breaks my heart about the family not getting justice.

In the beginning they mention a guy sees her who is working on a house foundation. I thought that was suspicious.

The single biggest threat to your life..."lighting up a house with your simile🙂"..y'all better not smile at ALL!🤬

In cases like these, relatives, boyfriends and ex-boyfriends are the first to be investigated. But as it turned out, none of this was done seriously. When the police say they have 100 people of interest they are saying that they are completely lost!

Such a sad sad story like far too many others ): Be aware of your surroundings and prepared to protect yourself always. No matter how comfortable you are with where you are. My prayers to Rachel’s family..

2 young girls in my town just went missing recently Everyone is really scaried and tense this year and you can see it and feel it

I was born and raised in Austin, and I remember this case. So sad.

The mother left her husband because he had become “too obsessed” with finding their daughter??? She lost a few “sympathy points” from me with that one...

HUUUUUGE amount of respect for that sheriff 👊Get it! You're amazing 😍

So we’re no longer lighting up rooms with her smile..now it’s the entire goddamn central plains??

Sending my best regards to her family

Prayers Going Out To The Family Always

I always come and watch these to get new pickup lines. 5 seconds in and they didn't disappoint!

Sex trafficking patterns on so many of these that disappear

Glad my smile doesn't light up stuff, never ends well.

The father truly loved his daughter......can clearly see it in his eyes. I hope this family gets closure on day soon.

1:45 "Rachel was a Lone Star Stunner". NONSENSE!!! There's only one Lone Star Stunner. His name is: STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN (Glass Shatters)

I see things like this and immediately my mind goes to trafficking.

Come on guys! This is extremely heartbreaking! May God keep you all safe for the holidays and give strength to the families of the missing!

She had to been kidnapped or something. I remembered her going missing like it was yesterday.

"This lightening up a room expression " has me walking around with a frown. People be vigilant if you see something that can help someone help them because the direction the world is heading in we or our love ones will be needing help as well.

Prayers for this sweet family!I pray justice be served !In Jesus Name Amen!

The poor mother.

First mistake . The smile that lit up an entire state.

I can’t believe any police officer would have thought she just ran off. That’s so irresponsible.

Wow her sister is absolutely gorgeous too... at 12:20-22 she looks so much like her. That has gotta be tough on a parent to get glimpse of what you're missing in your other child. 😭

This is so crazy. Another woman disappeared like this too. Not even close to related to this case outside of that. But I say that to say this. They found out later it was a teenage boy that grew up with the girls older brother and lived across the street from her. He had also sexually assaulted her. So it would seem to me to disappear so close to home and not have a suspect means obviously it's someone close to home that no one subconsciously sees as a threat. Someone with a sexual deviancy and probably a young adult Male that knows her. This is so unfortunate that these trained police would rather believe in an alien abduction than the obvious. That one of their own Georgetown residents is a rapist and murderer. Wouldn't doubt for a second if it was an official's child.

I’m so scared to exercise outside because of stories like this 😢. I hope she is found!

I’ve lived in Austin for 20+ years, I remember the billboards with her name and face. I think some of them might still be up, maybe the last one I saw was only a few years ago. Her face was everywhere.

There are thousands of bodies That had been discovered but kept as John/Jane doe. Most of the time it’s the link that’s missing

Dude, True Crime Daily has GOT to be aware of the “her smile could light up a room” by now. I mean they have to know. They just said her smile alone could light up the vast planes of central Texas.

Its someone she knew. The ex boyfriend from the hometown I think that is absolutely my starting point.

I think it’s really ignorant for them to have allowed that prisoner who said that he did it to make a plea of guilty without him telling them where he hid the body

So glad I don’t light up a room when I enter one.

I hope nobody lies about how my smile lit up a room when I'm gone...."the couple people who knew her expressed shock that the killer even gave her a second glance. In a room full of people, no one knew who she was or what she was doing there, if they even noticed her at all"

I can almost smell the smoke coming out of everyone's ears. Stories like this one really gets those gears turning in the mind. It's one of those things that can drive you crazy.

It has now been almost 19 years since her disappearance and yet no news on her whereabouts. This is truly a mystery.