Investigators have found human remains inside the car of a woman who disappeared in Arkansas 23 years ago with her child.
Adventures With Purpose, a charity that works to solve cold cases around the nation, found Samantha Jean Hopper’s car in eight feet of water on Tuesday, according to a statement from the Pope County Sheriff’s Office.
The missing report for Hopper was filed on September 11, 1998.
Samantha, her daughter, and her blue Ford Tempo were never found, according to the statement. Samantha was reportedly on her way to drop off her daughter Courtney Holt before going on to a performance in Little Rock.
The automobile was discovered eight feet below the surface by the charitable organization.
The human remains in the automobile will be taken to the Arkansas State Crime Lab in Little Rock, according to officials, so that their DNA may be examined.
The Pope County Sheriff’s Office released a statement saying, “We are grateful to have played a small part in helping to bring this 23-year-old case to closure and would like to send our sincere condolences to the family of Samantha Hopper and Courtney Holt.”
Hopper’s daughter Dezarea wrote on a memorial page that her mother was nine months pregnant when she vanished.
Dezarea’s sister was roughly two years old. Dezarea described the discovery of their bodies as a “relief.”
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Heather Unbehaun, who was accused of abducting her daughter from an Illinois suburb six years ago, has surrendered herself, marking the conclusion of a widely followed case. She is currently being held in custody at the Kane County Adult Justice Center in Illinois, facing abduction charges without the possibility of bail.
In a recent development, Kayla Unbehaun was discovered safe in North Carolina just days before her mother’s surrender and was subsequently reunited with her custodial father. Heather Unbehaun was apprehended in North Carolina on a fugitive warrant issued by Illinois authorities for charges of kidnapping and child abduction. Initially detained on a $250,000 bond, she was later released after posting bail on Tuesday, as confirmed by Asheville Police Department spokesperson Samantha Booth.
Kayla’s abduction occurred on July 4, 2017, following a parade in South Elgin, Illinois. Heather informed Kayla’s father, Ryan Iserka, that they were going camping but failed to return. Subsequently, a felony warrant was issued for Heather’s arrest.
The breakthrough in the case happened when an individual in Asheville recognized Kayla from the Netflix series “Unsolved Mysteries” and promptly alerted the authorities.
Ryan Iserka expressed gratitude to law enforcement officials and supporters for their efforts in reuniting him with Kayla. Heather Unbehaun is scheduled to appear in court next on Wednesday morning at the Kane County Judicial Center.
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