The last-known date of contact for Roberta Ann Michels-Hopkins was Feb. 17, 1981.
A South Jersey woman disappeared in 1981 and was never reported missing. Her granddaughter wants to solve the mystery.Trinity Jagdeo, 23, holds a 1970s era Pemberton High School photo of Roberta Anne Michels-Hopkins, her grandmother who went missing in 1981.On a Tuesday in February, 43 years ago, Roberta Michels-Hopkins supposedly walked out into a blizzard to get cigarettes and food stamps and never returned home.
“The possibilities are endless,” Jagdeo, 23, said at her home in Vineland recently. “She could be a murder victim or she could have walked away. It could have been a suicide. I’m open to anything, even the 1 percent chance she’s still alive somewhere.”Jagdeo’s endless curiosity, coupled with the dearth of details from her family, compelled her to take a DNA test in 2019.
Erichson said her sister, a Pemberton High School graduate, had a seemingly normal life but that changed when she got divorced. Kumar Jagdeo Sr., Trinity’s grandfather, lived in Camden for years but ran into legal troubles and died in Trinidad and Tobago nearly 20 years ago. While others have told her it’s not likely, Trinity isn’t ruling out the possibility that her grandfather was involved in Michels-Hopkins’ disappearance.
“I’ve been without my parents for so long, it’s just another day for me,” Krsna, 43, said. “I’m good with my life.”“At this point, death is death, no matter the story,“ he said. “I’m just trying to support Trinity.”
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