Sara Nicole Graham

• Missing Since 02/04/2015
• Missing From Fairmont, North Carolina
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Female
• Race Native American
• Date of Birth 04/01/1996 (30)
• Age 18 years old
• Height and Weight 5'4, 160 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A blue Walmart vest.
• Associated Vehicle(s) White Chevrolet van (accounted for)
• Distinguishing Characteristics Native American female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Sara has pierced ears, wears eyeglasses and she had braces on her teeth at the time of her disappearance. She is a member of the Lumbee Tribe.

Details of Disappearance

Sara was last seen in Fairmont, North Carolina on February 4, 2015. She left her home in the 4000 block of Centerville Church Road at 6:30 a.m. to report to work at a Walmart store in Pembroke, North Carolina, where she was a cashier and door greeter. She was supposed to clock in at 7:00 a.m., but never arrived and has never been heard from again.

She'd been driving a white Chevrolet van registered to her father. That same day, the van was found locked and abandoned. It was parked in a wheat field off east McDonald Road between Chicken Road and Centerville Church Road, several feet off the road, with no indications that a struggle had taken place. A photo of the van is posted with this case summary. Although the police didn't learn about its location until 12:15 p.m., witnesses reported seeing it parked there as early as 6:45 a.m.

Sara lived with her father and stepmother, both of whom worked for the Robeson County Sheriff's Office. On March 18, six weeks after Sara disappeared, her stepmother, Connie Graham, was fired from her position in the sheriff's office. She'd worked there for 23 years. Authorities haven't stated the reason for her termination or whether it was related to Sara's disappearance. Sara's father, Hubert Graham, kept his job as  a sergeant, and is now the chief of the Rowland Police Department.

In June 2026, eleven years after Sara's disappearance, Connie and her two sons, Bobby Matthew McLellan and Luke Locklear, were arrested in connection with her case. Photos of all three of them are posted with this case summary. Connie was charged with first-degree murder, altering, stealing, and destroying evidence, and two counts of felony conspiracy. McLellan and Locklear were both charged with conspiracy, accessory after the fact and altering, stealing, and destroying evidence.

The three suspects are awaiting trial. According to the arrest warrants, Connie is suspected of killing Sara and destroying/altering evidence such as the bed, clothing and home flooring, Lockler is accused of helping burn evidence, and McLellan is accused of helping dispose of Sara's remains. The arrests came three weeks after Sara was declared legally dead.

It's uncharacteristic of Sara to leave without warning. She had moved to North Carolina from Texas just a few months before she disappeared. She is described as a responsible person and a dependable employee who was making friends and was happy with her new life in North Carolina. Foul play is suspected in her case due to the circumstances involved.