Found Deceased MD - Brenda Hopkins, 68, Montgomery County, 8 August 2018

[doodles1211]

"Brenda Louise Hopkins of the 11700 block of Eden Road was last seen by a family member at her residence at approximately 10:00 p.m. on August 8. It is believed Hopkins left her home on foot that night or early the following morning.

Hopkins is described as a black female, 5 feet 7 inches tall, and weighing 150 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing jeans and a blouse.

Hopkins is known to frequent the White Oak Shopping Center located at 11200 New Hampshire Avenue."

Concern for Missing Silver Spring Woman

 

[Darling136]

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Concern for Missing Silver Spring Woman

 

[JerseyGirl]

still missing: Montgomery County woman missing for over a week, police and family concerned

 

[JerseyGirl]

A longtime D.C. real estate attorney who recently moved her practice to her home in Montgomery County has now been missing for over a week.

Hopkins recently moved her practice to her home, which she has shared with her younger sister, Michelle, for 14 years.

Brenda regularly walked the few blocks from their home to White Oak Shopping Center at 11200 New Hampshire Avenue to buy cigarettes.

Longtime D.C. real estate attorney now missing for over a week

 

[DianeElaine]

Concern for Missing Silver Spring Woman

“Concern for Missing Silver Spring Woman
Posted on 08/09/2018

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department – 3rd District Investigative Section are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 68-year-old Silver Spring woman.

Brenda Louise Hopkins of the 11700 block of Eden Road was last seen by a family member at her residence at approximately 10:00 p.m. on August 8. It is believed Hopkins left her home on foot that night or early the following morning.

Hopkins is described as a black female, 5 feet 7 inches tall, and weighing 150 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing jeans and a blouse.”

BBM. I wonder if she often went for walks alone that late at night. I’m worried about her and hope she is found safe and sound soon.

 

[swanniee11]

Search continues for Montgomery County woman as police release new details about her disappearance
I'm pulling parts of this article.
*“There has been some inconsistencies in some of the information
*Police said the last time they are certain Hopkins was seen in public was on July 12 when multiple people saw her outside of her home.
*her sister left to walk to buy cigarettes at the White Oak Shopping Center at New Hampshire Avenue and Columbia Pike. She said her sister never returned. Adding to the mystery, Hopkins left behind her purse and wallet, and investigators have found no evidence she owned a cell phone.


new article. Police Seek Help in Finding Silver Spring Woman | Montgomery Community Media

 

[Tripod]

Search continues for Montgomery County woman as police release new details about her disappearance
I'm pulling parts of this article.
*“There has been some inconsistencies in some of the information
*Police said the last time they are certain Hopkins was seen in public was on July 12 when multiple people saw her outside of her home.
*her sister left to walk to buy cigarettes at the White Oak Shopping Center at New Hampshire Avenue and Columbia Pike. She said her sister never returned. Adding to the mystery, Hopkins left behind her purse and wallet, and investigators have found no evidence she owned a cell phone.


new article. Police Seek Help in Finding Silver Spring Woman | Montgomery Community Media

Thanks for the update!

 

[Gardener1850]

Where's Brenda Hopkins: Police Still Searching One Year Later

Where's Brenda Hopkins: Police Still Searching One Year Later

 

[Tripod]

Where's Brenda Hopkins: Police Still Searching One Year Later

Where's Brenda Hopkins: Police Still Searching One Year Later

I had to reread and refresh my memory, which makes it all the more sad Another poor soul seemingly vanished from the face of the earth. Bump for Brenda, and thank you for the update.

 

[ADKGemini]

Now in NamUs: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Circumstances of DisappearanceHopkins has been known to walk from her Eden Road home to the White Oak Shopping Center located at 11200 New Hampshire Avenue. Officers, with the assistance of search canines, have searched the shopping area and the route she normally walks to the shopping center. Those searches have not yielded any clues to Hopkins’ disappearance. Hopkins’ family reports that all of her belongings, to include her wallet, are at home. (Investigators have been unable to confirm if Hopkins maintains any form of identification). It has been reported by some family members that Hopkins was exhibiting signs of memory loss. Hopkins has relatives that reside in North Carolina. It is possible that she is attempting to travel there. Hopkins is not known to drive. Hopkins is not known to own any credit cards. Hopkins is not known to own a cellular phone. Police and family continue to be concerned for Hopkins’ emotional and physical welfare. Anyone with information regarding Hopkins’ whereabouts or any information about this missing persons case is urged to contact the Missing Persons Unit at 240-773-5070 or the police non-emergency number at 301-279-8000 (available 24/7)

 

[iulia]

Brenda Lee Hopkins – The Charley Project

Missing Since 07/12/2018
Missing From Silver Spring, Maryland
Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race Black
Age 68 years old
Height and Weight 5'6, 110 pounds
Medical Conditions Hopkins may have been exhibiting signs of memory loss at the time of her disappearance.
Distinguishing Characteristics African-American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Some agencies give Hopkins's middle name as Louise. Her ears are pierced.

Details of Disappearance
Hopkins was reported missing on August 9, 2018. She lived with her sister in the 11700 block of Eden Road in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Her sister said she last saw Hopkins on August 8, but this has not been confirmed. The last time anyone other than her sister saw her was on July 12, when she attended a funeral. Out-of-state family members believe they heard Hopkins in the background of a phone conversation they had with her sister on August 1, but no one has actually seen her since July 12.

Hopkins left all her belongings, including her wallet, behind at home. She had no credit cards or cellular phone and did not drive, and it's unclear whether she had any form of identification. Since her disappearance there hasn't been any activity on her financial accounts. She has been known to walk from her home to the White Oak Shopping Center in the 11200 block of New Hampshire Avenue, but police searched there after her disappearance and found no sign of her.

She has relatives in North Carolina and may have tried to travel there after her disappearance. The circumstances of her disappearance are unclear and her case remains unsolved.

 

[RobinCAL]

This is heartbreaking and to have no new leads or news is so sad.

 

[tinynest]

Former resident of the town where Brenda went missing. A few thoughts:
- The neighborhood where she lives is less than a mile from the shopping center she frequents, but getting there would require crossing very busy street (it's a 5 lane state road). Not sure if there are any cameras at the crosswalk there, but if there are, it could provide evidence if she wandered in that direction.
-If Brenda walked the wrong way once she crossed the street, she would end up in a fairly large regional park. Not sure if the police have searched there, but there is a lot of extensive wooded area in Paint Branch.

 

[sds71]

On April 15, 2021, human skeletal remains were recovered near Route 29 and New Hampshire Ave., in a small, wooded area. The remains have been positively identified as Brenda Lee Hopkins, who was reported missing in August of 2018.

Montgomery County Maryland

 

[MadMcGoo]

Rest peacefully now Brenda.