The-CNN-Wire ™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. 'We are thankful to have been a small part of helping bring this 23-year-old case to closure.'ĬORRECTION: An earlier version of this story gave the wrong year the mother and daughter went missing. Samantha Hopper, 19, was on her way to drop off her daughter in Russellville, before going to a concert in Little Rock, when they both disappeared in 1998.

She was born Octoin Dover to Ricky and Debbie Mahan. 'The Pope County Sheriff's Office would like to send our sincere condolences to the family of Samantha Hopper and Courtney Holt,' Pope County Sheriff Shane Jones said. Samantha Jean Hopper was dropping her young daughter off for the night when the pregnant Arkansas mother of two vanished without a trace. Pope County 911 received a call on Tuesday that a car matching the description of the one belonging to Samantha Jean Hopper, a 20-year-old mother who was reported missing along with her daughter in. Pope County 911 received a call on Tuesday that a car matching the description of the one belonging to Samantha Jean Hopper, a 20-year-old mother who was reported missing along with her daughter in September 1998, was found in a body of water in Russellville, according to a news release from the Pope County Sheriffs Office. Samantha Jean Hopper, 19 of Russellville, Arkansas, passed away Septemin Russellville.

Hopper who was pregnant at the time, was reportedly traveling to drop off her 22-month-old daughter, Courtney Holt, in her blue Ford Tempo before continuing on to a concert in Little Rock when they went missing. found the car of Samantha Jean Hopper on Tuesday in eight feet of water, according to a statement from the Pope County Sheriff’s. They were sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab in Little Rock for DNA testing, the sheriff's office said. Samantha Hopper was reported missing on Sept. Pope County 911 received a call on Tuesday that a car matching the description of the one belonging to Samantha Jean Hopper, a 20-year-old mother who was reported missing along with her daughter. Investigators were called to the scene and requested assistance from a crane and a towing service to remove the car from eight feet of water.Īfter the car was pulled to shore, human remains were discovered inside the vehicle. Pope County 911 received a call on Tuesday that a car matching the description of the one belonging to Samantha Jean Hopper, a 20-year-old mother who was reported missing along with her daughter in September 1998, was found in a body of water in Russellville, according to a news release from the Pope County Sheriff's Office.Ī non-profit group called Adventures With Purpose, which travel the country working on cold cases, found the vehicle, the release said.

(CNN) - A vehicle that was tied to a missing person's case from 1998 was found in Arkansas with human remains inside, according to local officials. Samantha was reported to have been traveling to drop her daughter, Courtney Holt, off before continuing to a concert in Little Rock. Samantha Jean Hopper was determined missing in 1998 with her young child.īy Lauren M.

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