SC SC - Chaka Jay Wood, 32, Gaffney, 15 Feb 2017

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Missing Person / NamUs #MP55735
Chaka Jay Wood

Female, Black / African American
Height 5' 2" - 5' 3" (62 - 63 Inches)
Weight 130 - 140 lbs

Hair Color Black
Head Hair Description with blonde highlights.
Eye Color Brown

Clothing
Pink Jacket with fur lined hood, jeans and black boots.


Circumstances
Date of Last Contact: February 15, 2017
NamUs Case Created: February 28, 2019
Last Known Location Map
Location Gaffney, South Carolina 29340
Cherokee County

Circumstances of Disappearance Last seen at church by her family around 5:30PM. Her family said that Chaka called a friend to come pick her up.



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Chaka Jay Wood – The Charley Project

 

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Police and family members are calling on the public to help located a missing 33-year-old woman from Gaffney, who hasn't been seen in almost over two years.

Chaka Jay Wood was reportedly last seen on February 15, 2017 around 5:30 p.m. She was last seen wearing a pink jacket with a fur hood, jeans, and black boots, police say. She is around 5 foot 4 inches and 130 pounds. Police say she also has no teeth.
Police and family ask public's help in locating Gaffney woman, who has been missing over two years


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Chaka Wood, 32: No Developments In 2017 Missing Person Case
She was reportedly last seen at church.

October 21, 2021

For over four years, a family in South Carolina has been pleading with the public to help locate Chaka Wood. A quick online search will turn up a handful of news stories that have been updated from one year to the next, but there does not seem to be any new information or developments. According to reports, Chaka was last seen at church at approximately 5: 30 p.m. on February 15, 2017, in Gaffney, South Carolina.

Chaka reportedly called a friend to pick her up but what happened to the 32-year-old after that sighting is unknown. While there are some reports about Chaka Wood and her disappearance, details regarding her missing person case remain scarce. Nothing has been shared about her personal life and what she may have been doing leading up to going missing has not been shared. Additionally, the friend she reportedly was with has not been named publicly and their cooperation with authorities in this investigation is also a mystery.

“I got with the police but they say no crime has been committed. So, each day it’s just a prayer going up to heaven asking the Lord to bring her home safe,” Chaka’s mother, Barbara Wood, told reporters in February 2021. “Anybody who’s had a child, you feel the emptiness. Anyone that has children after the four years she hasn’t been seen, surely they want to see their mother, surely they want to be able to run and hug their mother.”

At the time of her disappearance, Chaka Wood stood 5 feet 2 inches to 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighed 130 to 140 pounds. She had black/dark brown hair with blonde highlights and brown eyes. Chaka was last seen wearing a pink jacket with a fur-lined hood, jeans, and black boots. Police reportedly stated that Chaka is known to use aliases. Her middle name is “Jay.” Chaka does not have any teeth and may walk with a slight limp. She would be 36-years-old at the time of this publication.

Anyone with information regarding this case is urged to contact the City of Gaffney Police Department at (864)-487-8115 or (864)206-3309, or their local authorities. The agency case number is G-17-002362.

Please share this story about Chaka Wood to help bring her home. She is our sister and her life matters.

Chaka Wood, 32: No Developments In 2017 Missing Person Case